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Capcom beats projections but arcade division down
Here’s something interesting that was virtually overlooked about the recent news of Capcom’s financial earnings – while sales and operating income went up, few reported that Capcom’s arcade division dropped nearly 18 percent to
Read More »WCCF World Cup 2007 Results
So here they are, the results of the WCCF World Cup via WCCF-World.co.uk which was held over here in the sunny UK. Head over to the site for the group stage results as well. Knockout
Read More »Shoot The Moon from Namco
[via Coin-Op Today] Within our market there is never a shortage of themed redemption titles, but how many of them are actually fun? With ticket-spitting on the rise, Namco went back to the
Read More »The second golden age of the arcade
UK newspaper website Telegraph.co.ukrecently wrote about the second golden age of the arcade, i.e. the re-releases of many classic arcade games on XBLA, PS3 and the Wii’s VC. Read on…… Each of Sony,
Read More »Another Cool Home Arcade Cocktail Cabinet
For those of you out there with the urge for that retro arcade experience in your home here’s another ideal option for those of you with the money to buy one. Let’s be honest,
Read More »Namco Museum Remix for Wii
Now some people may see this as an absolute travesty and some may look forward to the new look of these classic remixes. Either way it’s got to be worth checking out, especially
Read More »An Interview With An Arcade Legend
Got a great tip today from The Stinger Report. Gamasutra have recently interviewed the gaming legend Eugene Jarvis. This is the guy who created Defender, Robotron (and accompanying two-joystick control system), NARC, and the
Read More »Pinball Club Brazil
Here is something interesting I found – a site for pinball enthusiasts in Brazil. These guys absolutely love pinball and have two clubs, one in Rio De Janeiro and the other in São Paulo.
Read More »Silent Hill Arcade Japanese release date and price
A price and release date for the Japanese version of Silent Hill Arcade in Japan has been unveiled: August 2007 for a price of ¥1,780,000 (roughly 14,675 USD). No new information on a release
Read More »SPoNG's May 2007 arcade report – Motion based and Bemani games
Kevin Williams at SPoNG.com has posted an article discussing the importance of Konami’s Bemani and motion capture (MoCap) games and their effect on the game console industry with the likes of the Nintendo Wii
Read More »Mini Skee Ball
Spotted this little gem over at RetroThing. I have to agree with them, I too love anything that has been miniaturised. I just looks so cute and cool, and for those of us with
Read More »Official KOF MI Reg A site open; also price announced
SNK Playmore has opened up an official website for the upcoming KOF Maximum Impact Reg. A (the full title must be quicker to say in Japanese). It’s mainly in Japanese and there isn’t much
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