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Friction by Friction Game Studios Review
FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios (visit their website) Publisher: Coast-to-Coast Entertainment Release: April 2011 (kit) ; Summer 2011 (dedicated, Asia only) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Optional – Yellow Label (Animated Violence) or Red Label (Life Like Violence) depending on setting by »
Japanese Launches For Sega’s Maimai, Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos & Namco’s Dark Escape 3D
Starting today there are some products that being launched in Japan that should interest those of us outside of Japan as there is a good possibility on at least two of them officially showing up elsewhere. First is Sega’s new music game Maimai. What stands out about this is that its uses a circular »
X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con
While Comic-Con isn’t always about comic books these days, there are plenty of products that show up related to them. When you have a brand new pinball machine that’s about one of the more popular comic franchises around, its common sense that it should be on hand. As such, Stern Pinball is going to »
Video Tuesday: Grails Book, Knight of the Round Playthrough, CGR Interview
Why is it Video Tuesday? Because junk science said so!. Click for more. »
Tidbits from Sega’s Private Summer Show – Ringedge 2, Pengo, Initial D7
Every year Sega holds an invitation-only event in Japan to show off the games they plan on releasing to the market there in the Fall. As you might expect, the chances of seeing this stuff getting support outside of Asian markets is slim but you never know with imports. I’ll cover some of the »
Link Round-up: Retro Gaming and The Act iOS
The Stinger Report has sent along a few different newslinks which I have needed to share since they aren’t going to post themselves. This will comprises Stinger newsfeeds 1217-1219. For those new to the site, The Stinger Report is a free online newsletter that covers the amusement/digital out-of-home entertainment sector, they send us news »
Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan
If there is one place where card systems combined with video games works, its Japan. That would be collectible cards moreso than data cards to save game progress (the latter of which has been done in the West). A few concepts along those lines have been tested in North America but have failed (Sega »
40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)
So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part 1 here if you haven’t already! The content is split up between tabs. Click on the tab you want and »
Dirty Drivin Review
DIRTY DRIVIN’ DEVELOPER: Specular Interactive PUBLISHER: Raw Thrills RELEASE: September 2011 TYPE: Racing PLAYERS: 1-8 (linked) HARDWARE: Custom PC based ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green – Suitable For All Ages SYNOPSIS: From the Specular Interactive Page about the game: It’s time to get dirty! Dirty Drivin’ is a high energy combat racing game that »
REVIEW: Tetris Giant By Sega
DEVELOPER: Sega Amusements PUBLISHER: Sega Amusements RELEASE: Early 2011 TYPE: Puzzle PLAYERS: 1-2 players simultaneous; co-op or competitive HARDWARE: Sega Ringwide ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green label – Suitable for All Ages REGION AVAILABILITY: Worldwide SYNOPSIS: From the flyer: “Tetris the biggest block buster game ever, named one of the top 100 games of »
Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine
The new Continue Magazine opens its second issue with a look at modern arcade gaming machines. More details inside! »
MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action
Almost a month ago we revealed that MoCap Games was scheduled to demonstrate the latest in their motion capture technology at an IAAPA event in Hong Kong this month. That event took place last week and we have the first exclusive look at their new Sci-Shoota hardware and game in action, thanks to The »
