Cotton Rock With You is out on ALL .Net P-ras MULTI 3 today. Cotton Rock With You is the latest game in the Cotton series, the original bishoujo shooting game, which will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2026. This is the successor to Cotton Rock 'n' Roll released in 2021. The game features the popular system from Cotton Rock 'n' Roll. There are a total of 16 stages (6 selectable stages + bonus, final stage, etc.) and 10 characters including the 8 characters from the previous game plus new characters: Izuna (original) and Ria Saiba (personification of the player's ship from Psyvariar 3). Cotton Rock With You is 1 player and also available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Steam.

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A new location opens in Nederokkerzeel (near Kampenhout) in Belgium today. The former skate and dance bar "De Toekomst" is now the property of Sven Garnier and Tim Lahey, and they seem to have a bright future! With the help of Liesbeth and Tina, they welcome you in what looks like a standard pool bar at first. But don't be folled, at the back of the room, there's a doorway to a large hall filled with many new and old arcade machines (Dark Escape 4D, DDR Euromix 2, Time Crisis 4, ...). There, you will also find several classic pinball machines from the '90s such as Hook, Frankenstein, Lost in Space and Whirlwind (game list). It's also a karaoke place for the fellow singers among you. Tim and Sven already hinted the things to come with a tent full of arcade games at the Pleinkermis in Holsbeek last Summer. But now, this is it! The name of this magical place is "Continue". It is open on afternoons, from Wednesday to Sunday. As in many arcades these days, you pay per hour, not per game. Everybody is welcome!

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StarHorse Party is out today. StarHorseParty is a family-friendly horse racing medal game that takes the world of the authentic horse racing medal game StarHorse and makes it easier to play and more casual. You can enjoy the Bet Game where you predict which horse will win. In addition to the same types of bets as in real horse racing, StarHorse introduces its own original bet, Ride, as well as a new bet unique to this game called Cheer: a place bet where you choose one horse from the field and bet 10 medals. The second game mode is the Owner Game where you raise famous horses from history, improve its abilities through training, and aim to complete designated target races. The rented horse has a life gauge, which decreases if the target set for each race is not met, and it retires when its life reaches zero. If you meet the completion conditions before its life reaches zero, you can challenge a bonus game where you can win items and unlock new rental racehorses. New content that can be enjoyed by players on the same machine is also available. Everyone's Race Party: this is an event race where up to three players cooperate to defeat a boss character. During the race, a mini-game occurs where you press the carrot button at the right time. Depending on your success, you can deal damage to the boss and earn carrots based on the amount of damage dealt. If you successfully defeat the boss, you can earn even more carrots, so cooperation between players is key to success. Many more bosses will appear in the future, including the Tyrannosaurus Dinosaur King. Everyone's Quiz Party: this event features a multiple-choice quiz about horse racing, with up to five questions. The quiz ends immediately if all participants answer incorrectly, but if even one person answers correctly, the game can proceed to the next question. At the end of the quiz, each player earns carrots based on their correct answer rate. If any player answers the fifth question correctly, everyone receives an additional bonus of "carrots." When you don't know the answer, cooperating with other players and choosing different answers to increase your chances of getting it right is key to success. The commentary for the races is by Kiyoshi Sugimoto just like in the past StarHorse series.

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pop'n music High☆Cheers!! is available in Japan today. The game features a new cabinet with a 43" 120Hz monitor. A touchscreen is available below the monitor, which is used to set modifiers and options, and as an alternative to sort and select songs in the song selection screen. During gameplay, the HIDDEN and SUDDEN values can be adjusted with the touch screen. A headphone jack is added. Two pop-kun buttons were added at the side of the regular nine buttons. As the Big Pop-kun falls from above in time with the music , press the button of the same color when it overlaps with the red line" below. If you're successful, the "Groove Gauge" below will go up. "Long Big Pop-kun," hold down the button for the full length, and for "Rapid Hit Big Pop-kun," hit the Big Pop-kun as many times as the number written on it. If you find the game with the 9 buttons a little difficult, try playing LIGHT music scores, they are set to use fewer buttons.

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The doors of the traditional London trade show will open in a month. Leading manufacturers such as Bandai Namco Amusement Europe and Sega Amusements International will unveil their new products for the 2026 season for the European market. Many British distributors will also be present, including Electrocoin, Instance Automatics, UDC, JNC Sales, ... Alongside the EAG (Entertainment Attractions & Gaming) Expo Europe dedicated to arcade games, the Social Immersive Entertainment Expo and the London Casino & Gaming Show will round out this must-attend event. There will also be the BACTA Awards ceremony, a networking evening and numerous seminars covering all aspects of the industry (collaboration with licensing authorities, developing sales in difficult markets, compliance and social responsibilities, diversifying your bar's offering, how to build customer loyalty, unlocking revenue and stimulating customer engagement through karaoke, etc.). EAG Expo Europe will be held at ExCel London from 13 to 15 January 2026. Registration to attend is available via the expo website. As usual, we will publish a photo report on the latest video game releases after the show.

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Sega releases the latest installment of the arcade music game CHUNITHM today: CHUNITHM X-VERSE-X. This update adds new songs and collaborations: Medalist, BanG Dream! Ave Mujica and a revival collaboration with Freiren. You can get characters, nameplates and stage backgrounds by processing through the event maps. And the new map VERSE ep. NEW is now available.

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Axel City 2 is back with this new version of Project Atsuki's popular fighting game. Axel City 2 - The Final Storm adds 6 new stages and 10 characters for a grand total 0f 50 playable characters, the largest roster in any modern fighter. Each character has a different story sequence and is fully voiced through unique cinema sequences and endings The battles are now more balanced for competitive play with every character finely tuned. 3 game modes are available: Story, Fighting (test your strength and battle it out against 25 opponents in a row in a 1 round) and Training. The input lag is 0.3 frame. Get your copy from Red Sun Systems.

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Chaos Code NEXT -Nemesis Experiment- is out on exA-Arcadia today. There are now 20 playable characters (including 4 new) each with selectable skills and styles. There a different story sequences and endings for each characters. All characters have gotten some kind of new move or moves, and many have gotten sprite/animation upgrades. The game is faster than ever with the 2 frames input lag. You can buy the game from Red Sun Systems.

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HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT is available on exA-Arcadia today! exA-Arcadia release an arcade adaptation of the fighting game from Bushiroad Games released on Steam, Nintendo Switch and PS5 in July. HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT is a 3vs3 tag team fighter featuring 20 characters (17 characters with 3 more new characters available in a future update for free) from the famous manga by Yoshihiro Togashi. You can create your custom team and use assist attacks to call upon your teammates and launch devastating attack on your opponent. The gameplay is casual player friendly as you can just hold down the Rush button and hit the Arts button repeatedly to unleash powerful combos. When you’re backed into a corner, activate your OverGear to blast enemies away and get with a temporary burst of extra power. HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT features HD graphics rendering at 60 fps, 1 frame input lag (6 times faster as any other version), 2 game modes (Arcade and Tutorial), all special costumes and character colours. The game has been newly rebalanced. The game box contains a A1 poster, a A3 header, monitor instructions (Japanese & English), instruction strip (Japanese & English) and a manual (Japanese/English). You can buy it from Red Sun Systems.

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Vanguard Princess R is available on exA-Arcadia. This is a remastered version by exA-Arcadia TEAM EXA-AM2 and FK DIGITAL of the classic 2D fighting game that features an all-female cast each with its own unique fighting style. Choose from ten girls and pair them with a powerful partner to form an unstoppable team. Every character is fully voiced complete with their own storyline. With your teammate you can extend combos or trap your opponent, there is also a Reflect defensive technique to parry your opponent’s attack and gain an opening. And you can also use the easy special move button to perform even super moves with ease or use the traditional motion inputs to finish off your opponent in style. There are 3 game modes (story, training and original). The move lists are displayed on the sides of the screen. Input delay is 0.3 frame/second.You van buy your copy by Red Sun Systems.

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