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Viral marketing for TRON Legacy continues to give some love to arcades
I’ve always been a big fan of Tron so when it comes to developments of what is going on with the new TRON Legacy movie that comes out in December, I’m intently keeping tabs
Read More »Pac-Man returns to arcades with Pac-Man Battle Royale at Amusement Expo 2010
Ever since Namco first announced Pac-Man CE for Xbox Live Arcade, I thought that the game in particular would be a perfect fit in arcades, which I have mentioned before in posts and to
Read More »SNK Playmore announces King of Fighters XIII along with a preview event date
The King of Fighters series is something that you expect to see a new version of in arcades about every year or so, like Golden Tee. It may not be the most popular fighter
Read More »Dead Storm Pirates gets a trailer
When it came to games at IAAPA, Dead Storm Pirates is one of those games I probably should have spent a little more time playing. Even though the game was essentially a beta it
Read More »New update for Pump In Up, PIU Fiesta
If you are a fan of the Pump It Up series of dancing games then you certainly have something to look forward to. In addition to the release of Pump It Up Pro 2
Read More »"3D Group" ramping up the stereoscopic 3D game scene with a flood of new titles
A few days ago we talked about a new arcade title out of China that Disney was involved with called Disney 3D Ping Pong. Since then we have heard of other games in Asia
Read More »Thief makes off with 5 million yen at a Japanese arcade
It’s a slow news day – I’ve been scouring the net for a little while now and couldn’t find anything else. It fits into the story we had about a week ago where an
Read More »A few more AOU videos – Gaia Attack 4, Jigsaw World Arena, Puzzle of Ocha, Speed Rider
Just a few more videos from AOU I’ve found featuring things to round-up the weekend. Taito’s Gaia Attack 4. It’s good to see it in action – they used video of real world environments
Read More »An arcade-themed art gallery "The Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade 2010"
Via One thing I like about arcade cabinets is the artwork some games have plastered all over. Great artwork can be an effective way to draw attention to an otherwise bland cabinet. If you
Read More »Atari wants to turn some of their old games into movies, starting with Missile Command
Ah Hollywood. Will you ever give up on making movies based upon video games? Probably not, even though I wonder why since they aren’t generally huge money makers and are severely critiqued. The latest
Read More »More AOU stuff – Robo Catcher, more Metal Gear, Gaia Attack 4, Stomper DLX, Sega
Here’s a few more things out of AOU in Japan (links via various sources, including AM Net) and The Stinger Report Robo Catcher – showing other applications our future robot overlords can have in
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