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Japan Arcade News: Initial D8 Test; Puyo Puyo Quest Milestone; MSS Project + More
Next month a big arcade trade show will take place in Japan and in the run up to that news on new games is starting to warm up. Let’s take a look at the
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Konami Jumping Into The Dome Screen Game With Steel Chronicle Ganesh
Newsfeed 1342 via I’ve said it before, I’ll certainly keep banging the drum – one of the great aspects of the arcade industry is the ability to provide unique gaming experiences by the ability
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Now Testing In Japan: Transparent Screen Sniping Game “GUNDOG”
The Western world is gearing up for Christmas or New Years as the year comes to a close. In Japan, they are prepping to eat a lot of KFC (yep) but also testing out
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Japan This Week: Groove Coaster, Puyo Puyo Arcade, Gunslinger Stratos 2
While a lot of the focus for arcades this month shines on releases out West, they don’t stop bringing games to the forefront in Japan. Here’s what is going on this week. First off
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Taito & Scrap Launches A Game Station Real Escape Attraction In Japan
Newsfeed 1336 via Point & Click adventure games had their heyday back in the 80s, representing a contrast in PC gaming at the time compared to arcades. The closest arcades would get to that
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Namco Announces Location Tests for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5
The last time that Namco decided to give their Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune (WMMT for short) series a shake in the US was with WMMT3. 4 was skipped over, possibly in part due to
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This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows
Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into
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Newsbag: Missile Command History; Fantastic Arcade Spotlight; Persona 4 Arcade Updates
Once again this past week was even slower for news than usual but part of it is me getting sidetracked with numerous things(I meant to post this Friday evening and due to more sidetracking,
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Late Saturday News: Gamers Go Crazy for Guilty Gear Xrd in Japan; Galaxy Collision Air Hockey, Transformers at AAMA in US
Happy Saturday everyone. Just a couple of news blurbs here to share as everyone experiences the weekend. Some big location test news out of Japan for the new Guilty Gear Xrd Sign by Arc
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Newsbash: Cut The Rope Videmption; Classic Arcade Finder; More Mario Kart GPDX Play
Well this was a slow news week. Slow enough that I don’t have a whole lot to share today but as mentioned in the last multi-news post, that will change with the AAMA Gala
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Namco Launches Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Japanese Version
The news about the next installment of Mario Kart for arcades is nothing new, something that has been on the wire since February. The game was announced for a summer release in Japan and
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Tecmo Koei Re-Entering Arcade Market With Dead or Alive 5 AC and Sega’s Help
(Scroll down for updated details) Bomb Jack. Solomon’s Key. Ninja Gaiden. Rygar. Tecmo Bowl. Dead or Alive. These titles are familiar to many gamers and among them are some commonalities. One, they were made
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