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Beercade Opens in Omaha, NE

Beercade Opens in Omaha, NE

Shaggy April 19, 2012 0

The new location hits just keep on coming, today is news of a “barcade” style venue called Beercade, which has opened its doors in Omaha Nebraska. As one might assume from the name, the

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EXCLUSIVE: Sega unveils new arcade racer, K.O. DRIVE at DEAL 2012

EXCLUSIVE: Sega unveils new arcade racer, K.O. DRIVE at DEAL 2012

Shaggy April 18, 2012 20

Via Over in Dubai there is a trade show going on at the moment, known as DEAL 2012. We have covered the DEAL show before and previously new content there wasn’t too abundant but

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Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Shaggy April 16, 2012 0

Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of

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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

Shaggy April 13, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place

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The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

Shaggy April 12, 2012 1

It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy

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It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

Shaggy April 11, 2012 2

Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have

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Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

Shaggy April 10, 2012 0

Here are some great videos to share with you this afternoon. First off is Caine’s Arcade. Caine is a true Arcade Hero who made his own arcade machines out of cardboard boxes and some

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Pac-Man Fan Movie

Pac-Man Fan Movie

Shaggy April 9, 2012 1

I meant to get to this this morning when Sam @ Namco pointed it out to me but I got sidetracked. As I was doing a check, I see that this is getting played

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Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

Shaggy April 7, 2012 0

Newsfeeds 1182-85 brought to you by It’s Easter Weekend and as such you can’t expect much out of the news but thanks to The Stinger Report, here are a few newsfeeds of randomness to

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Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Shaggy April 6, 2012 6

A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a

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Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Shaggy April 3, 2012 28

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the

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“The Arcade You Remember” In The Works For Raleigh, NC

“The Arcade You Remember” In The Works For Raleigh, NC

Shaggy April 3, 2012 0

Another arcade location is in the works, one that will be setup as a working museum, along the lines of a few other retro arcade museums we’ve reported on somewhat recently. This one is

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