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Sega unveils Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA, Shining Force Cross update, other games for JAMMA

August 27, 2010, 7 Comments on Sega unveils Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA, Shining Force Cross update, other games for JAMMA

With the 48th JAMMA Expo nearly upon us, that means that companies are beginning to reveal the game they will be bringing along to the show and today, Sega took the veil off of what they have been working on. The  newest title to grace their line-up will be a new addition to the »

Pentavision and Pipeline Games merge to become Pentavision Global

August 26, 2010, 1 Comment on Pentavision and Pipeline Games merge to become Pentavision Global

A short time ago I noticed that the Pipeline Games website was completely down and it seemed to be staying that way. That didn’t bode well for the brand new company who had brought some quirky games to Amusement Expo earlier this year. The disappearance of the website has been solved today however as »

Arc System Works to release BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II this winter

August 26, 2010, No Comments on Arc System Works to release BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II this winter

Despite all the love that fighters get with 3D graphics these days, there are a few games which still stick to the genres 2D roots and it’s even better when they stick to the genres arcade roots as well. One of those games is the BlazBlue series by Arc System Works. I’ve actually had »

Are Glasses-free 3D TV's what the arcade industry needs?

August 24, 2010, 3 Comments on Are Glasses-free 3D TV's what the arcade industry needs?

The past few days have been a news desert for arcades and so far today isn’t looking any different although I did find some interest in this story about Toshiba’s development of a new TV set technology that finally allows the viewer to watch stereoscopic 3D content without the aid of glasses. That is »

The Arcade Hunters visit Richie Knucklez

August 19, 2010, No Comments on The Arcade Hunters visit Richie Knucklez

It may be impossible to visit all of the arcades that are out there but at least thanks to the wonderful world of the internet we can get in-depth videos of the locations that are out there. Thanks to the guys at Arcade-Hunters.com we get a chance to see some great arcades out there »

Article: The Player — Japanese Queuing for Arcade!

August 16, 2010, No Comments on Article: The Player — Japanese Queuing for Arcade!

Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has penned a new article just for us and this one takes a look at the growing interest in the amusement sector in Japan, despite the doom and gloom that had been shopped around a couple of years ago when some companies had begun closing some locations there. »

Parent company of Intencity posts strong earnings

August 16, 2010, 2 Comments on Parent company of Intencity posts strong earnings

Newsfeed 902 via For those unfamiliar with Intencity, it’s the amusement wing of Village Roadshow, an entertainment company based in Australia that deals with theme parks, cinema centers, music, DVDs and more. From the looks of it, Intencity is one place where players can find some of the latest arcade and redemption games and »

Namco unveils Pac-Man's Arcade Party

August 13, 2010, 4 Comments on Namco unveils Pac-Man's Arcade Party

Namco has already shown their enthusiasm in celebrating Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary with Pac-Man Battle Royale (due next month) but you can now add two arcade titles to the ways of how they are celebrating. An open house event(click for more pictures) was recently held at the Namco America HQ in Elk Grove Village, IL »

UK Pinball Party starts tomorrow

August 12, 2010, No Comments on UK Pinball Party starts tomorrow

Pinball junkies in the UK have a big event to look forward to, the UK Pinball Party. It begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday although they already have held a warming up event with a competition between Martyn Raison (the top ranked junior UK player) and the two times Pinball World Champion Gary Flower. »

GRID, Let's Go Island launching soon

August 11, 2010, 7 Comments on GRID, Let's Go Island launching soon

Sega Amusements UK has sent out invites to an upcoming product launch event and Kevin Williams shared with us what the invitation looks like.  6 new products are being launched there, including GRID which we first unveiled in June and Let’s Go Island which we have been hearing about throughout the year. I believe »

2010 DDR US Championships going on now, finals in December

August 2, 2010, No Comments on 2010 DDR US Championships going on now, finals in December

Newsfeed 891 via Last year, Konami held tournaments across the US to find the best DDR player in the US. Those tournaments didn’t happen without some headaches but with those lessons learned, Konami is taking a crack at it again with the 2010 DDR Championships, which already began last month starting on the 15th. »

Namco unveils "Dead Heat" at the AAMA Distributor Gala

July 30, 2010, 2 Comments on Namco unveils "Dead Heat" at the AAMA Distributor Gala

Way back in March, we found out that Namco was testing a new racing game that was called Dead Heat Street Racing. I found out a little on the game at Amusement Expo but since then we have been waiting to actually see the game. Namco had the slightly renamed Dead Heat title at »