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Konami unveils Steel Chronicle in Japan

Konami unveils Steel Chronicle in Japan

Shaggy April 2, 2011 2

In the first new game announcement we’ve seen since the Great Kanto earthquake, Konami has unveiled a new mech battle game called Steel Chronicle. Not content to sit around while Namco and Sega have

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Taito releases the most awesome Darius Burst Another Chronicle 48!

Taito releases the most awesome Darius Burst Another Chronicle 48!

Shaggy April 1, 2011 5

(Click on the image to enlarge the enlarged game!) Taito Corporation today announced the immediate release of the most amazing project ever undertaken in the arcade industry: DARIUS BURST ANOTHER CHRONICLE 48! Allowing for

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Fruit Ninja hacked for VR amusement purposes

Fruit Ninja hacked for VR amusement purposes

Shaggy March 29, 2011 0

Newsfeed 1026 via Fruit Ninja just keeps finding ways to make itself viable for the amusement market. It’s already available in a large touch screen format as Fruit Ninja FX and now this hack

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Also seen in China: Plants Vs Zombies Completely Unofficial Arcade Edition

Also seen in China: Plants Vs Zombies Completely Unofficial Arcade Edition

Shaggy March 28, 2011 1

One company that has made waves in the consumer gaming sector is Pop Cap Games. They have produced a number of popular casual titles, such as Bejeweled, Peggle, Zuma and Plants Vs. Zombies. So

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Street Fighter IV 3D Arcade version? Plus many more games from China

Street Fighter IV 3D Arcade version? Plus many more games from China

Shaggy March 26, 2011 8

Newsfeed 1024 via A few days ago we posted a couple of pictures from Wahlap Technologies, a distributor based out of Taiwan, showing a couple of new games from a trade event that they

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Kicking the bucket, arcade style

Kicking the bucket, arcade style

Shaggy March 25, 2011 1

Found this on Engdaget (which they found by way of Kotaku, made by BoingBoing) – a good palate cleanser to start the weekend off with – a montage of death sequence’s found in a

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Tournament fevah: The Kong Off and Pinburgh 2011

Tournament fevah: The Kong Off and Pinburgh 2011

Shaggy March 22, 2011 7

What happens when you get the best Donkey Kong players in the world together to compete? The Kong Off, as what took place this past weekend at Richie Knuckles Arcade in New Jersey. Three

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The Saga of Kong continues with Doctor Kong

The Saga of Kong continues with Doctor Kong

Shaggy March 18, 2011 1

The competition for the top score for the arcade version of Donkey Kong hasn’t settled down recently and it’s unlikely that it will anytime soon. A good reason for that is the existence of

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Chinatown Fair resurrected as Next Level Arcade

Chinatown Fair resurrected as Next Level Arcade

Shaggy March 9, 2011 10

If you were disheartened by the recent closure of Chinatown Fair Arcade in New York, then grieve no longer as the owner, Henry Cen has relocated the business to 4013 8th Avenue in Brooklyn,

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Midwest Gaming Classic celebrates 10 years

Midwest Gaming Classic celebrates 10 years

Shaggy March 7, 2011 0

The annual Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching fast and with it, there is an abundance of arcade goodness to look forward to. According to one of the event’s organizers, John Norman : The

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Fans say goodbye to Arcade Infinity, Chinatown Fair

Fans say goodbye to Arcade Infinity, Chinatown Fair

Shaggy March 2, 2011 3

I’m not sure if this will be the last post we’ll be running about Arcade Infinity and Chinatown Fair, but it seems likely. Both locations are closed now, although there is still a little

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The End of Infinity – An Arcade Story Mini-documentary

The End of Infinity – An Arcade Story Mini-documentary

Shaggy February 25, 2011 5

The end of an era will be ending tomorrow when Arcade Infinity in Rowland Heights, CA will be closing it’s doors for the last time. You may recall that when the news first broke

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