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London Preview 08 – Stinger looks at Arcades in 08 – Part I – Sega

October 12, 2007, No Comments on London Preview 08 – Stinger looks at Arcades in 08 – Part I – Sega

[Thanks to The Stinger Report] The London 08 Preview is over and with it information on what we can expect to see in arcades next year. Many thanks to Kevin Williams and The Stinger Report for this information. Click on the images to enlarge. Sega – Demonstrated several games, including a 60% complete version »

The Stinger Report takes a look at Action Detective and EA buying Konami?

October 10, 2007, No Comments on The Stinger Report takes a look at Action Detective and EA buying Konami?

[The Stinger Report] In addition to Sega’s titles that The Stinger Report got their hands on they also have reported on a few titles that in the the works by other Japanese arcade developers. One of these games is Konami’s Action Detective, which we reported about in this post. The game is using similar »

Global VR Impresses Distributors at AMOA, one says 'Don't Buy from Namco or Sega'

October 2, 2007, 2 Comments on Global VR Impresses Distributors at AMOA, one says 'Don't Buy from Namco or Sega'

Looks like GlobalVR has won some converts with it’s latest game NASCAR. So much so that one distributor in California has gone as far as writing a message on Coinoptoday.com that operators should avoid purchasing racing games from Namco and Sega (such as MaxiTune 3 and ID4) and instead spend that money on NASCAR »

The Act has been cancelled

October 1, 2007, 4 Comments on The Act has been cancelled

This is a depressing bit of news. A while back AH poster Metafox revealed an incredible new game that was headed to arcades known as The Act which took the original promises of an interactive movie game and turned it into a reality(Games like Dragon’s Lair were more memorization games than real interactive ones). »

Segaworld Videos

October 1, 2007, 1 Comment on Segaworld Videos

Received a DVD today with a promo video and an independent video of the corporate hospitality available at the late Segaworld Trocadero, from our contact at Sega Amusements Europe, Justin Burke. These video are absolutely golden. It scares me how a video 10 years old looks so cheesy already. My favourite bit is the Sonic that looks like »

The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD = old arcade goodness in high-def

September 26, 2007, 3 Comments on The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD = old arcade goodness in high-def

OK so it’s not really the purpose of this blog to write about movies, but I have to comment on what I got in the mail yesterday. Last week Universal released The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD and for someone like me – who loves arcades, space stuff, and certain cult films from the 80’s,  »

The Painstation

September 24, 2007, 1 Comment on The Painstation

As crazy as this game sounds, I think after a few beers, this game could be very popular. Apparently this game has been about for a while, but I have never seen one. Read on….. The Painstation The concept is simple. Two players eyeball each other over a table console. The left-hand is positioned »

What Are We Playing This Week………

September 24, 2007, No Comments on What Are We Playing This Week………

Now as a lot of you may know, Halo 3’s street date has been broken. However I’ve resisted purchasing it so far because I’m looking forward to picking it up at the midnight launch, hooking up with my mates online and playing through the 4 player co-op campaign together. Hopefully I won’t come across any spoilers before »

Stern Pinball Tournament at the upcoming AMOA 2007 event

September 21, 2007, No Comments on Stern Pinball Tournament at the upcoming AMOA 2007 event

Details have been announced for the upcoming IFPA-AMOA 2007 Pinball Championship, which is being hosted by Stern Pinball. They competition is open to everyone that attends the AMOA 2007 event and they are giving away some cool prizes (including the awesome documentary Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball, which we reviewed here at AH »

"Back Off" LED Space Invaders Doormat

September 19, 2007, 2 Comments on "Back Off" LED Space Invaders Doormat

[Via The Stinger Report] Hehe, this is really cool. I’ll probably end up buying one for my house and my arcade. I think it also makes a nice mat to put in front of any arcade game room. Here are the specs: Product Features Stylish door mat features glowing animated space invader display Motion »

SEGA Rally Demo on XBox Live!!!!

September 19, 2007, No Comments on SEGA Rally Demo on XBox Live!!!!

  Just spotted on Major Nelson Blog that the demo for SEGA Rally is now available on XBox live……downloading now…………2% complete…………………..Grrrrr…………must….. get…… faster….. Internet……. connection!!!  Updated: Well worth the wait. Only single player, two cars (Subaru Impreza & Mitsubushi Evolution) and two tracks but I’m hooked, It has a great arcade look and feel and »

Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

September 19, 2007, No Comments on Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

Announcement of Next Major Seminars & Leading Media Coverage September 19, 2007 – London, United Kingdom – Following a productive first half to the year, KWP [of The Stinger Report] hopes to continue with a series of conferences and magazine features. The influential Annual Conference of Visitor Attractions in London, the expansive Leisure Industry Week »