Monthly Archives: November 2007 »
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Confirmed for Wii
Now this one we all saw coming a mile off. I can picture it now in the Sega boardroom… So we’ve done Ghost Squad for Wii, what other lightgun arcade games can we
Read More »King of Kong Coming To DVD
I have been away for a few days and this was a nice bit of news to hear on my return home (along with all the great news coming from IAAPA). According to GoNintendo,
Read More »Article: "Evolving Arcade Culture"
[Via Argus Leader, Sioux Fall SD] Here is another news article that discusses the current state of arcades as well as the culture of arcades. While it misses the target on a few points(such
Read More »The Act Part 2 – Physical movement sequence
OK here is the next part of The Act that I promised to record for everyone, a part where you control the main character Edgar and his movement through the hospital hallways. It is
Read More »UFO Stomper in action
Here is a video from Trio-tech’s website showing their new UFO Stomper platform in action at IAAPA 2007. It certainly is attracting a lot of attention at the show. [Trio-Tech website] [Discuss on the
Read More »Another new arcade fighter from Capcom – Fate: Unlimited Codes
Just a day or two after hearing Capcom was going to increase it’s focus on it’s arcade locations comes news of a new fighter coming out of the the company known as Fate: Unlimited
Read More »Exclusive – First Tekken 6 test location shots in US
[Via The Stinger Report] Namco has begun testing Tekken 6 in the US and we have an exclusive look at the test cabinets which are at the IAAPA 2007 event, thanks to our friends
Read More »Arcade Heroes – 100,000 hits and rising
We’ve just hit a milestone and it’s all thanks to you, the readers of Arcade Heroes. While 100,000 hits may not be impressive for certain websites or blogs that get that number of people
Read More »UFO Stomper by Trio-Tech – foot controlled action on a new level
We have previously discussed “Interactive Floor” arcade games such as LightSpace but this new system from Trio-Tech takes the cake. While I have seen projected game systems before in malls, I have not seen
Read More »Randy Fromm's Monitor Repair videos
If you plan on working on an arcade monitor anytime in the future then you really need to watch these videos by the master of arcade repair, Randy Fromm. There are 9 videos total
Read More »Capcom strengthing focus on it's arcade locations – games next?
[Via NEXT Generation] A couple of large game companies own and operate their own arcades, in Japan and elsewhere. Some prime examples are Namco and Sega and while it has far fewer locations, even
Read More »Play Mechanix still looking for new blood, seeks attention of former EA Chicago employees
If you keep up with console news at all then you have probably heard that EA recently shut down their Chicago studio leaving a lot of coders and game designers in the dust. A
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