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Video Tuesday: Grails Book, Knight of the Round Playthrough, CGR Interview

Video Tuesday: Grails Book, Knight of the Round Playthrough, CGR Interview

July 10, 2012, 1 Comment on 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

Tidbits from Sega’s Private Summer Show – Ringedge 2, Pengo, Initial D7

July 7, 2012, 9 Comments on 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

Link Round-up: Retro Gaming and The Act iOS

July 3, 2012, No Comments on 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

Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan

June 29, 2012, No Comments on 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)

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)

June 28, 2012, 8 Comments on 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 Review

June 23, 2012, 1 Comment on 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

June 22, 2012, No Comments on 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

Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine

June 18, 2012, 4 Comments on 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

MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action

June 16, 2012, 3 Comments on 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 »

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

June 15, 2012, 11 Comments on Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it past the paperwork and brainstorming sessions but some made it far enough to have a cabinet created and location tested. »

REVIEW: Big Buck HD

June 14, 2012, 1 Comment on REVIEW: Big Buck HD

DEVELOPER: Play Mechanix MANUFACTURER:  Raw Thrills RELEASE: Limited test release June 2012; full release July 2012 TYPE: Light-gun hunting PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous depending upon mode HARDWARE: Unspecified DELL PC hardware running Linux based OS ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Yellow – Animated Violence Mild SYNOPSIS: Hunt virtual animals across the world in the latest version »

Game Reviews

June 14, 2012, 2 Comments on Game Reviews

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