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Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release

Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release

September 20, 2011, No Comments on Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release

(Tip via The Stinger Report) In 2008 GlobalVR brought the popular console title Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII out to arcades in a deluxe sit-down cabinet. There haven’t been many entries in recent years for aerial combat games (Sega’s Afterburner Climax would be one although that is no longer produced) so that certainly helped »

DNA Conference a success, looks to bring event to the US

DNA Conference a success, looks to bring event to the US

July 21, 2011, 1 Comment on DNA Conference a success, looks to bring event to the US

You might recall that the newly formed Digital Network Association held a special, one-day Out-Of-Home Interactive Entertainment conference in London a week ago. It Founded by our friend and colleague Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report only four months ago and it already has had a big welcome from various individuals and groups in »

Editorial: Should Coin-Op Arcade Games be a part of E3?

June 4, 2011, 26 Comments on Editorial: Should Coin-Op Arcade Games be a part of E3?

E3 (i.e. Electronic Entertainment Expo) is upon us once again this next week, where gamers, journalists, developers, publishers and their “booth babes” come together to show off the latest, greatest video games people will enjoy later in the year for home consoles and PC – all minus arcade games. The event is described by »

Namco releases Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale in Japan

Namco releases Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale in Japan

May 27, 2011, 3 Comments on Namco releases Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale in Japan

Newsfeed 1046 via Dragonball Zenkai Battle Royale is the latest arcade release from Namco Bandai in Japan and I wonder if they are building up a whole class of new “Battle Royale” games. First there was Pac-Man Battle Royale and now this. Perhaps next we’ll have Time Crisis or Starblade Battle Royale (yeah, another »

Sega Amusements USA releases GRID Deluxe

Sega Amusements USA releases GRID Deluxe

May 25, 2011, 5 Comments on Sega Amusements USA releases GRID Deluxe

First revealed at the London EAG Expo, Sega Amusements USA has announced today that the deluxe version of their arcade racing title GRID is now available in North America. The most obvious item to set this apart from it’s standard cousin, a 55″ High-Res LCD monitor. Otherwise the software, cabinet lighting, controls and sound »

PowerPutt LIVE 2012 coming next Spring

PowerPutt LIVE 2012 coming next Spring

May 18, 2011, No Comments on PowerPutt LIVE 2012 coming next Spring

We haven’t had many new game announcements to discuss recently, even though a number of games are in-development as we speak. Most of the time announcements are made a short time before the game is to be released but there are exceptions to that rule. Here is one of those exceptions as Incredible Technologies »

Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

May 11, 2011, 1 Comment on Pinball news: Teaser videos for TRON Pinball; Wizard of Oz witch toy + more

Let’s kill a few birds with one stone here by combining a few bits of recent pinball news into one post. First, the one I’m a little surprised by – Stern hasn’t released anything quite like this previously. Being a teaser, it doesn’t show the new Tron game of course(which has already been seen »

Jersey Jack Pinball & Pinball Planetary Supply sign pact

Jersey Jack Pinball & Pinball Planetary Supply sign pact

March 27, 2011, No Comments on Jersey Jack Pinball & Pinball Planetary Supply sign pact

(Thanks to Jon L. For the tip!) While we’ve all been eagerly awaiting to see the pinball game from Jersey Jack Pinball, Wizard of Oz Pinball, they have been working behind the scenes building up other aspects of their business to properly compete. One of those means has been to sign an agreement with »

Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

January 21, 2011, 1 Comment on Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

Last week we ran the news that Namco’s Pac-Man Battle Royale arcade game is available for purchase and now Namco America has complimented that news with a press release and some pictures of the game being put together on the factory floor as the company fills orders. Hit the break for the pics! »

Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

January 21, 2011, No Comments on Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

(Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip!) Stern’s latest pinball game, and first title for 2011 is Rolling Stones Pinball. Stern had recently ran some teaser ads for the game in different trade magazines but this is the first time the game has been seen publicly at a pinball event in Germany. It’s certainly a »

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

January 20, 2011, 12 Comments on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

(Thanks to Bob T. of Skokie for the pics!) A little over a week ago, we ran a rumor post about the development of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing into an arcade game, which would play part of Sega’s celebration for Sonic’s 20th anniversary this year. Today we have confirmation that the game is »

More content announced for Taito’s NESICAxLIVE arcade; Haunted Museum 2 announced

More content announced for Taito’s NESICAxLIVE arcade; Haunted Museum 2 announced

November 24, 2010, 1 Comment on More content announced for Taito’s NESICAxLIVE arcade; Haunted Museum 2 announced

Since Taito announced their new NESiCAxLIVE system for arcades, we’ve been eagerly waiting to see how it will work out. The release date for the system hasn’t arrived just yet (it’s only a few weeks away) but there are some new content announcements for the platform worth talking about. If these continue and the »