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Shaggy's Weekly Review – Rockin' Bowl-a-Rama by Namco

November 21, 2007, 1 Comment on Shaggy's Weekly Review – Rockin' Bowl-a-Rama by Namco

I had a chance to play a bowling arcade game this past week and I figured it would be nice to check it out. Since bowling games have had a surge in popularity as of late, it’s only appropriate to see what the arcade side of the genre has to offer.  Unfortunately I cannot »

Fate: Unlimited Gods Website update

November 21, 2007, No Comments on Fate: Unlimited Gods Website update

(Click to Enlarge) It certainly didn’t take long for the Fate: Unlimited Codes website to be updated(we reported about this new 3D fighter by Capcom a couple of days ago). Just the other day it was a simple teaser site, now they have a plethora of info (mostly in Japanese of course) up about »

What Have We Been Playing This Week……

November 20, 2007, No Comments on What Have We Been Playing This Week……

TOO. MANY. GOOD. GAMES! Shaggy EDIT: Added a couple of games I forgot -Rockin’ Bowl-a-rama (arcade) – Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (arcade) -Big Buck Hunter Pro (arcade) -The Act (Arcade) -Warlords (Arcade) -Carcassone (XBLA) -Pac-Man CE (XBLA) -Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo Wii) Twisted Supreme -Sonic Rush Adventure (DS) -Tetris (DS) -Assassins Creed (360) »

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Confirmed for Wii

November 18, 2007, No Comments on House of the Dead 2 & 3 Confirmed for Wii

  Now this one we all saw coming a mile off. I can picture it now in the Sega boardroom… So we’ve done Ghost Squad for Wii, what other lightgun arcade games can we port over to the Wii….. hmmmmmmmm? A bit of a no brainer really. Personally I’m really looking forward to this »

UFO Stomper by Trio-Tech – foot controlled action on a new level

November 15, 2007, 4 Comments on UFO Stomper by Trio-Tech – foot controlled action on a new level

We have previously discussed “Interactive Floor” arcade games such as LightSpace but this new system from Trio-Tech takes the cake. While I have seen projected game systems before in malls, I have not seen something like this available just for the coin-op sector. Called UFO Stomper, this interactive foot controlled game is sure to »

TAB Austria's Virtual Pinball

November 13, 2007, No Comments on TAB Austria's Virtual Pinball

First there was Ultrapin by GlobalVR and now a company called TAB Austria has created their own electronic pinball game called “Virtual Pinball” and at least one distributor in the US has picked it up, BMI Gaming. It’s specs include a 42″ plasma screen (admittedly I’d like to see how these hold up under »

What Have We Been Playing This Week….

November 12, 2007, No Comments on What Have We Been Playing This Week….

  This week Shaggy has been hitting the Atari 800XL hard just like I’ve been hitting the 360. I will happily admit my Achievement addiction is back in full swing mainly due to the abundance of great games coming out at the moment. Roll on Assasins Creed, Mass Effect, Rockband and Mario Galaxy! Shaggy  »

Raw Thrills Signs Specular Interactive for New Arcade Game

November 9, 2007, 2 Comments on Raw Thrills Signs Specular Interactive for New Arcade Game

SKOKIE, IL – November 9, 2007 – Raw Thrills, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of coin-operated arcade videogames, announced an agreement with premier development studio Specular Interactive, Inc. to create a premium coin-operated videogame for arcade. “Like Raw Thrills, Specular Interactive, led by arcade game design legend Steve Ranck, has a proven team »

Lightspace to Demo Three New Games at IAAPA

November 8, 2007, No Comments on Lightspace to Demo Three New Games at IAAPA

  Players Rock Creative Moves with Athletic Video Games BOSTON–(November 7, 2007)–Lightspace Corporation announced today the introduction of three new games for its interactive gaming system, Lightspace Play. The games will be showcased in Booth 4229 at the upcoming International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo 2007 (IAAPA), in Orlando, November 13-16, 2007, »

What We Have Been Playing This Week……

November 6, 2007, No Comments on What We Have Been Playing This Week……

To clarify from the off, one of the names I use as my initials on arcade games is RAT which is just one of my many nicknames. So it was a regular Friday night up the pub, and I figure I’ll have a quick bowl. What I did not expect was to smash my previous »

Raw Thrills announces a rebate for The Fast and Furious Drift, dedicates $25 mil. to new arcade games

November 6, 2007, No Comments on Raw Thrills announces a rebate for The Fast and Furious Drift, dedicates $25 mil. to new arcade games

Raw Thrills just announced that the 3500th unit of The Fast and Furious Drift came off the line and to celebrate they are offering an instant rebate for operators who purchased the game for $500 off per game. The promotion goes from Nov. 5th to the 30th and can be received from any Raw »

Gamerator – custom cab with a beer tap

November 4, 2007, No Comments on Gamerator – custom cab with a beer tap

It seems that Gizmodo is really picking up on a lot of arcade-related stuff these days. Which is fine with us, the more attention brought to arcades, the better. The latest thing I have seen on there is a custom MAME cabinet that includes 187 games pre-loaded onto it (certainly not with legal permission) »