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more about #arcades IvanDashSmith: David R. Foley strikes again. #retro more » Orionsaint: #retro more » t4paN: Excellent use of tax payer money. I applaud the DHS. #retro more » Duin: So it's a MAME-in-a-Box. Nicer to hear about this I suppose than the seizure of illegal contraband. #retro more » Bouchart: I know it's true, but I find it difficult to believe that some 30 year old arcade cabinets is worth over $100,000 when they can be made for just a fra... more » deanbmmv: Surely Pac-man and the like are out of copyright now? Or do they fall under the "Walt Disney Copyright till the end of time and space, and even then w... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: It looks like its [puts on sunglasses] gameover. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #retro more » Bouchart: This is just misdirection on the part of Homeland Security. They actually just seized a dangerous shipment of highly modded Polybius machines that wo... more » Michael Dukakis: Donkey Kong was taken into custody after it was found out his banana's contained pure opium! #retro more » killah101: Boss: "Why did you seize all these game machines??" Agent: "If we don't seize them, THEN THE TERRORISTS WIN!!!" Boss: "OMG YAH, FOR 'MERICAH" #retro more » Marios_shadow: I don't see the point in this... I get that it's copyright infringement, but, really, who would this hurt? (Aside from whoever would buy them, I mean,... more » Ad-hominem: ...These machines were going for over $1,000-$6,000 each? Who wanted them that badly? #retro more » Taggart6 wishes you happy holidays!!!: So when's the public auction? #retro more » Blore07: no one seems to be bringing up the exact arguement they were bringing up about their home versions. Now, I dont know much about arcades and how ownin... more » wtf_G: This is basically a huge loss. This game is fairly popular in Japan, and was imported to many arcades in California, New York and some in Texas. The... more » puffa469: It's a shame. I figured at least there would be a new board Acrcade operators could plug into existing cabs. I guess Capcom figures its just not pro... more » dagamer34: Translation: "We'll wait until after the release of Super Street Fighter IV to make Ultra Street Fighter IV with more characters and release it to the... more » dreamshade: This could also be occurring due to the tournament scene. Street Fighter tournaments tend to play on arcade cabinets for recreating the bigger experi... more » MDog: Wow. Just...wow. The arcade scene outside of Japan is already doing badly (I mean, it's non-existent in most places), but SFIV gave some arcades a lit... more » xxnike629xx: "That's a shame. A damn shame." Well, I don't think so. It gives us more incentive to get a PS3 or Xbox 360 if we don't have one, and if we do have e... more » -
#arcades
Homeland Security Seizes Fake Frogger, Donkey Kong Machines
In a change of pace from the many video game piracy stories we run about games being downloaded illegally, here's news of a seizure of 168 coin-op machines that played some very old games. More » -
#capcom
Super Street Fighter IV Is NOT Coming To Arcades
Next Spring, Capcom is bringing Super Street Fighter IV to game shops. It, however, won't be bringing the game to arcades. More » -
#arcsystemworks
BlazBlue Expands With Continuum Shift
Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works achieved some enjoyable level of success with a new fighting game property, BlazBlue. One of the loudest complaints was the comparatively slim roster. Good news about that, courtesy of the newest issue of Famitsu. More » -
#arcades
Arcade Cabinets For Your GI Joes
Disillusioned by the way the recent GI Joe movie treated the 1980's take on the franchise? You're not the only one. Spare a thought for the plastic Joes themselves, who must now console themselves with endless games of Tempest. More » -
#sega
Sega Park Opens In Dubai
The SEGA Republic - a nine-ride, 150-game amusement park - has officially been opened in Dubai Mall, roughly 18 months after it was first announced. More » -
#arcades
Drinking Games? This Thing Does Drinking Games
This is the Arkeg. It's an arcade cabinet. With a keg inside. The pinnacle of human endeavour, then? I say...yes. More » -
#news
Stride Gum Is Out To Save An Arcade (Or Two)
Stride Gum, makers of those commercials that seem to follow me everywhere, is offering $25,000 to an arcade on the verge of closing after already shelling out $10,000 to save the Philadelphia-based Challenge Arcade last week. More » -
#countthis
That Square Enix Countdown Was Counting Down To This...
Lord of Vermillion II. This arcade title is the sequel to Square Enix's popular card-based arcade game Lord of Vermillion. More » -
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#sfiv
Handmade SFIV Sticks Don't Skimp On The Heavy Stuff
Mekishiko916 likes Street Fighter, and is handy with circuits and a soldering iron. Combining those two, he's come up with these amazing hand-made arcade sticks that aren't just heavy-duty, they're wireless as well. More » -
#swineflu
Swine Flu Threatens Thailand's Gaming Centers
Fears that Thailand's online gaming shops could be a major hub for swine flu transmission were realized this week, as a computer game shop employee became virus' 17th Thai victim. More » -
#thekingoffighters2002
From Arcades To PlayStation 2 Back To Japanese Arcades
Game centers dead? Ha! SNK still believes in them. More » -
#arcades
Take A Tour Through Michael Jackson's Private Arcade Game Collection
You've seen the guide book, now see the exhibition itself, as you take a 360-degree tour through Michael Jackson's impressive personal collection of arcade cabinets, which were on display in Beverley Hills earlier this year. More » -
#cccp
Soviet-Era Arcade Museum Opens In Russia
In Soviet Russia...they had video games. Not particularly special ones, mind you, but they had them. And those dusty old machines now have pride of place in a new museum in the Russian capital, Moscow. More » -
#arcade
Metal Gear Arcade Out In 2009
Announced at E3, Meta Gear Arcade is slated to come to Japanese arcades this year. This week's Famitsu magazine has a short piece on the game — few, if any, new details, though. More » -
#arcades
Search Is On for Darjeeling's "Arcade Boy"
If someone can pull off the needle-in-a-haystack search for a kid who managed a game parlor in the Indian Himalayas 10 years ago, a "mysterious benefactor" will send the arcade a Dreamcast. More » -
#famitsu
Sega Plans Another Shining Force For An Unexpected Platform
The nearly twenty-year-old Shining series from Sega may be best known for its turn-based strategy roots, but the publisher has focused on more action RPG oriented entries recently like the brand new Shining Force Cross. More » -
#clips
Footage Of Sega's Opulent New Arcade Unit
Sega's Storm-G is a ridiculous machine. Eight cabinets, two players per cabinet, 360-degree cabinet rotation, 185m/ph speeds and a $6.50 cost. It's nuts. So let's take a look at how it works! More » -
#diy
Keep Your Hadoukens Crisp & Fresh With Tupperware Arcade Sticks
Arcade sticks are a necessity for proper fighting action on a console, but you know what? Arcade sticks are expensive. Now Tupperware, it's a lot easier to get your hands on some Tupperware. More » -
#arcades
Arcade Literally Explodes, Kills Somebody
Early on Wednesday morning, an arcade in Casablanca, Morocco exploded. Just...one minute it was there, the next minute, boom, it was gone. More » -
#arcade
Castlevania Arcade Game Now Released In Japan
This week, Konami is releasing Castlevania arcade title Akumajo Dracula THE ARCADE in game centers across Japan. More »
