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Big Buck World Championship Coming In November

Big Buck World Championship Coming In November

arcadehero August 9, 2012 2

For the best virtual sharpshooters out there, a new Big Buck tournament coming this November has some cash prizes for you to go after. Details within.

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BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

arcadehero August 6, 2012 0

Through most of the summer new arcade game news has really just focused on new stuff being shown off in Japan where it’s standard to reveal games months before they are released (in conjunction

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Trailer for Taito’s Block King

Trailer for Taito’s Block King

arcadehero July 22, 2012 1

Taito has a new arcade game based on Legos (or something really close to them) out in Japan. Details inside!

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Fun Factory Opens New Location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, CA

Fun Factory Opens New Location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, CA

arcadehero July 9, 2012 4

A new location opens up in San Jose, CA. Click for details!

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Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan

Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan

arcadehero June 29, 2012 0

If there is one place where card systems combined with video games works, its Japan. That would be collectible cards moreso than data cards to save game progress (the latter of which has been

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Big Buck HD Released, Now Rolling Off The Factory Floor

Big Buck HD Released, Now Rolling Off The Factory Floor

arcadehero June 21, 2012 2

Just a few months after the official unveiling in Las Vegas, the newest entry to the top arcade hunting series, Big Buck HD is rolling off the factory floor, on it’s way to distributors

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Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

arcadehero June 15, 2012 16

One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it

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From the Park Avenue UK Open Day – New Taito game Trickloose

From the Park Avenue UK Open Day – New Taito game Trickloose

arcadehero June 14, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1211 via Yesterday was the Park Avenue Open Day event in the UK, an annual event where Electrocoin and United Distribution Company show off what they have – usually along with some surprises.

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Japan Update: WMMT4 news, Japanese Arcade Operator Interview, Western Games in Japan

Japan Update: WMMT4 news, Japanese Arcade Operator Interview, Western Games in Japan

arcadehero May 24, 2012 5

News for the West has been pretty slow lately although soon I expect the announcement on Big Buck HD so there will be that. But in the meantime here are some other items sent

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Chinatown Fair Arcade Re-Opening Soon

Chinatown Fair Arcade Re-Opening Soon

arcadehero March 16, 2012 1

They say time heals all wounds and in this instance I suppose that can also mean disputes with landlords. It was pretty big news across the internet when the famed Chinatown Fair Arcade had

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New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

arcadehero March 13, 2012 9

(Gun Lord running on an Egret 2 cabinet) The development of the Gun Lord for the NeoGeo MVS (and a few other platforms such as the AES and Dreamcast) is something that fans of

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Triangle Services/ Sega bringing Love Arcade to AOU2012 + Flying Robots

Triangle Services/ Sega bringing Love Arcade to AOU2012 + Flying Robots

arcadehero February 2, 2012 2

As mentioned yesterday, news will be trickling out about the upcoming AOU 2012 event in Japan that takes place in about two weeks and today Sega opened up some of their plans as to

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