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Part two of the big week in tech travel news. This post has a much more gamer friendly feel to it.

1) North Korean Arcade?

Uk Resistance had a big story on a North Korean arcade that was picked up by Gizmodo. Some mysterious person by the name of Justin. I have never heard of anything like this in North Korea. The photos of the decrepit arcade and game names do seem to suggest that this arcade is indeed North Korean.

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/09/inside-north-korean-arcade.html

http://gizmodo.com/5055198/north-korean-arcades-are-incredibly-sad

2) Soviet Arcade Museum I imagine there would be a deccent amount of cross over between the North Korean and Soviet machines, they even could have been made in the same factory! The Soviet arcade museum has been open for awhile now, but given the info on the arcade it seems relevent today. http://www.15kop.ru/index_en.htm

3) Buyers Guide to Anime FIgurines io9 had a great post on buying figurines in Tokyo. A great tutorial for those on thier way to the land of the rising sun. Where to buy figurines in Akiba: - Robots: Tsukumo Robot Kingdom, Tsukumo Pasoko Honten 3F, 1-9-7 Soto Kanda, Chiyoda-ku Phone: 03-3251-0987 3 minute walk from Akihabara Station. - Manufactured figurine sets: Asobit Character City, 1-2-9 Soto Kanda, Chiyoka-ku. Phone: 03-3257-2590 - Fan-made figurines: Radio Kaikan, one minute walk from the Akihabara Electric Town exit.

http://io9.com/5055031/how-to-buy-figurines-in-tokyo-an-illustrated-guide