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More information on the US release of Arcana Heart 2

More information on the US release of Arcana Heart 2

Shaggy September 29, 2008 3

I did a follow-up with Satinder Bhutani, Executive Vice President at Andamiro USA and I was able to get a little more information on the US release of the Japanese girl-on-girl fighter, Arcana Heart

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Mario Just Wants an Arcade

Mario Just Wants an Arcade

Shaggy September 29, 2008 0

Thanks to Pushing Play for sending us this video, it’s Mario’s (aka Mike Long) protest about the Funland Arcade in Toronto closing down. With all the frustration I’ve heard about this Funland closing, I

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Dance Challenge, a new arcade game from India

Dance Challenge, a new arcade game from India

Shaggy September 29, 2008 4

It’s always a good thing when we see someone new join the arcade game creation business, and it’s just as cool when you see them come out of a country not yet known for

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Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom running on Wii-based hardware?

Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom running on Wii-based hardware?

Shaggy September 27, 2008 8

I was a little surprised when I heard that the home version of Tatsunoko VS. Capcom was announced just for the Wii – I figured that it would have come to something else as well. Perhaps

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Power Putt Golf released today

Power Putt Golf released today

Shaggy September 25, 2008 1

It’s not often when we have an exact release date for an arcade game which leads to a lot of guessing (of course when a game begins shipping usually means that it’s still a

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Next Week: Preview 2009

Next Week: Preview 2009

Twisted Supreme September 24, 2008 0

Next week is London Preview. Will we see anything new that we haven’t see at the resent AM Show in Japan? Probably not. However what is shown is an indication of what we are going

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More AM 08 Videos

More AM 08 Videos

Twisted Supreme September 24, 2008 0

Courtesy of Highways Games are some more videos of games on show at the AM show in Japan. Namco’s Nirin Sega’s Hummer Atlus’ Vulcan Wars Sega’s Touch Striker Sega’s House of the Dead EX

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Flyer for Jet Ball

Flyer for Jet Ball

Shaggy September 24, 2008 0

A few days ago I was sent some pictures of a new game called Jet Ball by The Stinger Report which reminded me that I played the game at AMOA and I also picked

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A look at an arcade in North Korea

A look at an arcade in North Korea

Shaggy September 24, 2008 1

I’m glad I don’t live in North Korea for a host of reasons and here’s another one to chalk up on the list when you take a look at an arcade there. It’s a

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How the huge Golden Tee World Championship at AMOA went down

How the huge Golden Tee World Championship at AMOA went down

Shaggy September 24, 2008 0

One thing I did miss out on at AMOA was the Golden Tee World Championship that took place on Friday and Saturday there. It would have been fun to watch and participate – I

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Stinger Report Article: Very Large Arcade Show Shakes Consoles Confidence

Stinger Report Article: Very Large Arcade Show Shakes Consoles Confidence

Shaggy September 23, 2008 1

Here is a new article from our friend Kevin Williams at The Stinger Report, this time discussing the impact of the 46th AM show in Japan and the subsequent flurry of interest that has

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A new site for helping you find an arcade near you: Arcade Fly

A new site for helping you find an arcade near you: Arcade Fly

Shaggy September 22, 2008 4

A new website dedicated to helping players find arcades near them as well as see what games are there and connect with other players is now available to the public. Known as Arcade Fly,

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