Gitadora Galaxy Wave starts operation today. This is the 10th work in the GITADORA series from Konami and the theme is theme is music from the galaxy where sparkling stars gather. The visuals have been completely changed from the previous work GITADORA FUZZ-UP which had a dark image with a noise motif. You can enjoy a wide variety of songs, including anime songs and popular songs, with a focus on Konami's original songs. There are ne features such as Gitado Ticket (by paying an additional fee and purchasing Gitado Ticket while playing you can take advantage of various additional features) and Restart function (allowing you to play the same song again from the beginning without returning to the song selection screen while playing Premium Free).

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ZOMBIES READY DEADY GO! from Sega Amusements is available today in Europe. This is a 4-players skill-based redemption game featuring a ball-rolling, derby-style experience. You choose between the 4 zombies: Bubbles, Coco, Dizzy and Smudge and then you take part in a hilarous race hosted by “live” TV presenter, Ken Chase, and Brian De’ath, his crazy Zombie Sidekick. The goal is to reach the finish line by roll balls into the scoring holesto make their zombie walk, jog, or run. During the final sprint, the super bonus zombie mouth open at the end of the playfield and gives tyou a super bonus if you thow a ball in it. When the race is over, tickets are awarded based on race position and ball scores. The cabinet features a 65" screen that showcases players' zombies and their race progress, a 6-channel audio system and a ticket dispensor.

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The first StepManiaX machine has just appeared in Belgium. You'll find it at the S'pace bowling alley in Malmedy (formerly Bowling 362). Of course, S'pace is more than just a bowling alley. In addition to the 12 bowling lanes, there's a bar, an arcade area with video games, cranes and pinball machines (game list), racing simulators and a quiz room. After a few transformations, the arcade section reopens today with new games such as Jurassic Park Arcade, Mario Kart Arcade GP, Pac-Man Battle Royale, Skill Shooter, Super Bikes 3 and the famous StepManiaX. Already very popular in the United States and the United Kingdom, StepManiaX is a dance game developed by Step Revolution (In The Groove, ReRave, Pump It Up Pro). This video game began its career in American gyms in 2017, at which time the machine was equipped with a 43" screen and a 2.1 sound system. An improved version of the cabinet featuring a 4.2 sound system was released in arcades at the end of 2019. Finally, a deluxe version was released at the end of 2022, featuring a 65" touch screen and an 8.1 sound system. This latest version is the one found in Malmedy. The game features more than 400 songs, with new titles added every month. There are songs of all styles, and from a variety of artists including Naoki, Scott Brown, Cubic 22, E-Rotic, ... Having started out in gyms, the game shows the number of calories burned at the end of the game and aims to be more accessible than other arcade dance games. If you want more detail, feel free to check out our interview with Kyle Ward, the game producer. For the full experience, it's advisable to download the StepManiaX app to your smartphone (available on App Store and Google Play). The app keeps track of your scores for each song, the calories you've burned and your place in the national and world rankings. It also lets you search for players, define a rival and edit your own step charts. You have to admit, it's unprecedented. Other machines will be deployed in Belgium and tournaments organised in the future, so head over to S'pace Malmedy and start training!

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Yatagarasu Enter the Eastward is available on NESiCAxLive2 today. This is the sequel to Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm. This new game introduces a new parallel world with new characters and gameplaywhile preserving the classic 2D fighting game format. Three new characters are added: Ugui (VA: Shinobu Matsumoto), an elderly butler who serves the last descendant of the now-deposed Suitoku royal family, Ao Tienyi (VA: Yumiri Hanamori), the last living descendant of the Suitoku royal family and Sistan (VA: Hisako Kanemoto), originally an automated doll designed to bring joy to people, Sistan was reprogrammed to become a secret operative. The game also features an in-game collaboration with Mad Catz in the form of stages inspired by the renowned maker of gaming hardware.

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Apex Rebels is a motion racer developed by 3MINDWAVE for Sega Amusements availalbe in Europe today. You choose from five high-octane futuristic race cars. Throughout the race taking place in various environements, you have to pass through checkpoints, which give speed boosts and unlock advanced skills like Slipstream, Power Drift, and Aero-Drift. Aero-Drift is a unique feature to Apex Rebels, where players can boost through the air, allowing them to effortlessly overtake their rivals. The game features an intelligent adaptive difficulty system to suit to both beginner and hardcore gamers. Apex Rebels cabinet features a 65" LED monitor, a huge panomaric LED Matrix vide billboard showing in-race informations and leader boards, a live camera system, a force feedback steering wheel and a motion base with safety belt and emergency stop sytem. Game graphics are powered by Unreal Engine 5. Up to 4 units can be linked.

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The day has finally come! The Nationaal Videogame Museum is reopening its doors after 5 months of closure. The new address is Luxemburglaan 1, still in Zoetermeer in the Netherlands. Open in its current form since 2017, what started out as an exhibition of a personal collection has transformed over the years into a gigantic museum featuring more than 1,000 games, ranging from 80s classics such as Galaga and Donkey Kong to the latest Japanese music games such as maimai, Chunithm and Sound Voltex. Although arcade machines make up a large part of the collection, there are also consoles and a bar. Museums can be boring, but not this one of course, as you can play all the games showcased here, making it a huge arcade with games from all eras. As you can see, it must be experienced! Run by Hassan Tasdemir, the Nationaal Videogame Museum opens its doors from Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, with openings until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is €17.50 for 2 hours and €27.50 for the day.

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Two years after opening its leisure centre in Ville 2, Charleroi, Liège-based company MI12 has chosen Gembloux as the location for its second Fun Center. It opens today. A wide range of activities are on offer, including in-house developments such as a laser game without vests (players just carry a gun) and free-roaming virtual reality (VR games are "Survive the Darkness" and "Space Civilization"). You'll also find a 12-hole miniature golf course with fluorescent backdrops lit by blacklights, 8 bowling lanes and a 120-seat brasserie. Of course, we're talking about it here, because you'll also find a 450m² arcade area with a dozen modern games such as Jurassic Park Arcade, Storm Racer G Deluxe, Super Bikes 3, Bullseye Crack Shot, Crazy Rafting, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Jet-Pong, To Tha Net and Splash Fight, but also recent Stern pinball games like Foo Fighters, Dr. No, Jurassic Park et The Munsters (video and pinball game list). As with most new arcades, payment for games is made using a reloadable card. The MI12 Fun Center is located in the new Quartier Enée shopping centre, Rue des Orchidées in Gembloux (a 20-minute drive from Namur). It is open every day except Monday (it is open 7 days a week during school holidays).

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Announced for 2021 by Team ARCANA & exA-Arcadia, Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! Xtend is finally arriving in Japanese arcades. Players in the rest of the world will have to wait a little longer, as the game is only available for pre-order at the moment. This is the ultimate version of Arcaca Heart 3, celebrating 10 years of the original game. The game features 26 playable characters, including the two new fighters Pistrix and Dark Heart, and 25 Arcana, including Paracelsia, who was the boss of Arcana Heart 2. All the other characters have been rebalanced. The graphics have been reworked to be even more beautiful, and the game supports 4K widescreen as well as 4:3 CRT screens. Input lag is reduced to 2 frames for maximum performance. Players can choose between 4 game modes: Story, in which all sequences are voiced for all characters, Survival, Score Attack and Training. The game is available in Japanese and English. The kit includes the usual items (A1 poster, instruction strips, manual, marquee and a pink game cartridge). So go ahead and order your copy of Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! Xtend from Red Sun Systems.

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Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade is finally available on Taito NESiCAxLive following its release for the domestic market in June. The content of the Capcom game is basically the same as the home version, but with the appeal of the arcade setup. 20 characters are currently available, including Ryu, Luke, Chun-Li, Guile, Juri, Ken and the new characters Jamie, Kimberly, Marisa, Manon, Lily, JP and A.K.I.. Street Fighter 6 introduces a fighting system called Drive which takes several different forms: Drive Impact, Drive Parry, Drive Rush and Drive Reversal. There are also two types of control: classic and modern. The classic type retains the 6-button configuration for punches and kicks. The modern type has three buttons for weak, medium and strong punches so you can make special moves by pressing just one button. 2 extra buttons are used for Drive Impact and Drive Parry projections. Players can bring their own controllers to play the arcade version. What's more, local and national matches have become even easier to play thanks to the introduction of a safety mode in which the game isn't over until you've lost two games.

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CHUNITHM LUMINOUS is will be out tomorrow. New songs are available and new collaborations are held with the anime series Lycoris Recoil and the game Undertale until January 10th. In addition to the collaboration songs, you can obtain characters and nameplates by progressing through the event map. The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Gou revival events are also held until January 10th. Other new maps are available: Ongeki Chapter 4, Irodori Midori ~ Graduation Edition,LUMINOUS ep. I and LUMINOUS ep. Anthology.

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