I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

Japanese developer City Connection and publisher Clear River Games announced this past week that they are releasing the Japanese arcade classic Under Defeat once again for modern consoles. Originally ...

A giant, multi-entertainment facility featuring bowling, Japanese arcade games, karaoke and a kids play zone is coming to the northern suburbs later this year. Round1 Bowling & Arcade is set to come ...

SNK has revealed that it will release two physical compilations of classic Neo Geo arcade titles for Nintendo Switch in Japan. The Arcade Archives Neo Geo Selection will be available in two volumes in ...

Capcom is developing a brand new arcade game for Japanese arcades, and it may not be what you’d expect. Pretty much everyone who knows Nintendo games has heard of the Mario Party series, but did ...

An entertainment venue with "cutting-edge" Japanese arcade games, bowling, ping pong, karaoke, darts and other social games plans to open its first metro Phoenix location. Round1 Bowling & Amusement ...

A Japanese-inspired arcade with plush toy prizes is coming to the Pentagon City mall in a couple months. With games, claw machines and Japanese toys and anime figurines for sale, Arcade company Gatcha ...

Round 1 Bowling & Arcade is getting ready to open its second location in metro Phoenix. The popular Japanese arcade and entertainment attraction, which goes by "Round1," has leased a ...

Visiting Japan without stopping at a game center is like flying to Rome and forgetting to eat pasta. Unlike America, where arcades peaked with that scene in Terminator 2 in which a grown man ...

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