Monthly Archives: October 2007 »
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[Via The Stinger Report] The London Preview is arriving and Sega Amusements will be there showing off a number of games, as we have previously reported. Thanks to The Stinger Report, we have a
Read More »Shaggy's Weekly Review – Tokyo Wars by Namco
I admit that I have been slacking in writing my reviews every week – sometimes it can be difficult to find the time to write something detailed, but I will do it this week no matter
Read More »More To Expand Thier ATEi Floor Space
This kind of thing always interests me because it makes me wonder who is giving up floor space? [via Coin-Op News] Seven more companies have joined the list increasing their first floor stand space
Read More »Stinger Report – Can the Amusements Industry Eliminate the Distributor?
The latest Stinger Report covers a touchy subject in the industry – should the distributor be eliminated? It’s not the first time I’ve heard of this subject being discussed as in the 2005 State
Read More »AMOA and Fun Expo Report from Play Meter
While it’s not much of a report, it is something. Official numbers: AMOA–3,892 registered attendees, 153 exhibitors, and 482 booths; Fun Expo–1,770 attendees, 221 exhibitors, and 224 booths. There were quite a few good
Read More »Global VR Impresses Distributors at AMOA, one says 'Don't Buy from Namco or Sega'
Looks like GlobalVR has won some converts with it’s latest game NASCAR. So much so that one distributor in California has gone as far as writing a message on Coinoptoday.com that operators should avoid
Read More »Wheel of Fortune Pinball by Stern
At AMOA 2007, Stern unveiled it’s next pinball table, Wheel of Fortune. WoF Pinball is looking to re-introduce certain aspects that haven’t been seen in pinball games for some time. The cabinet itself fits
Read More »Pinball Returns! – Hardcore Gamer Magazine Issue 28 out
It is always a privilege to write for a game magazine – especially where you have some leeway in what content you choose to cover. Not only can I do arcades, but pinball machines
Read More »Make a Joust Halloween costume
It’s October and that means at the end of the month, it’s Halloween. If you want something interesting this year, here is an ‘Illusion Ostrich’ costume that would only take a little extra work
Read More »Video – Arcade Warehouse raid, 2001
Now this is arcade heaven – video of a warehouse ‘raid’ in March 2001 by JWC, SteveW and Exidy (screen names of course – I used to correspond with JWC back in 2001 or
Read More »The Act has been cancelled
This is a depressing bit of news. A while back AH poster Metafox revealed an incredible new game that was headed to arcades known as The Act which took the original promises of an
Read More »Segaworld Videos
Received a DVD today with a promo video and an independent video of the corporate hospitality available at the late Segaworld Trocadero, from our contact at Sega Amusements Europe, Justin Burke. These video are absolutely golden. It scares
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