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The Cosmotrons Arcade Summer Tour + More Game Details

The Cosmotrons Arcade Summer Tour + More Game Details

June 5, 2017, 2 Comments on The Cosmotrons Arcade Summer Tour + More Game Details

A little while ago, we covered a new indie game that was being designed for home consoles but just so happened to make a public appearance as an arcade machine – Cosmotrons. The game formula is based on Atari’s classic but infrequently seen Gravitar, a game that was notorious for being difficult at a time »

Newsbytes:  Gamers Arcade Bar; NJ Gamer Con; Alien Pinball; DDR A Hits Europe;

Newsbytes: Gamers Arcade Bar; NJ Gamer Con; Alien Pinball; DDR A Hits Europe;

July 23, 2016, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Gamers Arcade Bar; NJ Gamer Con; Alien Pinball; DDR A Hits Europe;

Not a whole lot to discuss this weekend so it will be brief. Have a great weekend! Gamers Arcade Bar Opening Soon In Spokane, WA – If you are in the Spokane area and have been hoping for some bar/arcade action coming to you then this place is for you. Called Gamers Arcade Bar, »

3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

April 6, 2016, No Comments on 3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

UPDATE: The games have been shown off, check them out! The Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching this weekend and while the name implies that it’s all about older/retro/classic games, that is not always the case. Items like the Retron 5 game console have been announced there and now a big arcade announcement is »

War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

March 22, 2016, 1 Comment on War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

(Thanks to Gary Riggins for the tip) I had meant to post this on Saturday as a part of the Newsbytes post but became sidetracked with other necessary work…so let’s use this as an interesting way to start the day. War of Currents Arcade Shown At SXSW –  Long, long ago, back when this »

Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

March 18, 2013, No Comments on Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Well Spring is finally here this after what seemed like an eternal Winter but so are some arcade events that take advantage of the season change. The first show to start is the Amusement Expo, which in the past may have been known by other names like the AMOA or AAMA Expo. With those »

Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

July 14, 2012, No Comments on Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios (visit their website) Publisher: Coast-to-Coast Entertainment Release: April 2011 (kit) ; Summer 2011 (dedicated, Asia only) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Optional – Yellow Label (Animated Violence) or Red Label (Life Like Violence) depending on setting by »

Following up on Midwest Gaming Classic 2012

Following up on Midwest Gaming Classic 2012

March 28, 2012, 3 Comments on Following up on Midwest Gaming Classic 2012

Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 has come and gone and if you couldn’t make it, then here are a number of Youtube videos from the event that allow us the vicarious experience for the show. General Overview – First seven minutes or so is of the many game console setups there; after that is the »

From the floor of Midwest Gaming Classic 2011

April 26, 2011, No Comments on From the floor of Midwest Gaming Classic 2011

About a month ago, gamers descended upon the Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, WI for an annual event where arcade and pinball gaming is a prominent part of the event. That event was the Midwest Gaming Classic and you can see quite a bit of it in the video below, created by OnTheStick.com. They »

REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

January 7, 2011, 1 Comment on REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios Publisher: Coast-to-Coast Entertainment Release: April 2011 (kit) ; Summer 2011 (dedicated, Asia only) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Optional – Yellow Label (Animated Violence) or Red Label (Life Like Violence) depending on setting by operator Synopsis: Fend »

Galloping Ghost Arcade open Friday night in Brookfield, IL (UPDATED with launch photos)

August 12, 2010, 7 Comments on Galloping Ghost Arcade open Friday night in Brookfield, IL (UPDATED with launch photos)

The new arcade facility headed by the group developing a new arcade fighter Dark Presence will be opening it’s doors tomorrow night @ 11:59PM and judging by the video they sent us, they have managed to come a long way in getting a large number of games running to up an expansive location. They »

Fighterpalooza: Super Street Fighter IV loctest vids; Street Fighter X Tekken shuns arcades (for now)

July 25, 2010, No Comments on Fighterpalooza: Super Street Fighter IV loctest vids; Street Fighter X Tekken shuns arcades (for now)

Newsfeed 882 & 883 via Plenty of Street Fighter news has come along. First, videos showing Super Street Fighter IV Arcade are online (via Versuscity). Andriasang also has a pic showing some extra character slots on the arcade version indicating more characters to be revealed soon. In further Street Fighter related news, I am »

An update to the Galloping Ghost Arcade, with an opening date and video

July 14, 2010, 3 Comments on An update to the Galloping Ghost Arcade, with an opening date and video

(Thanks to Shane Muir and Aaron Auzins for the info) A short time ago we revealed that a new arcade location was in the works in Brookfield, IL USA. You can read that initial story here in case you missed it. Every new arcade that opens is good news for us and the GGA »