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Heat activated arcade mugs

Heat activated arcade mugs

Shaggy February 4, 2010 0

You know it’s always a little slow when we start posting arcade-related merchandise for posts. So here we go: I think of these as psuedo-arcade mugs as these don’t use licensed content – just

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Capcom posting profits, Namco losses; where do their arcade divisions stand?

Capcom posting profits, Namco losses; where do their arcade divisions stand?

Shaggy February 3, 2010 12

It’s that time where we start to receive news about different public companies and their profit or loss over a certain period of time. These glimpes generally mention the arcade division of said companies

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #12 – New games at EAG and more

Arcade Heroes Podcast #12 – New games at EAG and more

Shaggy February 3, 2010 0

Here’s our 12th podcast – I know I haven’t been keeping up with these on a weekly basis as I had wanted to originally but we’re still getting them done when there is enough

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Tekken 6 clone cabinet emerges from China

Tekken 6 clone cabinet emerges from China

HeavyElectricity February 3, 2010 5

Have you ever played Tekken 6 in an arcade? I have, and my experience taught me two things: firstly my friend is better with the capoeira characters than me, and secondly the cabinet is

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Golden Tee Connect integrates with Facebook

Golden Tee Connect integrates with Facebook

HeavyElectricity February 2, 2010 3

Golden Tee is one of those games that is everywhere, with roughly 10,000 machines in operation worldwide ensuring that it remains a constant feature of the arcade scene. If you’re one of those who

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Check out these Atari glasses

Check out these Atari glasses

Shaggy February 2, 2010 1

Most of the news regarding Atari over the past few years has been negative – of the company barely holding on, churning through CEO’s at an alarming pace and not releasing many games that

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See EAG in 3D!

See EAG in 3D!

Shaggy February 2, 2010 0

I must have missed the announcement that Youtube has special options for 3D videos now, but here’s some evidence of that. It’s a small tour of EAG 2010 in glorious 3D, and according to

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Sega announces Hummer Standard availability

Sega announces Hummer Standard availability

Shaggy February 1, 2010 0

We don’t normally see press releases come along on a Sunday but sometimes, they just happen. Sega Amusements USA has announced the availability of HUMMER Standard edition, which was seen at both IAAPA and

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EAG 2010: Show report

EAG 2010: Show report

HeavyElectricity January 30, 2010 3

It’s funny how some memories stick, isn’t it? I had only been to the ExCel Centre in London once before dropping in at the EAG show on Wednesday, for the consumer gaming event GameStars

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The Big Buck Hunter Pro Pinball promotional video

The Big Buck Hunter Pro Pinball promotional video

Shaggy January 29, 2010 0

(Thanks for the tip igo!) Stern is living up to the promise of improving the marketing behind new pinball machines, as we see here with a new promotional video for Big Buck Hunter Pro

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Konami details their AOU line-up

Konami details their AOU line-up

Shaggy January 29, 2010 1

Thanks to and Aaron Auzins for the info. EAG and ATEI aren’t the only shows to talk about in the arcade world these days as AOU in Japan is coming up before too long

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Brief video of Sega’s Let’s Go Island UPDATED

Brief video of Sega’s Let’s Go Island UPDATED

Shaggy January 28, 2010 4

I don’t have a lot of time to post at the moment but figured I should get to this now. It’s a video from EAG 2010 of Let’s Go Island by Sega. The framerate

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