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Beatmania 17 Sirius to begin testing in Japan tomorrow

Shaggy May 27, 2009 3

[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

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Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher

Shaggy May 25, 2009 2

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

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New Cyberdiver website also reveals new Taito arcade hardware

Shaggy May 24, 2009 0

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

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Elevator Action Death Parade gets an official site

Shaggy May 21, 2009 1

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

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Bandai Namco Japan announces Tank! Tank! Tank!

Shaggy May 17, 2009 3

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

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Deathsmiles 2 and a slightly different way of revenue sharing in Japan

Shaggy May 14, 2009 0

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

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Sega reveals Shining Force Cross with lots of slashing and bashing goodness

Shaggy April 21, 2009 8

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

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Power Instinct returns this summer

Shaggy April 8, 2009 0

[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

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Some King of Fighters XII news

Shaggy April 8, 2009 3

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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Own the fabulous "Game Carry" Model Car

Shaggy April 4, 2009 4

[Thanks to Oga Shi for the tip!] Kids everywhere can never get enough of the ice cream truck, assuming they have money for it. But what if someone made a car that offered other

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