Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, »
Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing »
Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have »
Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts which focus on quick news pieces from »
Alan-1 Launches Missile Command: Recharged Arcade
It’s been 45 years since Atari originally released the iconic Missile Command to arcades (released »
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And the 2011 Big Buck Champion is…
…Nick Robbins of Minnesota! He’s now $15,000 richer than before, not too bad for being really good at a video game. Big Buck World/Safari is one of those games you can win cash at
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Space Invaders/8-bit Playing Cards
(Thanks to Joe for the tip) These aren’t an official Taito product but in case you like playing cards and you want an “8-bit” deck of sorts, this looks like it has you covered.
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The Games of EAS 2011 in London
Today in London there was an event to show off some of the latest creations in the arcade/amusement/out-of-home entertainment sector. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report was there at EAS 2011 to snap some
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Location Testing Darius Burst Another Chronicle
I have a confession to make. For the past week or so I’ve had Taito’s Darius Burst Another Chronicle sitting at my arcade on location test and I didn’t tell everyone about it. That
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The Gran Turismo 5 simulator at Mercedes-Benz
Newsfeed 1118 via It won’t be showing up at an arcade venue near you anytime soon, but it’s got kind of the same idea. Although I’m sure if GT5 ever made an arcade appearance
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Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade
(Image via AM-Net Blog) It’s been a while since we first heard that Konami was thinking about taking their Xbox 360 Kinect title, Dance Masters and turning it into an arcade title. According to
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Doing the laundry, arcade style
Newsfeed 1117 via One place where you might come across an arcade game that isn’t an arcade, FEC, or bar is a coin-op laundry. Usually it’s just a couple of games tucked away in
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Leftover arcades wasting away at the Nara Dreamland
Newsfeed 1115 via and GameSetWatch When an amusement park or other large FEC goes out of business,they often leave some stuff behind. Perhaps there wasn’t enough interest from buyers at the time or the
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Big Buck Hunter 2011 World Championship Starts Tomorrow
(Thanks to Kelly for the info) It’s that time again, time for the best Big Buck Hunters from around the world come together and duke it out – in a virtual sense – for
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Sega releases RaceTV to R-Tuned conversion kit
It’s been a little while since we had a kit release to discuss but Sega Amusements sent out a release today for one. If you happen to have a Sega RaceTV unit, you can
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Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release
(Tip via The Stinger Report) In 2008 GlobalVR brought the popular console title Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII out to arcades in a deluxe sit-down cabinet. There haven’t been many entries in recent years
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The Konami Arcade Championship 2011 coming to Japan next week
Newsfeed 1114 via One strength of arcade games is that their skill-based nature allows for great competitions, some of which are worthy of dramatized documentaries. Some games are more skill-based than others and when
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