Arcade Heroes February 2009

Sega USA releases Clay Challenge and Bass Fishing Challenge kits

Shaggy February 28, 2009 1

click on the image to enlarge Sega Amusements USA has updated their website with information on two new arcade releases for the US, Clay Challenge (which we revealed in our AMOA 2008 coverage) and

And the kid stuck in a crane machine today comes from…

Shaggy February 28, 2009 3

While we don’t see these stories of toddlers getting stuck in toy crane machines terribly often, they do seem to show up with some moderate frequency and today the story comes to us from

Razing Storm gets a few more details with a press release

Shaggy February 26, 2009 1

Namco’s latest light-gun shooter will soon land in arcades (release is listed for March 2009) and in advance of that, Namco America has issued a press release on the game. There isn’t a lot

Virtual On heading for XBLA

Twisted Supreme February 25, 2009 6

If Sega’s Border Break news has wet the appetite for some mech action, then your in for another treat as Sega are bringing the classic mech game; Virtual On to Xbox Live Arcade. Not any

Pics of "24" pinball now online

Shaggy February 25, 2009 5

[Thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip] Stern’s latest pinball game, “24” is soon going to hit the streets and with it, Pinball News has got their hands on a prototype of the game

Arcade games owned by Michael Jackson going up on the auction block

Shaggy February 25, 2009 0

[Thanks to Phil on the forums for the tip] I’m a few days late on this but it’s still newsworthy. Michael Jackson will be auctioning off his rather impressive collection of arcade games on

Arcade game plots in reverse

Shaggy February 25, 2009 0

On the increasingly popular site Twitter (I did set up an account once but I haven’t really bothered to use it), some people are having a little game of writing about movie plots if

Some proof that plenty of people still love arcades in Japan

Shaggy February 25, 2009 2

Sorry about the lack of updates for the past few days, everyone is busy and there has been little internet time as of late. You might recall that over the past year or so,

Listen to sounds from an arcade circa 1982-1988

Shaggy February 21, 2009 4

If you grew up playing games at arcades in the 1980’s then this is bound to bring back some nostaligic memories for you. My earliest arcade memory was from about 1987 or ’88 but

More people opting to play "arcade-style" games?

Shaggy February 21, 2009 4

While the article we’re linking to on this one doesn’t really have much to do with real coin-op arcades – it treats them as though they don’t exist anymore while it discusses a new

AOU 2009 Video goodness

Shaggy February 21, 2009 0

The proverbial floodgates have opened on videos taken at AOU2009 and here is a collection of some of the video titles. We won’t know for a little while if any of these games will

AOU news: Border Break unveiled

Shaggy February 20, 2009 2

(click on the thumbnails below to enlarge) Sega has revealed that their new mech game Border Break will be powered by their new Ringedge hardware. They also have stated that the game will begin