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Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and tip) I missed this one by several days but I figure it’s worth mentioning anyways despite that. Konami is now testing the latest iteration of their
Read More »Heat Up Hockey adds a new dimension to air hockey
Of all the games I have purchased for my own arcade, one of the best investments I made was in an air hockey table. While I didn’t get anything fancy, I did get something
Read More »Super Battle Opera 09 now taking place in Tokyo
[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] Another big arcade fighter tournament is now taking place, this one the widely popular Super Battle Opera which is going on in Tokyo. Some of the games
Read More »Plenty of new games to be seen at Sega's "Private" Show in Japan
Sega recently held a ‘private’ show in Japan where they showed off some of their latest offerings for the amusement market and thanks to the internet, that show is not so private after all.
Read More »More details on Sega's Border Break
Famitsu has posted more information on the upcoming mech battle game Border Break by Sega and thanks to Aaron Auzins, we have a rundown of what the article discusses. This is one title I
Read More »KOF 2002 Unlimited Match released in Japan
In May we reported that King of Fighters 2002 was going to get it’s own upgrade similar to what SNK did for KOF98 last year and the day has already arrived where the game
Read More »More details on Taito’s new FPS Cyber Diver
Most of the news this week seems to be revolving around Japanese releases but that’s OK – even if you don’t live in Japan some of these games could make their way to a
Read More »Another location test for Konami's Mocap Sports
(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and translation) Konami’s Wii Sports look-a-like, Mocap Sports is on location test in Japan once again and with it we get just an extra detail or two
Read More »New trailer for Elevator Action Death Parade
Taito’s modern update to Elevator Action now has an official trailer and it looks pretty exciting. In our previous coverage of the game, we saw that it is not like the original game in
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 »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 »The Sega Honeymoon
My good lady ain’t in to the games. I’ve tried to convert over the years, but she won’t have it. But there are some men out there in the world who’s other halfs are
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