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The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

January 25, 2012, 5 Comments on The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

With January upon us, comes another arcade event where new products are shown off in London, UK. This is the first look as provided to us by The Stinger Report – more pictures and videos will be coming soon from our very own Nik Thorpe who has been at the show as well, so »

REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

January 8, 2011, 5 Comments on REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE DEVELOPER: Bandai Namco (Visit Namco America’s website) PUBLISHER: Bandai Namco RELEASE: January 2011 TYPE: Competitive maze PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: “System 157”, custom board with specs unknown (also used in Namco’s Pac-Man’s Arcade Party) ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green Label – Suitable for All Ages REGION AVAILABILITY: Worldwide SYNOPSIS: From Namco »

Thoughts on TRON Night

Thoughts on TRON Night

October 28, 2010, 2 Comments on Thoughts on TRON Night

Tonight Disney held a special event for TRON Legacy, by giving audiences a 23 min. preview of the upcoming film for free in select IMAX 3D theaters. Being a big TRON geek, I made sure to snag a ticket and I took my brother along for the ride – in part to get a »

New games from the Sega Private Show 2010 in Japan

June 27, 2010, 8 Comments on New games from the Sega Private Show 2010 in Japan

Newsfeed 848 via Every year Sega Japan holds a “private” summer show where they give select persons a view of some of the new content that they are bringing to arcades later that year. But it’s only private in the sense of it being limited to who gets an invitation as every year sources »

EAG 2010: Show report

January 30, 2010, 3 Comments on EAG 2010: Show report

It’s funny how some memories stick, isn’t it? I had only been to the ExCel Centre in London once before dropping in at the EAG show on Wednesday, for the consumer gaming event GameStars Live in 2004. Somehow though, five and a half years from that event, I was able to perfectly remember the »

A full look at the Sega Card Gen MLB location test in Japan

October 24, 2009, 3 Comments on A full look at the Sega Card Gen MLB location test in Japan

Location tests rarely get a lot of attention in the US but in Japan  it’s usually a different story. While Sega’s newest coin-op title, Sega Card Gen has already tested at the Gameworks in Chicago, we never saw any pictures from that test but we did get an excellent description about the game on »

First shot of Sega Card Gen as seen at AMOA 09, also w/ a pic of Twisted

October 17, 2009, No Comments on First shot of Sega Card Gen as seen at AMOA 09, also w/ a pic of Twisted

We reported a little while ago that one new title that would be seen at the recently passed AMOA 2009 show in Las Vegas was Sega’s new foray into coin-op card gaming, Sega Card Gen. But until now, we have not seen any useful pictures from the show but thanks to a link posted »

A History of Star Trek at the arcades

A History of Star Trek at the arcades

April 2, 2009, 7 Comments on A History of Star Trek at the arcades

With important dates, new movies and a TV show coming along based on Star Trek, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at the history of Trek in arcades. I’ve long been a fan of Star Trek – I was five years old when Star Trek: the Next Generation came around and »

Next week my arcade makes its start

March 15, 2008, 21 Comments on Next week my arcade makes its start

I got some great news today that I will be signing the lease on the store lot where I will be placing my arcade sometime next week, possibly Monday or Tuesday. Once that happens expect frequent updates (with pictures) on this site about the progress I’ll be making in remodeling the place to fit »