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Taito reveals Top Speed, racing game with internet play
Taito has revealed a new racing game for arcades and while that news may not cause many heads to turn, certain features that are found in this game may. Taito is claiming that this
Read More »Capcom and Bandai Namco collborating on a Mario Party redemption game
When economic circumstances around the world become tough, one thing you can generally expect to see are more companies partnering up for different efforts, combining their capital to make things go by a little
Read More »Beatmania 17 Sirius to begin testing in Japan tomorrow
[thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip] Bemani fans have a lot to be happy about these days, with DDRX right around the corner and the news that Konami will being testing the 17th
Read More »Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher
In Japan it seems that the crane machine is both an art and a science and it never ceases to amaze me as to what companies cook up for cranes there. I am a
Read More »New Cyberdiver website also reveals new Taito arcade hardware
Taito has updated the website for their upcoming FPS arcade game Cyber Diver and along with a few more details on the game itself they also mention some new hardware that the game will
Read More »Elevator Action Death Parade gets an official site
Taito’s new update of one of their classic properties, Elevator Action: Death Parade isn’t due to hit Japanese arcades until November of this year but they now have a website set up for the
Read More »Bandai Namco Japan announces Tank! Tank! Tank!
Another Japanese arcade game which has the potential to hit the overseas market due to it’s content has been announced by Bandai Namco Japan and this time it’s a tank combat game of some
Read More »Deathsmiles 2 and a slightly different way of revenue sharing in Japan
I have lost track of the times I have brought up costs in the arcade sector since it is an on-going issue. Since I joined Arcade Heroes, some manufacturers have certainly improved in bringing
Read More »Sega reveals Shining Force Cross with lots of slashing and bashing goodness
I don’t know what it is lately but there really hasn’t been a lot of arcade news going on. Of course I haven’t had a lot of time lately to sit down and scour
Read More »Power Instinct returns this summer
[Thanks to Brandon Jones for the tip!] Here is something we overlooked from AOU 2009 – Atlus is bringing one of their classic fighters back to arcades, Power Instinct. From the video below it
Read More »Some King of Fighters XII news
April is the month that King Of Fighters XII finally arrives and with that there are a couple of things that are worth mentioning. First remember to check out the official Japanese website for the game for
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