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Bandai Namco Officially Announces Penlalive – New Arcade Rhythm Game
Back in late January, one of the first surprise location tests of the year to pop up was for a mysterious new arcade rhythm game by the name of “Penda Beats” from Bandai Namco.
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New On Test: Super Punch Mania (Konami), Putt It! Par-Tee (Sega Amusements)
As the trade show season heats up, it’s not unusual for more and more new arcade games to show up on location test, and today we have two examples that recently appeared: Super Punch
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On Test From Raw Thrills: Godzilla Kaiju Wars [Non-VR]; Jackpot Racer
With the start of the next big trade show season for the amusement industry edging closer, today we have got two games that have recently been seen on location test out in the arcade
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Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing out a brand new Resident Evil 2 Remake-based arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot. At that time, all
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Location Test Mania: Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot (Capcom/Bandai Namco); Pop’n Music (Konami); Forklift Frenzy (Bay Tek)
While it’s been a slow news period for the summer, that doesn’t mean nothing is happening behind-the-scenes within the arcade world. We have three games on test to discuss today, known as “location tests”
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On Test: Star Wars Death Star Assault, Beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, Earthion EXA Label
Though usually light on big announcements or releases, Summer often brings with it a good chance for companies to try out upcoming titles or concepts, so it is time once again to round up
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Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA
The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying the highest name profile of anything that the company has done in the US
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LAI Games Begins Testing Ubisoft All-Star VR
Much has been said in recent months about arcade virtual reality (and VR in general) declining from the heights of its second boom period. That doesn’t stop new pieces from appearing altogether, however, as
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Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. Things have been “quiet” on the site this week since Amusement Expo has been
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Bandai Namco Tests Bike Dash Delivery In The US Again
Back in 2023, two new Bandai Namco arcade games suddenly appeared on test; one was GoldStorm Pirates, the other being Bike Dash Delivery. GoldStorm is just about ready to release in the West, following
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