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Looking At Taito’s History As They Turn 60
This past Friday (the 24th) was a date that was important to arcade and video game history but I did not realize that until I saw a message on Facebook from Taito. Here is what they had to say: “It’s our birthday!! 60 years ago today, in 1953, TAITO (then the Taito Trading Company) »
Monopoly Goes Videmption With Monopoly Arcade
The other day I was looking over the 2013 releases and upcoming list and one has to admit – it feels a little light compared to previous years. Given the time it takes to develop a game and bring it up to code of a solid earning title and a limited number of developers, »
Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)
When I did the research for Midway’s unreleased arcade prototypes of the past, I had a feeling that there should have been more. Perhaps that is a tainted view as a company like Atari is pretty well documented in that regard, however the reality is that many game companies of the past don’t seem »
Newsbag: Missile Command History; Fantastic Arcade Spotlight; Persona 4 Arcade Updates
Once again this past week was even slower for news than usual but part of it is me getting sidetracked with numerous things(I meant to post this Friday evening and due to more sidetracking, I’m only posting this now). On Twitter I described the new Transformers: Human Alliance cabinet by Sega which was shown »
Late Saturday News: Gamers Go Crazy for Guilty Gear Xrd in Japan; Galaxy Collision Air Hockey, Transformers at AAMA in US
Happy Saturday everyone. Just a couple of news blurbs here to share as everyone experiences the weekend. Some big location test news out of Japan for the new Guilty Gear Xrd Sign by Arc System Works. I do not believe that a lot of advance notice was given of the test but either way »
Rerave Arcade “Unboxing”
In lieu of my sort-of tradition in “unboxing” new/newer arcade games (Example 1; Example 2; Example 3), a new arcade game has found its way to my arcade this past Wednesday and here’s some pictures of getting it into place. The game has been spoken of on AH before, a rhythm game called ReRave. »
Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2
Welcome to the last weekend of July. This week has given us some new game announcements with Raw Thrills’ Batmobile and Namco/Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. There was some arcade news at the San Diego Comic-Con but we’re waiting on a little more information on that first. Here are a few other stories »
DNA Announces Growth & New Book: The Out Of Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier
The Digital Out Of Home Interactive Entertainment Network Association is on the move again with some news about their growth as a group and plans for launching a new book about the industry this October. First on the growth, they have added fifty “Founding Members” to the organization which includes various big names in »
Newsblend: Sega Arcade For Comic-Con; Aircraft Skin Arcade Cab; Dark Escape 4D Review
The weekend is just about to get started and with that, here are some more links with my comments about some quick arcade-related stories. BTW, I had a great conversation with Brian Colins of Game Refuge this week about some Midway arcade prototypes. The post is inching closer to completion, perhaps it will be »
Sega Releases Transformers Human Alliance Teaser
Not long ago we found out that Sega was testing out a new arcade game called Transformers Human Alliance. It was first being tested out in China but there was very little info about it. We made some guesses based on that little info but today it’s much clearer what the deal is with »
Newsbag: Sega UK’s Virtua Tennis 4 Sale; Ace Attorney Attraction Returns; New Mario Kart GP DX video
Here’s a few news stories about arcades to discuss, which have appeared With British tennis player Andy Murray winning the Wimbeldon tournament and bringing the prize home to England after a 77 year drought, Sega Amusements UK is deciding to celebrate by putting the upright standard model of Virtua Tennis 4 on a massive »
The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games
I hope that everyone is having a happy summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and if in the Southern, an acceptable Winter. Arcade news has been relatively slow for the past little while so I’ve been thinking of cooking up more of these articles about arcades as opposed to just waiting out »
