Monthly Archives: January 2008 »
Australian Pokie Players Spend Over Au$8 bn
Now we don’t normally cover news like this, but I found this particularly interesting as I have just returned from Australia and I was amazed how common the “pokie lounges” are out there. A good
Read More »Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info
Atarigames.com is a website dedicated to nothing but Atari arcade games, from all phases of the coin-op division at Atari. The website has been updated and with some very cool information including pictures of
Read More »Taito's D1GP attracts long lines at Tokyo Auto Salon 2008
[Also via AM.NET blog] At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2008 (that was held from January 11th until today) there was an arcade surprise there from Taito – a setup of their new D1GP racer.
Read More »Wacky Races to be at ATEI
While we weren’t sure about it at first, The Stinger Report confirms that Wacky Races will be at ATEI this year at booths U2240 and U2110. And also thanks to TSR we have the
Read More »Rumour: New Resident Evil Arcade?
Could it be that Capcom are going to release another arcade version of thier popular survival horror game? I sure hope so. I have never seen, let alone played, Gun Survivor in an arcade,
Read More »What Have We Been Playing This Week…..
So after a lack of gaming whilst I was in Oz, (apart from some SNES action, because I took my console out with me as my mate was dying for some Mario Kart and
Read More »The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)
One of the more recent Stinger Reports (1/7/08 to be exact and yes I’m a couple of days late) took a look at the exciting application of robots and coin-op amusement. A while back
Read More »Updated review – Nickelcade
I have updated my location review of Nickelcade in Taylorsville Utah. I dropped by there last night and overall I came away impressed with the improvements that they have made but they still have
Read More »Japanese Street Fighter IV site up
Capcom has put up a new Street Fighter IV website in Japanese and so far it’s looking good. There are no new character revelations and I am not sure if there are any screens
Read More »Another industry vet passes away – Steve Kaufman
This is the second death in the coin-op industry that I’m sad to report in the past couple of weeks. Steve Kaufman passed away last night after a two-year battle with cancer. He started
Read More »"Altar of the Unnamed" feature film to include Funspot Arcade
The Funspot Arcade in New Hampshire has made quite a name for itself – it’s the place to go for several arcade events and is even attracting some filmmakers to the business, such as
Read More »i-Mockery.com's 50 Greatest Arcade Cabinets in Game History
I never personally cared much for top “Insert Your Desired Item Here” lists as you never can agree with them completely. This particular list has things I don’t agree with (Crystal Castles has such
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