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Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

April 16, 2012, No Comments on Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of the latest news: Caine’s Arcade Update: We mentioned this the other day and we certainly haven’t been the only one »

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

April 12, 2012, 1 Comment on The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report and myself found about an hour and fifteen minutes to sit down and »

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

April 11, 2012, 2 Comments on It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have not been the most common item to come across in recent years. This year quite a few are being made »

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

April 3, 2012, 28 Comments on Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the link as a Stinger Report Newsfeed so that pushed me over the edge to put down some thoughts about it. »

Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 Footage + Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead

Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 Footage + Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead

April 2, 2012, 2 Comments on Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 Footage + Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead

Here are two videos, one real, the other fake for April Fools Day, both done by different divisions of Sega.   Here is some location test footage of Sega’s upcoming Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 in Japan. This is the second game in the series that had started out as a US arcade game »

News from Japan: Konami’s Jubeat Saucer, More Gunslinger Stratos

News from Japan: Konami’s Jubeat Saucer, More Gunslinger Stratos

March 29, 2012, 3 Comments on News from Japan: Konami’s Jubeat Saucer, More Gunslinger Stratos

Let’s cast our eyes over to Japan for some news, as there are a few developments going on there. First off, Konami has a new entry location testing there starting tomorrow called Jubeat Saucer(not-so-much-better known as uBeat outside of Asia). Per usual we don’t know anything about it yet but that will change soon »

Museum of Soviet Arcade Games Gets a New Location

Museum of Soviet Arcade Games Gets a New Location

March 23, 2012, No Comments on Museum of Soviet Arcade Games Gets a New Location

For the past few years, we’ve occasionally heard about some retro and basically unknown arcade games that were made in Russia during the waning years of the Soviet Union. Back during the Golden Age of arcade games you didn’t hear about these games if you were in the West and years later, Russians who »

Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

March 21, 2012, 14 Comments on Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

Apologies for the delay in finishing up on this but assets do take some time to trickle down to my hands but better late than never, right? Here is the rest of what was seen at Amusement Expo ’12 in Las Vegas, thanks to Jordan Fredrick for allowing me to use pictures he posted »

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

March 15, 2012, 2 Comments on Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo 2012 officially opened up yesterday in Las Vegas and here is what was there to look over. Images thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. Compared to last year, there is a larger offering of new products for us to discuss as heading their way West and that is always a »

First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

March 14, 2012, No Comments on First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

(Pictures thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report) Amusement Expo officially kicks off today in Las Vegas but yesterday Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix held a special and unusual launch event for their latest game, Big Buck HD. Several representatives took to the stage to tout the latest features that this game offers, »

Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

March 12, 2012, 2 Comments on Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

It’s been another weekend with very little arcade news to speak of – calm before the storm of Amusement Expo I expect – so I’ve had to strain a little on news today, hope you don’t mind. First off news has come out that the Las Vegas location for Gameworks will be moving – »

First Look At Big Buck HD

First Look At Big Buck HD

March 2, 2012, 7 Comments on First Look At Big Buck HD

(UPDATE: See pictures of the game cabinet and read about features from the Las Vegas Reveal!) It’s no secret that that latest Big Buck Hunter game is just about to hit the scene and while the official unveiling of the game is less than two weeks away, we didn’t have a clue as to »