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Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Shaggy September 18, 2007 0

Digital Press has posted some arcade related videos up on youtube, including a tape made only for internal distribution at Atari Games. It’s a nice look at the history of Atari’s arcade legacy, although

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Report from 45th JAMMA show – Arcade industry booming

Report from 45th JAMMA show – Arcade industry booming

Shaggy September 15, 2007 0

I feel bad that we haven’t been able to post much on the 45th Amusement Show – I’ve been sidetracked by work lately and with that and working on my arcade, it’s been busy.

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Stern Still Going Strong

Stern Still Going Strong

Twisted Supreme August 30, 2007 0

The New York Times published a story that profiled small, entrepreneurial companies that are/have made changes to adapt to changing times and markets.  One of these companies was the one and only Stern Pinball, read

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An Epiphany, an End, and a Beginning.

An Epiphany, an End, and a Beginning.

Twisted Supreme August 30, 2007 0

Sad news in the arcade website world. Retro Blast has come to an end. Kevin Steele, the creator of the site has called it a day so he can put all his efforts in

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More on the "Death of Arcades" video

More on the "Death of Arcades" video

Twisted Supreme August 20, 2007 0

There has been a lot of discussion about the “Death of Arcades” video, no where more so than on the comments page of the video itself. [via Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report] “The Director

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State of Amusement Coverage – Arcade Heroes Exclusive Commentary

State of Amusement Coverage – Arcade Heroes Exclusive Commentary

Twisted Supreme August 20, 2007 0

 Well the question has been posed on a number of forums and emails following the Play Value “The Death of Arcades” shambolic video, “Why do consumer game journalists hate arcade so much?” I have

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Pics from this years California Extreme event!

Pics from this years California Extreme event!

Shaggy August 17, 2007 0

(Photos Courtesy of Ataricade (www.ataricade.com)) The California Extreme(CAX) event has come and gone but with it are a ton of pics! Here we are reposting many pictures taken by user Ataricade (who runs an

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Big update at Coinopexpress; Basara X, Silent Hill, Otomedius listed

Big update at Coinopexpress; Basara X, Silent Hill, Otomedius listed

Shaggy August 13, 2007 0

Coinopexpress has updated their “Coming Soon” section with a number of games, a few of which we hope to see outside of Japan. I might have overlooked Guitar Freaks V4 previously but it is

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EA Sports NASCAR debuting at AAMA gala today

EA Sports NASCAR debuting at AAMA gala today

Shaggy August 3, 2007 0

  I believe I overlooked this press release with the America’s Army news. In addition to AA, GlobalVR will be showing off EA NASCAR at the AAMA Gala that has been going on this

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Vector games on a giant projector screen at Siggraph

Vector games on a giant projector screen at Siggraph

Shaggy August 3, 2007 0

  [Via Gamasutra] [Picture Credit: Rosemarie Fiore] The SIGGRAPH technology conference will feature something interesting for classic arcade vector fans – they will feature a “vector graphics laser projection system” to allow for the

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Silent Hill The Arcade Screenshot blowout, website update

Silent Hill The Arcade Screenshot blowout, website update

Shaggy August 1, 2007 4

[Via Kevin Williams of the Stinger Report] Silent Hill The Arcade has officially launched in Japan and with it a batch of nice images have appeared via Game Watch. Konami has also updated it’s

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Dynamite Deka EX and KOFMIA are out, Dynamite Deka website update

Dynamite Deka EX and KOFMIA are out, Dynamite Deka website update

Shaggy July 31, 2007 1

I’m glad I caught this at Arcade Renaissance as I nearly forgot about Dynamite Deka EX. In case you did, this is a new 3D scrolling beat ’em up that is a sequel to

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