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Upcoming game from Namco – AFREC!
[Via Oga in Japan] While Namco had hinted at some interesting developments going on for their arcade division, they didn’t specify what it was that they were working on and honestly I didn’t expect
Read More »Continuing on the violent games debate…
A little while ago I brought up the always fun debate about violent video games in a post briefly discussing some laws that were being looked at by certain local governments in the US
Read More »A look at Eugene Jarvis' work, past and present
In the arcade world it’s hard to miss mega-hits like Defender, Robotron 2048, Smash TV, and Crusin’ USA and while many designers of classic arcade games have moved on to different things, the designer
Read More »Some news from games in Japan
A bit of Japan news here (which as always we must keep in mind that something here may or may not show up outside of Japan although we always hope that it will), first
Read More »Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 poster for charity
It’s always nice to see something arcade-related to go up for a good charitable cause, in this case a limited edition poster for the Namco racer, Maximum Tune 3 that is signed by the
Read More »The things that collectors do
If you collect arcade games at all then you know that it can be rather difficult to find room for the cabinets at times. If you have a garage the hobby of collecting games
Read More »ASI 2008 News Recap
Just to help you in case you missed/overlooked anything, here is a recap of some of the news to come out of ASI this past week, either at the show or because of the
Read More »Basketball sharpshooter!
I keep watching this over and over and I still think it’s fake. But how do you fake this! I’d like to see this guy play one where the hoop actually moves around! [Discuss
Read More »Home made Lindbergh cabinet
Now this is nice home made cabinet. I’ve always been a fan of the simplicity of Sega’s Lindbergh cabinet, but this guy has gone the whole hog to show his love for it. This
Read More »One planet under pinball article about Pinball championships in Vegas
(Picture by Steve Marcus of main competitors Bowen Kerins and Neil Shatz after Kerins won the IFPA Championship) One thing I missed while at ASI was the IFPA Pinball Championships that were held in
Read More »Interviews with Michael Rudowicz of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America
While at ASI I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rudowicz, President of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America. These audio clips are far from perfect – there is a lot of
Read More »Street Fighter IV continues it's record breaking trend
I’m not sure how many location tests Street Fighter IV has had up to this point but either way it’s had numerous public appearances and each time the game gets a lot of positive
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