Monthly Archives: May 2008 »
New Asian venue with focus on "Eatertainment"
It’s no secret that the idea of “Eatertainment” – a restaurant venue that also seeks to entertain it’s clientèle with aspects other than just food, which may include arcade games. – is a valid
Read More »Arcade update 5/11 (w/video)
Here’s another update of my progress on my arcade store that I am in the process of creating, The Game Grid Arcade in West Valley City, UT, at the Valley Fair Mall. We’ve been
Read More »Some prizes to expect for Silver Strike Bowling 2009
(Click on image to enlarge) We have mentioned Silver Strike Bowling 2009 a few times recently, as Incredible Technologies has been making a large effort to make the game attractive with the number of
Read More »Huge warehouse find
While I had the opportunity to visit a warehouse full of games a week or two ago, I certainly don’t have the cash to get everything there. They also didn’t have many classics sitting
Read More »Crane games and lobsters
When it comes to bizarre games, Japan never fails to impress and in fact I found out about this crazy crane game at WeirdAsianews.com. This certainly classifies as weird (I’m sure not many people
Read More »Short footage of Counter Strike Arcade
Before I get too far along, for those that were unaware of this, Count Strike was brought to arcades in Japan a few years ago by Namco and is called Counter Strike Neo (a
Read More »The Big Buck Bowl
As I mentioned in the last post, I went to my distributor today to talk about games and some options and one thing we talked about was Big Buck Hunter Online. I did have
Read More »Another look at ASI 2008
ASI 2008 may have come and gone back in March but it’s still great when someone else shares their photos and thoughts on the the event, as Chris has done on his blog. He
Read More »IGS revealing new games at GTI '08, will being releasing games in Latin America.
When I went to ASI I was hoping to see something new from American Alpha, the US wing of the Taiwan-based company, IGS. IGS has a particular flare for releasing games with 2D graphics
Read More »Arcade update 5/5 (w/video)
Today was full of hard work for getting the arcade started. In addition to painting ceiling tiles and earning some blisters along with it, I also had to register my business through another state
Read More »Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?
Ever since Microsoft revealed the term “Xbox Live Arcade” along with the concept that has included original content along with remade classic arcade titles, people have thought of bringing the Xbox 360 into the
Read More »Golden Tee 2009 Design-A-Hole Finalists Up for a vote
A little while ago we posted about a new contest that Incredible Technologies was running in regards to their next Golden Tee game, GT2009. The contest is called Design-A-Hole where anyone could submit an
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