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Looking to open up an amusement facility? This article is for you
In case you are one of the many individuals out there who are looking to open up your own arcade or other out-of-home entertainment facility, it is always helpful to read about the experiences
Read More »Namco introduces the "Namucoin" payment system in Japan
When it comes to experimenting with different ways of paying for your arcade game, Japan certainly leads the way when it comes to introducing new ways of doing so. The latest payment system called
Read More »Arcade Heroes Week-in-review podcast #3 (w/ Kevin Williams)
In this weeks podcast, I was able to figure out how to get a guest recorded and with that I had Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report on the program. We discuss a variety
Read More »Parents file lawsuit over a Turret Tower at a Gameworks in Miami
If you have kids then one of those things you will worry about as a parent is them getting hurt. If you are a business owner and in particular an arcade operator, then you
Read More »Galloping Ghost relaunches site, adds more pics of Dark Presence; also launches Support Your Local Arcades effort
In March of 2008, we found out about a new arcade fighter called Dark Presence that was in development by an indie dev studio known as Galloping Ghost. We have followed the progress of
Read More »Fascinating interview with Rusty Dawes, ex-Atari Games employee
If you are like me and you enjoy delving into stories of what creating arcade games is like, then this interview is for you. Coinopspace has posted a raw transcript of an interview they
Read More »Sega and IGS working together to build arcade hardware for the Chinese market
The makers of coin-op games like Oriental Legend 2, Pirate Revenge, Speed Driver 2 and Battle Stations is teaming up with Sega to develop arcade machiens specifically for the Chinese market. All of those
Read More »The Museum of Soviet Arcade machines
A long while back, I recall a story showing up on the blogs where someone had come across several arcade games that had been made in the Soviet Union back in the late 70’s/early
Read More »If Danger Zone were made today
If we take a trip on the wayback machine to 1986, the industry crash has begun to pass and while it hurt arcades, companies were still churning out a lot of games and sometimes
Read More »New vid of Demon Bride and the Demon Bride Tour
The upcoming 2D fighter Demon Bride is starting to ramp up the hype machine in Japan, which will include a tour of the game around the country through various cities next month. With the
Read More »MoCap Sports makes another public appearance with more features
Konami’s return to the motion capture arena is back in Japanese arcades again, testing out the concept to see how players take to it in a post-Wii Sports world. Last time we saw Mocap
Read More »Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review Podcast Ep. 2 – Terminator Salvation, console ports, new Sega hardware rumor, Robo-Basho loc test and more
Another week has passed and here is another podcast reviewing what went on throughout the week but discussing the topics in more detail where possible. On top of several topics which you have arleady
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