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Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani shows off early game sketches

Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani shows off early game sketches

Shaggy June 24, 2010 0

Newsfeed 843 via I have to apologize for not getting to this earlier – I had see the link a day or two ago but I forgot to mention it. But better late than

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KOFXIII gets a release date

KOFXIII gets a release date

Shaggy June 23, 2010 1

Newsfeed 841 via King of Fighters fans mark your calendars. It has been announced that the latest installment of the game will be released on July 14, 2010. They are already scheduling tournaments in

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Seen on location test: GRID Arcade by Sega Amusements Europe/Codemasters

Seen on location test: GRID Arcade by Sega Amusements Europe/Codemasters

Shaggy June 23, 2010 15

There is a new racing game set to enter the arcade market this year and this one is coming from Sega Amusements Europe and Codemasters.  It’s one console gamers may already be familiar with,

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CRUSIER from InJoy Motion Corp. resurrects the "Lucky & Wild" concept, adds motion

CRUSIER from InJoy Motion Corp. resurrects the "Lucky & Wild" concept, adds motion

Shaggy June 22, 2010 0

Back in 1993 Namco had a game which combined two popular arcade genres into one game – a racer and a light-gun shooter with Lucky & Wild. With the huge focus we have on

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Army Experience Center in Philadelphia to close

Army Experience Center in Philadelphia to close

Shaggy June 22, 2010 0

Newsfeed 839 via It was only a year and a half ago when we reported on the US Army’s new Army Experience Center, an interactive setup that sought to bring a new twist to

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Crazy Speed Arcade by Long Entertainment now available via UNIS

Crazy Speed Arcade by Long Entertainment now available via UNIS

Shaggy June 21, 2010 2

Universal Space (UNIS) has posted a new addition to their list of distributed games to join the many other arcade racers out there, with Crazy Speed Arcade by Long Entertainment in China. We covered

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Mutant Alert: Interactive theater game for 16-players

Mutant Alert: Interactive theater game for 16-players

Shaggy June 20, 2010 2

Newsfeed  838 via When it comes to grabbing some attention in the out-of-home-entertainment industry, one way to do it is use the “Galaxian 3” model. While such large-format games only work in certain locations,

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New tank arcade game: Total Armor

New tank arcade game: Total Armor

Shaggy June 19, 2010 0

Newsfeed 837 via At the moment I only have a picture to go on but what you see above is from the G2E Asia 2010 Expo which took place last week in Macau, China.

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New video game exhibit opening at the Strong National Museum of Play in November

New video game exhibit opening at the Strong National Museum of Play in November

Shaggy June 19, 2010 1

Newsfeed 836 via We have covered the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY before. They are certainly a kind of museum gamers can get behind as they are home to the International

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Taito’s new trailer for Gaia Attack 4

Taito’s new trailer for Gaia Attack 4

Shaggy June 18, 2010 5

It’s been a few months since we first saw Taito’s newest foray into the realm of light-gun shooters, Gaia Attack 4 and today they released a full trailer for the title on their Japanese

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Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade wins Stride's Save The Arcades 2 competition

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade wins Stride's Save The Arcades 2 competition

Shaggy June 17, 2010 2

And by the final tally, it wasn’t even close, with Ground Kontrol pulling in 624,871,000 total points, which were donated to them by players via the Cowbots flash game. Arcade Infinity came in second

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #15

Arcade Heroes Podcast #15

Shaggy June 16, 2010 7

Another month, another podcast. Here is the podcast for June where Kevin and I talk about E3, 3D applications in arcades, Open Day event, arcades opening and closing and more.I had to cut it

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