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Sega reveals specs on its new arcade hardware, RingEdge and RingWide

Sega reveals specs on its new arcade hardware, RingEdge and RingWide

Shaggy February 20, 2009 47

(image via AM-Net) The hardware which caused some to erroneously think that Sega was jumping back into the console business has been revealed and we now see that there are actually two configurations, thus

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More AOU 2009 news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE

More AOU 2009 news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE

Shaggy February 19, 2009 5

There’s more to talk about from AOU 2009, with plenty of exciting new Japanese arcade game news… Konami: Castlevania: The Arcade is now available in Japan. I have checked with Konami to see when

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AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

Shaggy February 18, 2009 1

The arcade scene in Japan is starting to get a taste of what’s to come, and while the show has not officially started yet, several different Japanese manufacturers’ AOU 2009 websites have been updated

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How's this for an air hockey table?

How's this for an air hockey table?

Shaggy February 18, 2009 1

What would you do if you had a 103″ plasma screen laying around? Why turn it into a touch screen air hockey game of course! At least that’s what they did in Amsterdam for

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A tour of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia

A tour of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia

Shaggy February 16, 2009 3

This past weekend marked the end of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia. If you have not heard of Game On, it is a “travelling, playable, history of videogames launched in 2002, at

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Some more details on H2Overdrive (including a release date)

Some more details on H2Overdrive (including a release date)

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

We saw Raw Thrills’ and Specuilar Interactive’s new H2Overdrive at ATEI a few weeks ago (and we even captured some video of the game in action) but it’s hard not to want to see

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Razing Storm gets an official trailer, virtual environments torn to pieces

Razing Storm gets an official trailer, virtual environments torn to pieces

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

I don’t think that there is any debate about the fact that Namco’s newest light-gun extravaganza Razing Storm looks absolutely amazing. It’s one of those games that will certainly make arcades look cutting edge. 

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SFIV has arrived on consoles so what is the verdict? UPDATED

SFIV has arrived on consoles so what is the verdict? UPDATED

Shaggy February 16, 2009 6

With SFIV making it’s way to consoles in less than a year than it was released to arcades in Japan (and then through imports elsewhere), one has to wonder how it stacks up? Unfortunately

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With Midway bankrupt, where will that leave their arcade stuff?

With Midway bankrupt, where will that leave their arcade stuff?

Shaggy February 14, 2009 6

You have probably heard by now that Midway has gone bankrupt and they owe millions of dollars to different companies for various reasons. While Midway stopped making arcade games several years ago (and many

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Namco Bandai’s AOU 2009 website

Namco Bandai’s AOU 2009 website

Shaggy February 14, 2009 0

A few days ago we reported that Sega and Konami had setup websites for AOU 2009 and now Namco Bandai has a page dedicated to what they will be showing off at the event.

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Article: "When the arcades lost their fire"

Article: "When the arcades lost their fire"

Shaggy February 14, 2009 2

One great thing about arcades are the memories they create. I think that all of us has a story or two from times we spent at the arcade ‘back in the day’ and the

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Namco talks about arcades, future titles

Namco talks about arcades, future titles

Shaggy February 14, 2009 0

Highway Games has posted an interview they had with Casey Utsunomiya of Namco Bandai Japan and they discuss Namco’s stance in the arcade industry, their thoughts on it, and future titles. It’s good to

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