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Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan

Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan

Shaggy August 28, 2009 1

(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and tip) I missed this one by several days but I figure it’s worth mentioning anyways despite that. Konami is now testing the latest iteration of their

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Electrocoin introduces X-Putt

Electrocoin introduces X-Putt

Shaggy August 27, 2009 3

Back in the Golden Age of gaming, it wasn’t uncommon to see businessmen in suits taking a break at the local arcade to blow off some steam but as that age passed, it became

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Follow-up: Fantasy World auctions off games

Follow-up: Fantasy World auctions off games

Shaggy August 26, 2009 0

This is a brief follow-up to some recent news about an arcade closing in Abiliene, TX known as Fantasy World. The arcade had been going on for six years but the owner decided that

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Stride gum gets some star power to help promote "Save the Arcades"

Stride gum gets some star power to help promote "Save the Arcades"

Shaggy August 21, 2009 2

As a part of Stride Gum’s campaign to “Save the Arcades” they are bringing some celebrities on board to help out with the cause and recently they held an event at the Video West

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Popular Mechanics looks at the "11 things you didn't know about pinball history"

Popular Mechanics looks at the "11 things you didn't know about pinball history"

Shaggy August 21, 2009 0

How much do you know about pinball history? If you are a long-time pinball fan then you probably know a lot. Otherwise there are plenty of interesting and little-known facts about the game which

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A better look at the cabinets for Twisted

A better look at the cabinets for Twisted

Shaggy August 20, 2009 4

GlobalVR has sent us some shots for each cabinet design for their upcoming racer, Twisted. They have also sent along a small press release detailing the game although I don’t see anything new there

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Some shots from Super Battle Opera 09

Some shots from Super Battle Opera 09

Shaggy August 20, 2009 0

Super Battle Opera 09 has passed and with it come some pictures showing just how uninterested people can get in arcade gaming, like with these spectators. It stinks that if you lose, your expression

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Taito shows off a new light-gun/music shooter, Music Gun Gun (updated)

Taito shows off a new light-gun/music shooter, Music Gun Gun (updated)

Shaggy August 20, 2009 0

Taito has another new light-gun shooter that they are showing off in Japan (the other being Elevator Action: Death Parade) and from this recent public demonstration of Music Gun Gun at one of Taito’s

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This collection of arcade art is pretty groovy

This collection of arcade art is pretty groovy

Shaggy August 20, 2009 0

I always enjoy looking at the artwork that has been used on arcades over the decades and even though I’ve seen a lot of different art, there’s always something out there that you haven’t

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Get Outta My Face! gets some love in Gameroom Magazine

Get Outta My Face! gets some love in Gameroom Magazine

Shaggy August 19, 2009 3

We are still eagerly awaiting word for when the new indie arcade title Get Outta My Face! will be released so arcades everywhere can pick it up if they so choose but in the

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NanoTech's Multipin gets some final artwork

NanoTech's Multipin gets some final artwork

Shaggy August 18, 2009 3

It has been a little while since we last heard about NanoTech’s virtual pinball machine known as Multipin but NanoTech has sent us a look at the final artwork for the product, which includes

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Sega debuting MLB Card Gen at AMOA 2009 (updated)

Sega debuting MLB Card Gen at AMOA 2009 (updated)

Shaggy August 18, 2009 7

It looks like Sega is ready to try out coin-op card video gaming again in the US as they have announced that they will be debuting their Sega Card Gen title which features an

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