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See Darius Burst Another Chronicle in action

Shaggy August 6, 2010 0

Newsfeed 894 via As promised, Taito had a live stream take place this morning/last night (depending upon your location) and in that video we got our first look at their upcoming Darius Burst Another

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The American Classic Arcade Museum and the nostalgia behind classic arcade games

Shaggy August 6, 2010 1

Newsfeed 893 via This subject isn’t anything new but it’s always nice to see an article from a large news organization throwing a positive light onto arcade gaming. This article in the Christian Science

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Space Race – the pinball game that dwarfs Hercules

Shaggy August 6, 2010 2

(Thanks to Gary S. for the tip) While Atari’s Hercules pinball has long held the title of the largest pinball machine ever manufactured for the public, I think that this Space Race takes the

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Big Buck World Championship qualifiers underway this month

Shaggy August 6, 2010 4

Hot on the tails of the 2010 DDR US Championship announcement comes another tournament that already has established it’s legs as an annual event with 2010 as the third year the event will be

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Sports Run by Belrare/Tecway Developments

Shaggy August 5, 2010 0

The makers of games like Pop Moto, Magic DJ and Happy Balance Ball have another game to grace the market with called Sports Run. As you can see above, the control scheme used is

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Video: Pac-Man Battle Royale production version

Shaggy August 5, 2010 7

After that burst of news we had earlier this week, suddenly things dried up. So that makes it a perfect time to embed some videos. BMI Gaming, who captured footage of several new games

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See the new Darius Burst in action Friday

Shaggy August 4, 2010 0

(Thanks to ECM for the tip!) If you are chomping at the bit to see Taito’s new Darius Burst Another Chronicle in action, then you’ll have the chance to do so this Friday. Taito

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2010 DDR US Championships going on now, finals in December

Shaggy August 2, 2010 0

Newsfeed 891 via Last year, Konami held tournaments across the US to find the best DDR player in the US. Those tournaments didn’t happen without some headaches but with those lessons learned, Konami is

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Fall 2010 video preview from the AAMA Distributor Gala

Shaggy August 2, 2010 4

Newsfeed 892 via As promised here is some video footage from the recent AAMA Distributor Gala, taken by the fine folks at BMIGaming (website here, video channel here). In the video you’ll see the

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Links for the weekend: New test for Metal Gear, Arcade Propaganda Posters + more

Shaggy July 31, 2010 0

I am needing to catch up on some newsfeeds from the Stinger and in the interest of time I will combine what I can into one post. Before that though AM.Net has some good

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Pics from the AAMA 2010 Distributor Gala

Shaggy July 31, 2010 0

Newsfeed 890 via The AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) held it’s 7th annual Distributor Gala this week, an event that generally gives us a sneak peek into what to expect in arcades in the

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Namco unveils "Dead Heat" at the AAMA Distributor Gala

Shaggy July 30, 2010 5

Way back in March, we found out that Namco was testing a new racing game that was called Dead Heat Street Racing. I found out a little on the game at Amusement Expo but

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