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The Robotic Ice-Cream Vender, Robo Cream

The Robotic Ice-Cream Vender, Robo Cream

Shaggy August 22, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1102 via The following video probably will come as no surprise to anyone even slightly familiar with Japan’s obsession with vending machines and robots. This is a neat idea, although I’m not sure

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The near future of arcades discussed on the BBC

The near future of arcades discussed on the BBC

Shaggy August 22, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1101 via The current and future state of the amusement/arcade industry is something we deal with here pretty much every day and today, here is a story published on BBC News that covers

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Stern’s Transformers Pinball Teaser Trailer

Stern’s Transformers Pinball Teaser Trailer

Shaggy August 19, 2011 1

The battle in the pinball world is heating up as today Stern Pinball posted a trailer for their upcoming Transformers Pinball game. This is actually a well done, high quality teaser, you can catch

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Seen at AAMA Gala 2011: Deadstorm Pirates Upright, Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe

Seen at AAMA Gala 2011: Deadstorm Pirates Upright, Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe

Shaggy August 19, 2011 7

(Thanks to Sam Ven of Namco for the pics!) The new products just keep rolling out as we get more information from what was at the AAMA Gala this week. Here is a look

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Sega shows off Operation G.H.O.S.T. for Europe & North America

Sega shows off Operation G.H.O.S.T. for Europe & North America

Shaggy August 19, 2011 3

Newsfeed 1100 via Sega’s next light-gun shooter takes us back to the popular GHOST Squad franchise with Operation G.H.O.S.T. We’ve already discussed the game a little as it’s been shown off in Japan already

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Specular Interactive/Raw Thrills Officially Unveils Dirty Drivin’

Specular Interactive/Raw Thrills Officially Unveils Dirty Drivin’

Shaggy August 18, 2011 0

Be sure to check out our in-depth behind-the-scenes look at Dirty Drivin’ if you haven’t already! While we got information about this ahead of time, jumping the gun a little bit as it was

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The Taiwanese Arcade where Tetris is King

The Taiwanese Arcade where Tetris is King

Shaggy August 17, 2011 6

(Thanks to Shinichi on our Facebook page for the tip!) Any good restaurant has a signature dish that attracts locals in to enjoy it and in turn they give patronage to that restaurant, usually

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The Rockin Roller Mobile Arcade

The Rockin Roller Mobile Arcade

Shaggy August 16, 2011 5

Newsfeed 1098 & 1099 via While arcades are generally known as fixed locations, in recent times that hasn’t always been the case with new mobile arcade gamerooms. Take a truck trailer, cram it with

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The Change Machine T-Shirt

The Change Machine T-Shirt

Shaggy August 16, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1097 via It’s near impossible to track down all of the clever T-Shirts that have been made over the years to feature something arcade-related. But I can’t say I’ve ever come across a

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Build your own virtual arcade with Insane Arcade

Build your own virtual arcade with Insane Arcade

Shaggy August 16, 2011 4

Deviating from our normally stringent way of talking about coin-op arcade software is something related to that. On our Facebook page, Poom Chompoosri, posted a link to a new game called Insane Arcade. It’s

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