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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Gamestate game centers openings continue non-stop in Belgium. After Antwerp and Brussels, the famous Dutch chain has decided to open a new venue in Ghent. Located at Korenmarkt 1 in Ghent, it is open every day from midday to midnight, and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. 50 games are available, including Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Pac-Man Battle Royale, Pump It Up Prime 2, as well as numerous redemptions and air hockey. All of which is enhanced by the stylish decor and LED lighting typical of the Gamestate chain. You can get in on the fun today at 6pm for the inauguration!

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3D fighting game Virtua Fighter 3tb is back at game centers for the first time in 26 years. Virtua Fighter 3tb Online starts operating on APM3 today.Virtua Fighter 3tb started operating in 1997 as an updated version of MODEL3 game Virtua Fighter 3 which was released in 1996. The battle format was changed to 3on3 and a number of balance adjustments were made such as adding techniques. Based on the online technology of Virtua Fighter esports, online battles are now possible. Aime card support makes it possible to display player names and battle records (which can be edited and viewed on VF3tb Online.NET) which was not possible with 3tb at the time.

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exA-Arcadia announced 2 new fighting games at IAAPA 2023! Omen of Sorrow: Arising Chaos, a 2.5D fighting game from the Chilean company AOne Games that was released on NESiCAxLive2 in 2022. The action is set in 18th century Europe where classic gothic horror and dark fantasy monsters such as werewolves, vampires, and succubi clash. The second game is Phantom Breaker: Omnia that will be developed by ROCKET PANDA GAMES & exA-Arcadia TEAM EXA-AM6. Phantom Breaker Another Code, the latest version was released on ALL.Net P-ras MULTI2 in 2013. They also announced that ARCANA HEART 3 XTEND will be soon released and a another unknown fighting game is in the works.

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After the Gametown arcade spaces in the country's various Center Parcs and the first large arcade opened on Boulevard Anspach in Brussels two years ago, today sees the opening of a new Gamestate in Antwerp. Located in the UGC Keyserlei complex (400m from Antwerp-Central station), this new 2,500m² amusement area offers some sixty machines, including the latest video games and ticket machines, as well as a hyperbowling alley, billiard tables and a darts room. All of this in the cosy environment that characterizes Gamestate establishments. The opening ceremony takes place this evening at 20:00. Thereafter, the venue will be open daily from noon to midnight (1:00 on Fridays and Saturdays). Address: Gamestate Antwerp - De Keyserlei 13/15, 2018 Antwerpen. Another venue will open in Ghent soon...

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Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR PLUS has been announced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the licence. The release date is not yet known, but in the meantime many events are planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary, including the Amusement Expo at Tokyo Big Sight, a location test and the Japan's Fastest Championship 2024 after the game's launch.

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