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The Swarm By GlobalVR

The Swarm By GlobalVR

arcadehero April 15, 2013 1

The Swarm by Buka & GlobalVR Released: February 2013 Players: 1-2 simultaneous Type: Mounted Light Gun Shooter Rating: Yellow for Animated Violence or Red for Life-Like Violence (operator selectable) Arcade Exclusive? : YES SYNOPSIS:

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UNIS’s After Dark Officially Released in USA; UNIS Amusement Expo Line-up

UNIS’s After Dark Officially Released in USA; UNIS Amusement Expo Line-up

arcadehero March 12, 2013 2

First seen at IAAPA 2012, Universal Space had a new video game light-gun game to show off called After Dark. It’s a co-op shooter that follows in the vein of buddy shooters like Let’s

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Whoa…Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos Coming to GDC13

Whoa…Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos Coming to GDC13

arcadehero March 7, 2013 7

One thing I like about the arcade industry is that I always expect the unexpected to happen. It may not happen every day but it does on occasion and here is one example of

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UNIS’s After Dark Channels Some Deadstorm Pirates, Dark Escape

UNIS’s After Dark Channels Some Deadstorm Pirates, Dark Escape

arcadehero November 3, 2012 5

Universal Space has a new light-gun game in their line-up called After Dark, details inside

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Sega Dream Raiders in Action

Sega Dream Raiders in Action

arcadehero October 4, 2012 13

For the past few days, Sega Amusements has been promoting their upcoming Dream Raiders arcade game through Facebook. In particular they promised that if the page hit 100 likes they would release a video

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Sega Unveils Dream Raiders

Sega Unveils Dream Raiders

arcadehero September 29, 2012 14

Sega has given us a first look at a brand new concept in arcade gaming that is slated for a Winter 2012 release they are calling Dream Raiders.

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Mounted To Blast! – The Resurgence of Mounted Light Gun Games

Mounted To Blast! – The Resurgence of Mounted Light Gun Games

arcadehero September 6, 2012 10

Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report delves into the recent trend of seeing mounted light-gun shooters, with a little history to boot

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Seen at the AAMA Gala 2012: GlobalVR’s The Swarm

Seen at the AAMA Gala 2012: GlobalVR’s The Swarm

arcadehero August 10, 2012 0

GlobalVR has a new light-gun game headed to the arcade market for 2012 called The Swarm. First details are inside!

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First Look: Namco’s Dark Escape 4D US Version

First Look: Namco’s Dark Escape 4D US Version

arcadehero August 7, 2012 4

Recently Namco Japan launched a new light-gun game to the arcade market called Dark Escape 3D. It’s somewhat similar in style to Deadstorm Pirates, but with a horror theme and heartbeat sensors built into

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Scale-1 Portal Enters Arcade Space in October; Blast From the Past #2 w/ Combatica

Scale-1 Portal Enters Arcade Space in October; Blast From the Past #2 w/ Combatica

arcadehero August 7, 2012 3

A new VR space device is coming along in October this year called Scale-1. This also gives us a chance to look back at a somewhat similar platform called Combatica, from the late 90s.

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First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

arcadehero July 18, 2012 4

Namco has released a trailer showcasing their newest co-op light-gun game, and a return to horror gaming, Dark Escape 3D. Click to see it along with more details!

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Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD

Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD

arcadehero June 6, 2012 1

It’s E3 week and that means a lot of game news is out and about. Arcades are not dominating that news but they are there in a greater degree than seen previously, such as

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