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Dariusburst: Another Chronicle by Taito
DARIUSBURST: ANOTHER CHRONICLE (Top picture is of the Japanese version, bottom is the European version. US version looks like the Japanese version with the canopy but is in English) DEVELOPER: Taito Corp. PUBLISHER: Taito Corp. RELEASE: Dec. 17th, 2010 (Japan); December 2011 (International) TYPE: Side-scrolling shooter PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: Taito Type X2 ARCADE »
REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco
PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE DEVELOPER: Bandai Namco (Visit Namco America’s website) PUBLISHER: Bandai Namco RELEASE: January 2011 TYPE: Competitive maze PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: “System 157”, custom board with specs unknown (also used in Namco’s Pac-Man’s Arcade Party) ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green Label – Suitable for All Ages REGION AVAILABILITY: Worldwide SYNOPSIS: From Namco »
REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios
FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios 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 operator Synopsis: Fend »
Winnitron NL promotes indie games in an arcade cabinet
There is a trend developing in the console/PC indie gaming world since last year that involves putting these new games into an arcade-style cabinet as a way to help attract attention towards the titles. We’ve covered a few of them previously and GameSetWatch has the rundown on the latest indie arcade cab, the Winnitron »
Pinball Wizard Arcade opening in Pelham, NH next week (UPDATED)
(Thanks for the info Adam Pfeifer!) I’m happy to share the opening of another arcade, and this one is huge. If you live in the Granite State, or anywhere near it, then come next week you will have two large arcades to choose from. The first one is already famous – Funspot with it’s »
Crazy Speed Arcade goes Super
At IAAPA 2010 I had a chance to check out Crazy Speed Arcade for the first time at the UNIS booth. They had four units setup there, two in English and two in Spanish. It appears that the company who developed the CSA software released an enhanced version of the game earlier last year »
New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball
We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really produced anything to make Stern take notice. It’s not a great track record for this kind of news, but a »
Namco’s new Augmented Reality game
(UPDATED) Here’s a nice way to start off the new year – with a look at a new concept for out-of-home entertainment venues that uses Augmented Reality. We’ve discussed various AR games in the past, most recently I recall Konami’s Space Agent which is a mounted light-gun and cameras for a new kind of »
Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th
UPDATE: Arcade Infinity will NOT be closing on Jan. 15th and will stay open for now. Read the details here I am always happy when I hear about a new arcade location opening their doors somewhere around the world (as we reported about in the post previous this one with two new Timezone locations »
Timezone expands locations in Indonesia and India
Newsfeed 978 via FEC chain Timezone is expanding their operations and that’s good news for players in those particular areas who want to see an arcade near them. First off is the announcement of a new location at Mal Kelapa Gading, one of the top 10 malls in Jakarta, Indonesia; the second new location »
New trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Namco’s latest trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 shows that a lot of progress has been made since we last saw the game, back in November. New backgrounds have replaced the featureless stages from the engine test, and Heihachi seems to have shed some years. More excitingly, we seem to have new female wrestler »
Sega’s new urinal game
Newsfeed 972 via I’m not really sure how to categorize this one – it’s not an arcade game but it is something that could be considered out-of-home entertainment. In Japan, Sega is testing out this new urinal game and so far it sounds like it’s a hit on location test. Click below to see »
