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Pics from the show floor of DEAL 2010

Pics from the show floor of DEAL 2010

Shaggy May 14, 2010 7

Newsfeed 802 via While most of the attention towards expos has been going towards GTI lately, there was another expo that took place recently in Dubai that involved amusement products and that was the

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Website news: Ownership change

Website news: Ownership change

Shaggy May 13, 2010 6

Just a brief piece of news regarding the website here that involves some changes behind the scenes. The ownership of Arcade Heroes has now switched over to me (Shaggy) from the previous owner. I

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The Raiden V game that isn’t Raiden V

The Raiden V game that isn’t Raiden V

Shaggy May 12, 2010 1

I enjoy a good space combat game but they are hard to find these days. Such games used to dominate the arcade scene but they have all but died out in recent years. So

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Super Street Fighter IV arcade listed for sale at the end of August UPDATE: Make that October

Super Street Fighter IV arcade listed for sale at the end of August UPDATE: Make that October

Shaggy May 12, 2010 3

While I had thought that the impending release of Super Street Fighter IV in arcades would be happening in the winter of this year(the always reliable AM-Net lists it as such), importer Coinopexpress.com has

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More details unveiled for the R3Play UK gaming expo

More details unveiled for the R3Play UK gaming expo

Shaggy May 10, 2010 1

News via About a month ago, we discussed a new gaming event that will be coming to Blackpool, UK called R3play. The organization has unveiled further details as to what to expect at the

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How amusement fared in the recent financial reports from Capcom and Namco Bandai

How amusement fared in the recent financial reports from Capcom and Namco Bandai

Shaggy May 10, 2010 0

News feed 801 via Financial reports were recently unveiled by a couple of companies who have some involvement in the arcade industry so how did the companies in question fare? First off, Capcom hasn’t

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A brief look at the arcade scene in Kabul, Afghanistan

A brief look at the arcade scene in Kabul, Afghanistan

Shaggy May 10, 2010 1

News feed 800 Via While arcades are renowned world wide as places for young people to find some escapism from reality, the need for such recreation is more apparent in a war-torn country such

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The wayback machine videos for today are…

The wayback machine videos for today are…

Shaggy May 9, 2010 2

It’s Sunday so in lieu of news, we have videos to point out. I’m not sure why it seems like we’re getting a lot of videos of arcades from the early 80’s showing up

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A rundown of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010

A rundown of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010

Shaggy May 8, 2010 0

After almost a week of waiting, we finally have a more in-depth look at what went on at the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 in Taiwan this past weekend. To show us what was

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Enter the world of 2D fighters with Pixel Kombat: The Hadokumentary

Enter the world of 2D fighters with Pixel Kombat: The Hadokumentary

Shaggy May 7, 2010 1

Not every genre found in gaming is as suited towards competitive gaming as fighters are and that important aspect of such games is the new subject behind a documentary film, Pixel Kombat. The film

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IGS showcases "We Dancing Online" at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010

IGS showcases "We Dancing Online" at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010

Shaggy May 7, 2010 0

When you showcase one of your games at a show, what better way to get people interested in it than a good competition? IGS certainly felt so as they showed off their title, We

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Space Paranoids now playable

Space Paranoids now playable

Shaggy May 6, 2010 7

The arcade game that never was really an arcade game is finally playable, as “Encom” releases Space Paranoids Online. If you are unfamiliar with Space Paranoids then there is another reason to pull out

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