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Promoting indie games with an arcade cabinet

September 14, 2010, 4 Comments on Promoting indie games with an arcade cabinet

Newsfeed 924 via At the Penny Arcade Expo we saw how a few companies decide to give their games an extra edge by putting their console game into an arcade cabinet. The games which were showcased in such cabinets probably won’t ever see an official release but the understanding that an arcade cabinet attracts »

Konami readies Road Fighters for release

September 13, 2010, 2 Comments on Konami readies Road Fighters for release

It’s been almost a full year since we first revealed the development of a new Konami racer called Road Fighters and now Konami is finally ready to bring the game to market. It has changed quite a bit since the first test, adding 3D support and a slick cabinet and soon we’ll see how »

SI Electronics develops hardware for glasses-free 3D arcade games; Sega bringing Pengo to JAMMA

September 7, 2010, 2 Comments on SI Electronics develops hardware for glasses-free 3D arcade games; Sega bringing Pengo to JAMMA

Newsfeed 921 via When news began to trickle out about the upcoming JAMMA show in Japan, we found out early on that SI Electronics was planning on showing off a new arcade hardware platform called the System Board Y3 but beyond the name there were no details revealed about that hardware – until today. »

Guest post: Capcom Turns Console Gamers To Arcade Releases With Release Of Super Street Fighter IV Cabinet

September 7, 2010, No Comments on Guest post: Capcom Turns Console Gamers To Arcade Releases With Release Of Super Street Fighter IV Cabinet

Today we have a guest post to share with you by James Mowery. He takes a look at the effects the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV Arcade can have on the scene. Continue on the link below to read James’ take on Capcom’s next big arcade release »

Namco's line-up for JAMMA: Gundam Extreme Vs., Pac-Man Battle Royale, Taiko No Tatsujin 14

September 6, 2010, 2 Comments on Namco's line-up for JAMMA: Gundam Extreme Vs., Pac-Man Battle Royale, Taiko No Tatsujin 14

Newsfeed 919 via The great arcade show known as JAMMA takes place at the end of this week and as such we have more revelations on what show attendees can expect to see there. Namco Bandai has unveiled their JAMMA line-up here and there may not be anything surprising on the list so far: »

Incredible Technologies Golden Tee Charity Drive raises over $75,000 for veterans

September 4, 2010, 3 Comments on Incredible Technologies Golden Tee Charity Drive raises over $75,000 for veterans

As the US celebrates Labor Day this weekend, a number of charitable events also get underway for various causes. Incredible Technologies already held their third Players Charity Championship this past weekend however and have announced the results just in time for the holiday. 72 Golden Tee players can together for a tournament and raised »

Dekorobo War gives bi-ped robots a chance to play

September 3, 2010, No Comments on Dekorobo War gives bi-ped robots a chance to play

The possibilities that robotics can hold for the amusement sector still have barely been tapped but we’ve seen many examples: Marubot Football League, RoboGol, RoboBasho, Robo Catcher and Slambot are a few  that come to mind. We can now add Dekorobo War to that list, it’s a new game that has been developed by »

Big Buck World celebrates 10 years of Big Buck Hunter this fall

September 3, 2010, No Comments on Big Buck World celebrates 10 years of Big Buck Hunter this fall

In the latest issue of Replay Magazine (September 2010), they have a cover story on the success of the popular arcade series Big Buck Hunter, along with a tribute to the game’s 10th anniversary this year. As a part of that tribute they also have a scoop on the next game in the series »

Sega’s Initial D AA Arcade Stage 6 in action

August 30, 2010, 1 Comment on Sega’s Initial D AA Arcade Stage 6 in action

Sega’s recently announced Initial D AA Arcade Stage 6 was on location test in Singapore and ID fans were on hand to grab some video. I believe that this was an online test showing how the tag battles work. Graphically it looks quite good although it’s not a big jump over ID5; the play »

Taito's Music Gun Gun 2 ; Darius Burst hands-on article + Taito's JAMMA line-up

August 30, 2010, No Comments on Taito's Music Gun Gun 2 ; Darius Burst hands-on article + Taito's JAMMA line-up

Newsfeed 911 via Let’s start the week with some Taito news, first with a new game that the company is working on that is a sequel to one of their notable mash-up titles. Music Gun Gun combined two genres that always bring in the players to arcades – light-gun games and music games. With »

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 »