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Sega testing sequel to Card Gen; Wangan 4 out in Japan today

Sega testing sequel to Card Gen; Wangan 4 out in Japan today

arcadehero December 12, 2011 0

More arcade news from Japan today, first from Sega. This is an unusual case – originally back in 2009 Sega first debuted a new concept called Sega Card Gen MLB 2010 at a US

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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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News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

arcadehero December 9, 2011 4

There were a few different arcade news items coming out of Japan today so I figured it would be useful to combine them into one post. Let’s start off with the quick stuff, both

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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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Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

arcadehero December 5, 2011 3

(Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen at a recent trade show in China) Newsfeed 1139 via We’ve know for a little while that Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which came out to Japanese arcades

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IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

arcadehero November 17, 2011 4

Continuing the IAAPA 2011 trade show coverage with twice the pics and half the salt! In case you missed it, pictures of games like Bejeweled can be found here. All of these pictures are

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IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 1

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 1

arcadehero November 16, 2011 1

As they like to say in movie trailers, “The wait is over” as the latest IAAPA Expo is upon us. Taking place this week in Orlando, FL, as it will be for the next

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Opening video for Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4

arcadehero October 19, 2011 0

Newsfeed 1127 via It’s all fairly straightforward on this one, the opener for Namco’s latest in the technical racing series. I haven’t heard anything about this being officially supported overseas yet but never say

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10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

arcadehero October 12, 2011 7

In 2001, Namco went to the Amusement Machine Show in Japan with a new prototype game to show off in a very unusual cabinet called ORBS (pictured above). The game inside – a sequel

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Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

arcadehero October 7, 2011 3

So today a new film is making it’s way to theaters called “Real Steel”. I haven’t seen it yet, not sure if I will be seeing it but there are a lot of commercials

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The Games of EAS 2011 in London

arcadehero September 27, 2011 9

Today in London there was an event to show off some of the latest creations in the arcade/amusement/out-of-home entertainment sector. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report was there at EAS 2011 to snap some

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JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

arcadehero September 16, 2011 2

JAMMA is wrapping up and one thing that means is that more videos are now on te web of what was at the show. There was no big annoucement for some new Sega hardware

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