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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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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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Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

arcadehero December 6, 2011 1

(Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe at IAAPA 2011) If you have a Dave & Busters location near you then you certainly have reason to be excited. In October, all 57 locations served as the launch

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Square Enix’s New Arcade Game That Will Transform

Square Enix’s New Arcade Game That Will Transform

arcadehero December 4, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1138 via Robots that change into something else is a hot ticket item right now and as such, that’s bound to spill over into the arcade space to some degree. We saw a

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Transformers Limited Edition cabinets revealed

Transformers Limited Edition cabinets revealed

arcadehero November 28, 2011 1

(Thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip) Stern Pinball has unveiled three cabinet designs for the new Limited Edition Transformers Pinball. As you can tell, Stern has gone down the unusual path

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Poll Time: Best Game of IAAPA?

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With IAAPA past us and some time given to digest what was there, let’s take a look at what you think was the most interesting, exciting, best, etc. game you saw from our IAAPA

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IAAPA 2011 Videos Part 1 – ReRave, Emergency, Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’

arcadehero November 18, 2011 0

Here’s the first batch of my amateur videos from IAAPA 2011. As the title mentions, here’s ReRave by Step Evolution/Coast-To-Coast Entertainment; Emergency by NittoGame; Operation GHOST by Sega, and the Raw Thrills booth with

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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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Happy Fun Monday Variety Post: IAAPA, DDR World Record attempt, idolmaster mini-cab, arcade documentaries online

arcadehero November 14, 2011 1

I’ve got a few things to share with you today that have been accumulating here and there but I’ve been on-the-road travelling for a big event in the arcade biz this week IAAPA. If’

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ReRave Arcade Cabinet as seen on the flyer

ReRave Arcade Cabinet as seen on the flyer

arcadehero November 7, 2011 4

Next week is IAAPA 2011. It’s the worlds largest trade show and exhibition for the amusement industry, where hundreds of companies come to show off the latest wares for entertainment businesses to pick up

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