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Sega opens a new arcade in Yoyogi, Japan

Sega opens a new arcade in Yoyogi, Japan

Shaggy July 12, 2010 1

Newsfeed 865 via Sega has another arcade location they are adding to the roster, at least in Japan, with Sega Yoyogi (located in a district called, Yoyogi of course). There are 134 machines occupying

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"The Arcade 80's Trunk" brings some class to your 60-in-1 PCB

"The Arcade 80's Trunk" brings some class to your 60-in-1 PCB

Shaggy July 12, 2010 0

Newsfeed 863 via Not content with running your 60-in-1 PCB in an old cabinet you picked up off of Craigslist? Then you can shell out the cash for one of these high-quality cabinets by

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Yoshinori Ono reveals more details on upcoming arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV

Yoshinori Ono reveals more details on upcoming arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV

Shaggy July 11, 2010 0

Newsfeed 862 via An editor for the Japanese game magazine Famitsu sat down with the producer of Street Fighter IV and it’s Super update, Yoshinori Ono. Thanks to a translation of the article by

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Coin-op amusement industry predicted to exceed earnings of $10.5 billion in the US by 2015; $1.6 billion in Germany

Coin-op amusement industry predicted to exceed earnings of $10.5 billion in the US by 2015; $1.6 billion in Germany

Shaggy July 11, 2010 4

Newsfeed 861 via While obtaining earnings reports as well as earning expectations reports in the console and PC sides of the video game industry can be fairly easy, finding similar documents for coin-op amusement

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EVO Championship Series 2010 ends today; Updated with pics

EVO Championship Series 2010 ends today; Updated with pics

Shaggy July 11, 2010 0

I have to apologize for forgetting about EVO – it’s only the world’s greatest tournament for fighting games out there – but better late than never so here we go. If you want to

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Banpresto's Wacky Races reappears on location test in Japan

Banpresto's Wacky Races reappears on location test in Japan

Shaggy July 11, 2010 3

Chalk this up to the big surprise of the month (so far) but way back in 2007 a new kart-style racing game appeared on location test at the Trocadero in London called Wacky Races.

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Update on Metal Gear Arcade from the Japanese location test

Update on Metal Gear Arcade from the Japanese location test

Shaggy July 10, 2010 0

We have a few new details on Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade, which we reported just a couple of days ago would be getting a location test this week. The most significant change to the

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Now on eBay: Williams 1983 Joust head-to-head pinball machine

Now on eBay: Williams 1983 Joust head-to-head pinball machine

Shaggy July 9, 2010 0

Back in 1983, Williams produced an innovative pinball table that sadly didn’t make any waves in arcades at the time. That game was Joust (based upon the video game of the same name) and

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The DIY Mini-Daytona USA cabinet

The DIY Mini-Daytona USA cabinet

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

Newsfeed 860 via Today the wonderful world of DIY projects gives us a mini-cabinet based upon a standup Daytona USA cabinet. By running an emulator, the creator of this cabinet can not only play

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Sega releases "Let's Go Kids Elephant Bus" in Japan

Sega releases "Let's Go Kids Elephant Bus" in Japan

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

Of all the current arcade game manufacturers, no one is more at the forefront of creating kids video titles than Sega is. That’s not to say that others aren’t trying but we are seeing

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The arcade presence at the "It's All Fun and Games" exhibition in Bradford, UK

The arcade presence at the "It's All Fun and Games" exhibition in Bradford, UK

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

The National Media Museum in Bradford, UK has a relatively new exhibit on display known as The Games Lounge. As the name implies, it is an exhibit which features video games which in addition

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Konami releases Dance Dance Revolution X2 in Japan; begins testing new Pop N' Music Tune Street tomorrow

Konami releases Dance Dance Revolution X2 in Japan; begins testing new Pop N' Music Tune Street tomorrow

Shaggy July 7, 2010 0

It’s another great day for Bemani fans as Konami Japan keeps rolling out new games. First the latest DDR title, DDRX2 was released in Japan today. In addition to new modes of play, new

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