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Seen on Location Test USA: Namco’s Sonic Storm

Seen on Location Test USA: Namco’s Sonic Storm

February 26, 2013, 5 Comments on Seen on Location Test USA: Namco’s Sonic Storm

First exclusive details about an upcoming arcade simulator title by Namco called Sonic Storm! »

Thought Experiment: A Blueprint For Revitalizing The Arcade Scene

Thought Experiment: A Blueprint For Revitalizing The Arcade Scene

February 20, 2013, 16 Comments on Thought Experiment: A Blueprint For Revitalizing The Arcade Scene

JAEPO is now finished and for the next big trade show we look forward to is Amusement Expo. One thing that was big at JAEPO was the continued support for online MVS type systems like Taito’s NESiCAxLive or Sega’s ALL.NET P-ras Multi. Unfortunately these systems are limited to Japan and it looks like they »

Incredible Technologies Launches Power Putt LIVE 2013 This March

Incredible Technologies Launches Power Putt LIVE 2013 This March

February 15, 2013, No Comments on Incredible Technologies Launches Power Putt LIVE 2013 This March

Check out the latest information on Incredible Technologies' Power Putt LIVE 2013 arcade game »

News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

February 14, 2013, 3 Comments on News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

A variety of news from new stuff happening in Japan to events in the US and beercade machine, with much more than that so click and read! »

Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

January 30, 2013, No Comments on Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

With EAG now past the next amusement trade show we look forward to is taking place in Japan called JAEPO 2013. This is a new trade show that is taking the place of JAMMA and AOU, kind of like how Amusement Expo combines two trade shows here in the West. Japanese game makers tend »

Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

January 3, 2013, 3 Comments on Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

Newsfeed 1280 via For our first Stinger newsfeed of the year, they pointed us to a story about the development of a new Namco Bandai indoor theme park that is set to open its doors in Ikebukuro Japan this summer. At this point there isn’t a lot of data about the project other than »

Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

December 31, 2012, 7 Comments on Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

Shortly I am going to be rolling out the Arcade Releases for 2013 page and as a way to kind of start that off, as well as the New Year tonight, here is a look at one of the games we plan on seeing sometime this next year. We have mentioned Cars Arcade, based »

Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

December 20, 2012, 6 Comments on Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which saves me the trouble of writing up anything lengthy right now(thanks Kevin!). What he is discussing is not Japanese arcades »

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

December 20, 2012, 6 Comments on Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

Namco plans on expanding the regions where their technical driving game, Wangan Midnight MAximum Tune 4 can be found. »

Pentavision Global Brings 2D Fighter Koihime Musou To US Arcades

Pentavision Global Brings 2D Fighter Koihime Musou To US Arcades

October 17, 2012, 14 Comments on Pentavision Global Brings 2D Fighter Koihime Musou To US Arcades

A new fighter previously available only in Japan is available to US arcades by Pentavision Global, details are inside »

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 »

Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD

Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD

June 6, 2012, 1 Comment on Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD

It’s E3 week and that means a lot of game news is out and about. Arcades are not dominating that news but they are there in a greater degree than seen previously, such as at Namco’s booth, Jersey Jack Pinball and Adrenaline Amusements. One game that is not there but I finally had the »