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Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

arcadehero May 9, 2013 3

While doing research into the Chinese and Taiwanese arcade markets this week I came across some very interesting news about a new game from Sega. Regular readers of the site here are aware that

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JAEPO 2013: Mario Kart Arcade DX, Namco Booth, Konami Booth + Project Diva Arcade US Test

JAEPO 2013: Mario Kart Arcade DX, Namco Booth, Konami Booth + Project Diva Arcade US Test

arcadehero February 15, 2013 4

Coverage of the Japan Amusement Expo 2013 continues, this time with more Mario Kart and a few other games

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Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

arcadehero December 31, 2012 7

Shortly I am going to be rolling out the Arcade Releases for 2013 page and as a way to kind of start that off, as well as the New Year tonight, here is a

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Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan

Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan

arcadehero October 24, 2012 2

No it's not 1998 but that is what Konami is calling the newest version of DDR.

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New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)

New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)

arcadehero August 15, 2012 19

UPDATE: The consensus is that this game is just using a timer board as found on some arcade equipment importation websites. It seems the most logical conclusion for now, Small Room Aries has added

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Funny Table By IGS On Location Test In Tokyo

Funny Table By IGS On Location Test In Tokyo

arcadehero August 14, 2012 0

We have covered Taiwanese company IGS many times, they develop arcade games of varied styles and types that sometimes do end up out West. Last year at IAAPA they had some 3D games like

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BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

arcadehero August 6, 2012 0

Through most of the summer new arcade game news has really just focused on new stuff being shown off in Japan where it’s standard to reveal games months before they are released (in conjunction

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Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

arcadehero April 6, 2012 7

A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a

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Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

arcadehero January 20, 2012 0

There are times where we hear about a game, it presents a cool or unique concept and then we never hear about it again. Namco’s Afrec! comes to mind. Then there are times where

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Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

arcadehero January 9, 2012 0

UPDATE: We have the first look at the US version of the game here. Later this year Namco has a new horror-themed light-gun shooter on its way to arcades, similar to Deadstorm Pirates but

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen in the US

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen in the US

arcadehero December 9, 2011 7

Thanks to JJ Kam on our Facebook page, here is a picture of the new Tekken Tag Tournament 2 machine as seen at the Fun Works in Hawaii. They’ve just reused the Tekken 6

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Location Test Update

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Location Test Update

arcadehero December 7, 2011 2

Here’s an update for anyone close to the location tests on Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (as a reminder, The Next Level Arcade is no longer participating in that). On our Facebook page, a commentor

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