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Two from Taito: Magical Music and Legendary Cannon
This month there are two major conventions taking place in Japan – the Tokyo Game Show and the 49th JAMMA Show. JAMMA is usually the time for manufacturers to show off a lot of their new ideas for the coming year, in terms of both hardware and software. Sometimes the hardware doesn’t gain traction »
From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX
We had a little more to share from the AAMA Gala that took place a short time ago in Lincolnshire, IL and as promised, here you are. First is Sega’s latest light-gun shooter Operation G.H.O.S.T., which we have already mentioned as being a sequel to the original GHOST Squad and sporting features such as »
REVIEW: Operation G.H.O.S.T. by Sega Amusements
OPERATION G.H.O.S.T. DEVELOPER: Sega Amusements Japan PUBLISHER: Sega Amusements RELEASE: October 2011 in US and Europe. April 2011 in Japan, China/Taiwan TYPE: Light-gun shooter PLAYERS: 1-2, simultaneous HARDWARE: Sega RingWide ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Yellow SYNOPSIS: Operation G.H.O.S.T. is the sequel to Sega’s G.H.O.S.T. Squad which was released in arcades in 2004. The official »
The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post
With China’s arcade market booming, there are now a few different arcade shows taking place there each year. While there is still a problem with bootlegs galore (in fact I’ve found out about another version of Plants Vs. Zombies and even Angry Birds getting the bootleg treatment), companies in the business of not ripping »
Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012
We’ve known about the next installment of Golden Tee for a while now – not that it’s hard to guess about since Incredible Technologies has kept pace with releasing a new version of the game every year with no plans to let up on that strategy anytime soon. But beyond the trailer videos and »
Electric Theater Arcade Grand Opening Event Next Week in Independence, MO
(Thanks to DasBacon for the tip) If you live in or near Independence Missouri, then a new arcade is about to open it’s doors, one that we have discussed in the past called The Electric Theater Vintage Arcade. Their Grand Opening event will be taking place next week and it looks to be a »
Specular Interactive/Raw Thrills Officially Unveils Dirty Drivin’
UPDATE: Be sure to check out our in-depth behind-the-scenes look at Dirty Drivin’ if you haven’t already! While we got information about this ahead of time, jumping the gun a little bit as it was found on location test in a few parts of the world and posted to youtube for all to see, »
The Rockin Roller Mobile Arcade
Newsfeed 1098 & 1099 via While arcades are generally known as fixed locations, in recent times that hasn’t always been the case with new mobile arcade gamerooms. Take a truck trailer, cram it with arcades and rent it out for parties. While the game selection is often limited because of space (which also shows »
Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”
First unveiled in February 2010, we got the first hands-on look for it the next month at the Amusement Expo, it made a big splash at e3 2010 and finally the game was found at IAAPA 2010 in Florida. That game is Namco’s Pac-Man Battle Royale, released for public venues to get their hands »
Darius Burst Another Chronicle found on-site in the UK + new DBAC EX video
(Thanks to Dave K for the tip!) When the English version of Darius Burst Another Chronicle was first seen in the UK at an Electrocoin event about a month ago, it was said that the game would afterwards be going on test at the Funland, Trocadero in London. Then Funland unexpectedly closed. It took »
Wizard of Oz pinball playfield coming together nicely UPDATED
The Wizard of Oz Pinball tease continues but the latest update shows some significant additions to the machine, with some toys to be found on the left side of the playfield. If you’re looking for a full-featured pinball game, this certainly looks like it’s going to do the job. This already looks quite playable »
More CAX coverage + new documentary called ARCADE
One nice thing about the annual California Extreme (CAX) annual event is that it generates a bit of media coverage for arcade and pinball machines. The latest outlet to do so is Wired.com, who looks at some of the rarer pinball machines that were found at this year’s show. (This link is Stinger Report »
