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JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.
The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest
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Over The Years: Star Wars At The Arcade
At the beginning of 1977, if one was to bet that Star Wars would become the cultural phenomenon that it is today, that would have been a risky guess if you had money on
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Console-To-Arcade #1: Gauntlet; Kokuga; Riptide GP2
One trend that is a part of the modern arcade landscape is that of the Console-To-Arcade port. It was a very rare, but not unheard of occurrence, in the Golden Age. As development focus and
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Remembering Sega’s NAOMI-Based Arcade Hardware
Today there is a lot of remembrance for Sega’s last home game console, the Dreamcast. I’m not here to get into why that effort failed but rather to remember something that came from all
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16-Bit Bar+Arcade To Open This Weekend in Lakewood, OH
(Thanks to George for the tip) About a year ago we had news of a new bar+arcade venue opening their doors in Columbus, OH and today we have news about their expansion. The 16-Bit
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Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb
Welcome to another Newsbytes rounding up a couple of interesting pieces of arcade news. Neither of these concern fresh product on the market but should be cool to read about… Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted
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World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years
Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For
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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA
Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that
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Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy
Anyone who has worked at an arcade for more than 2 hours will know what I am talking about when it comes to irritating attract modes. I’ve wondered if some designers have really sat
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Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year
Last year I ran a little article about some major classics that were having an anniversary. 1983 was a tumultuous time in video games as the home market bubble burst and the fallout from
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Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014
(Image from a D&B location in the Northwest, USA) There are not many big chains of arcades or FECs in the Western world but there are a few. One of those, Dave & Busters,
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Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures
This has been a slow month for news, although in part I’m sure there are items I have just overlooked as I’ve been busy handling many other things in life and business (and several
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