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First pics from ATEI – Tekken 6
ATEI is finally upon us and with it of course, pictures! Expect a lot more over the next few days as both The Stinger Report and Twisted Supreme will be at the show, taking
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"I Hunger!" – The Sinistar Cake
(Click on the image below to enlarge) We’ve seen all sorts of video gamed themed cakes out there, especially ones based on well-known mainstream characters like Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic, Master Chief and others but
Read More »Pinball segment on Good Morning America
As we reported last month, pinball had a brief moment in the spotlight last Friday on the US national news program Good Morning America. Here is that segment – the quality isn’t perfect but
Read More »Video of Slambots in Action
Thanks to Mike at MorrowBotics for providing us the link to this video. This is a promo video shown at IAAPA 2007 that shows three different versions of the Slambot game: the Arcade edition,
Read More »IGS to release Oriental Legend 2 on February 8th
It’s been a while since we mentioned anything about the IGS 2D beat ’em up Oriental Legend 2, but we now learn from The Stinger Report that the kit for the game is set
Read More »GlobalVR releases America's Army as a JAMMA kit
GlobalVR has released a conversion kit for America’s Army that will work in any JAMMA cabinet in response to operator and distributor requests. According to them, more conversion kits are needed to help rejuvenate
Read More »Raw Thrills' new coin-op title Big Buck Safari
[Via Barcade.com and The Stinger Report] We first learned about Raw Thrills’ latest game in a press release for ATEI and we now have a look at what the cabinet will look like. Labeled
Read More »Shaggy's Weekly Review – Paradise Lost by GlobalVR
Just so everyone knows (in case they were wondering) I decided to give up on the Battle of the Week as interest for it waned but that’s OK, some ideas work others don’t. In
Read More »New acquisition – Crystal Castles
Last night I picked up the 11th game in my collection, Atari’s Crystal Castles and for only $400 it was a good deal that I couldn’t pass up. I found this one on Craigslist
Read More »Big Buck Hunter Pro Contest "Beat The Pro"
Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix and Betson have teamed up to host “Beat The Pro”, a Big Buck Hunter Pro tournament that is travelling across the US, drumming up interest in not only BBHP but
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.
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