Games »
A look at arcade ports on retro consoles today
Ever since Atari released Space Invaders on the Atari 2600 console, arcade ports have been something of a standard in the console industry. It becomes something of a conundrum however as console releases have
Read More »International Play Company to open several new FECs
North America is soon going to see a number of new FEC (Family Entertainment Centers which almost always include arcades) open up under the company named International Play Company (also known as IPlayco). The
Read More »Arcade Attack – Pinball Character vs. Space Invaders
The things I find on YouTube get weirder and weirder. It starts off as a documentary about pinball machines and the rise of the video game. Especially focused on the game ‘Defender’. A rockabilly
Read More »Arcade Fighting games in 2008 – Revival? Revolution? Renaissance?
Arcade Renaissance has posted a nice round up of all the fighting games that are coming our way in the near future. Definitely worth checking out because I know even I am struggling to remember
Read More »Big Buck Safari European Flyer
We first saw the latest installment of Big Buck Safari at ATEI this year and we even had some video and a picture or two of the game in action. As this is Raw
Read More »Taito expands their FEC business in Japan
The internet lit up last week when news came of Namco closing a bunch of their arcades and news sites were quick to jump on the news that between the Nintendo Wii and high
Read More »
It takes patience to start a new business (update on my arcade)
For those curious, here is another update on the very slow progress for my arcade business, The Game Grid Arcade. I submitted a request to the owners of the store I am looking to
Read More »What have we been playing….
A game I wish I was playing is Street Fighter 4, but hey I can’t have it all so I’m staying focused and working my way through my pile of shame. Shaggy on the other
Read More »Arcade Extinction Vs Revolution
(I tried to put a picture up but WordPress is having issues yet again and it’s not working) Here is an interesting contrast we find about the arcade scene in it’s current state from
Read More »Poll: Which new arcade Fighter are you most excited for?
I’ve mentioned before that 2008 would shape up to be an interesting year for arcades and so far it certain has become such. With recent game news coming out of AOU we see a
Read More »Shrek Pinball Prototype
[Via BMI Gaming] Thanks to an update to one arcade distributor’s website, we finally have an idea of what the very limited Shrek Pinball game will look like. This picture is just a prototype
Read More »AOU 2008 ends on a high note and AOU Booth Babes
(Image via Famitsu) AOU 2008 is over now and one thing is certain – there is still plenty of interest in arcades despite the presence of the Nintendo Wii in people’s homes. The lines
Read More »
