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So Pac-Man Battle Royale was at the e3 Namco event last night…
…but we have to go to the Japanese game media (or here) to find that out(EDIT: Since I initially posted this, a number of sites have picked up on it and covered the arcade game, see below). You may recall that we reported at the beginning of May that Namco was going to hold »
GlobalVR’s NASCAR Team Racing goes online today
GlobalVR’s NASCAR Team Racing title is scheduled to have it’s online features activated today, allowing you access to new tracks as well as the ability to race against people in other connected arcades. As this feature wasn’t available at the shows I can’t say what it’s like but I certainly would like to test »
New I-WAY racing simulator arcade in France
Newsfeed 830 via If you love racing simulators and you ever happen to be passing through Lyons, France (or if you live nearby) then a new business that recently opened it’s doors there will certainly hold appear for you. Called I-WAY, the pace has be under construction for the past four years and offers »
Konami bringing Pop N' Music coming to the US as a redemption game
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) After a little while of silence on the US front for new releases, we have word via BemaniStyle.com that Konami is testing out a new, redemption version of their Pop N’ Music series in the US. Eddie Lecheka, editor of BemaniStyle had a chance to check the »
Catching up a little more
It’s still a couple more days before I will be home but I figure it’s better to still play catch up now where I have a chance. Thanks to The Stinger Report for the links, with the connection I have available it’s much more difficult to scour the net for news like I normally »
Catching up on the past couple of weeks
While I have been away, plenty has been going on in the arcade world and fortunately Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has kept sending us the newsfeeds with links to related arcade stuff. While we normally take the time to comment on each item individually, covering a couple weeks worth of content in one »
KOF Versus Festival previews King of Fighters XIII
Earlier this month, a large Japanese King of Fighters tournament was held, taking in classics such as KOF2002UM and KOF98. However, the big point of attraction was a special preview tournament for the upcoming King of Fighters XIII! Top players were given the chance to battle it out on the latest entry in SNK’s »
More details unveiled for the R3Play UK gaming expo
News via About a month ago, we discussed a new gaming event that will be coming to Blackpool, UK called R3play. The organization has unveiled further details as to what to expect at the event, which amounts to an overdose of gaming goodness. Do you like consoles? They are promising over 300 of them »
Pac-Man Battle Royale coming to e3?
e3 is one of the largest annual expos to feature the latest in video game developments. They have consistently lacked one side of the game industry however and that is arcade games. I personally believe that if arcade titles were at this particular show it could go a long way towards promoting the entire »
Taito’s limited edition Space Invaders accessory
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip & press release) UPDATE (Feb 2017): No longer available Taito’s efforts to build their brand continues with their iconic Space Invaders characters and now they are releasing a limited edition silverware accessory produced by French silverware maker Christofle. It may not be an enchanted pendant which wields »
See pinball wizards prove their skills at the upcoming World Pinball Championship
Via The pinball festivals and competitions just keep on coming and this month it’s International Flipper Pinball Association’s turn to host a world-class tournament. They do so every year, with last year’s event taking place in London, UK and this year the championship is headed to Cokato, Minnesota USA. I’ll let some of the »
Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade
Guitar Hero Arcade sold 2000 units in 90 days. Big Buck Hunter Open Season sold 3000 units in 90 days. Silver Strike Live sold over 3000 before it was released due to pre-orders. (Before anyone accuses us of favoring one company over another in reporting numbers like this, we can only report what companies »
