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Videos from JAMMA including Shining Force Cross,KOF Sky Stage, Giant Tetris, taito's table flipping game and more

Shaggy September 26, 2009 11

Who wants just still photos of an event when you can have videos? Sega’s Shining Force Cross. This is less like Gauntlet than I imagined it might be but it’s still cool. I really

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Konami brings back Road Fighter, now labelled as Road Fighters

Shaggy September 24, 2009 2

Thanks to an anonymous tip, we have received some details on a new title that Konami had out on location test in Japan last week called Road Fighters. For anyone who knows their Konami

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Videos of Konami's GuitarFreaks v6 and DrumMania V6 in action

Shaggy September 22, 2009 0

Tis the season for game shows in Japan and while the Tokyo Game Show does not focus primarily upon arcades like JAMMA did, we still get the chance to see some of the journalists

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Round-up from the JAMMA show (updated)

Shaggy September 17, 2009 4

Since I don’t have the opportunity to visit the JAMMA show in Japan, we have to rely on what other sites are showing us in regards to what is going on over there. Thanks

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Holy cow: Sega also doing a giant Tetris game (updated)

Shaggy September 11, 2009 7

From Kevin Williams of  The Stinger Report. The top game is Sega’s new Shining Force Cross RPG game. Beneath that – well it speaks for itself. This is obviously not the same thing as

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Namco reveals more info on Tank!Tank!Tank! & a new pirate themed light-gun game

Shaggy September 10, 2009 3

With JAMMA fast approaching comes more information on various new arcade titles from the different game companies and today we have a little more information on some new Namco titles. First off Tank!Tank!Tank! (which

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Sega shows off more Heat Up Hockey

Shaggy September 9, 2009 0

When I posted about the innovative Heat Up Hockey game a short time ago, there was one crucial piece of information missing on the game – who was releasing it? We happen to know

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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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Heat Up Hockey adds a new dimension to air hockey

Shaggy August 15, 2009 0

Of all the games I have purchased for my own arcade, one of the best investments I made was in an air hockey table. While I didn’t get anything fancy, I did get something

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Super Battle Opera 09 now taking place in Tokyo

Shaggy August 15, 2009 1

[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] Another big arcade fighter tournament is now taking place, this one the widely popular Super Battle Opera which is going on in Tokyo. Some of the games

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Plenty of new games to be seen at Sega's "Private" Show in Japan

Shaggy July 28, 2009 0

Sega recently held a ‘private’ show in Japan where they showed off some of their latest offerings for the amusement market and thanks to the internet, that show is not so private after all.

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More details on Sega's Border Break

Shaggy July 22, 2009 1

Famitsu has posted more information on the upcoming mech battle game Border Break by Sega and thanks to Aaron Auzins, we have a rundown of what the article discusses. This is one title I

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