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Parents file lawsuit over a Turret Tower at a Gameworks in Miami
If you have kids then one of those things you will worry about as a parent is them getting hurt. If you are a business owner and in particular an arcade operator, then you have to worry about kids getting hurt when perusing a game on the premises as you can be held liable »
RIP, Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Arcade fan
By the time you read this, you have probably already heard of the death of Michael Jackson, who died just a few hours ago of a cardiac arrest. While fans will pay tribute to his musical career (which is undoubtedly one of the most influential career’s in music of the modern age), Kevin Williams »
MoCap Sports makes another public appearance with more features
Konami’s return to the motion capture arena is back in Japanese arcades again, testing out the concept to see how players take to it in a post-Wii Sports world. Last time we saw Mocap Sports it only featured a baseball game but this time they have added boxing and tennis to what it can »
Insert Coin Expo 2009 already shaping up to be a big hit in Europe
Another arcade show is fast approaching, this one is taking place next month on July 18th-19th in Northampton, UK. Already the event has sold over 7,000 tickets and will cater to every aspect of the arcade industry from the players on up. Several tournaments are slated to take place (including competitions on SFIV and »
A long detailed look at H2Overdrive on 1up.com
While it has not been released yet (although I believe that it will be in the next week or so), H2Overdrive is already creating fans and one of them had the lucky chance to visit Specular Interactive’s studios in Southern California where he got a chance to see the latest version of the game »
Betson: 2000 Guitar Hero units have been sold in three months
We don’t often get sales numbers for arcade titles but Betson has sent me a press release where they are highlighting the success of one of Raw Thrills’ most recent games, Guitar Hero. With 2000 units sold in three months, it’s nothing to shirk at in the arcade sector – 10,000 units (in total »
Today is Tetris' 25th anniversary, but let's not forget D-Day
I noticed that Google today is paying homage to the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest video games of all time – Tetris. Tetris of course has graced the arcades several times and it’s influence on puzzle gaming reaches heights that are hard to trace. I too tip my hat to the game »
My interview with Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive on H2Overdrive and more
A few months back Arcade Heroes was privileged to reveal H2Overdrive to the world and now I have done an interview with the man whose company is behind the game’s development, Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive. We go into more, never-before-revealed details on Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive upcoming boat racer and a few other arcade »
Taito reveals Top Speed, racing game with internet play
Taito has revealed a new racing game for arcades and while that news may not cause many heads to turn, certain features that are found in this game may. Taito is claiming that this is the first “real-time network multiplayer [coin-op] racing game” which means that you can race against other players online. Not »
Speed Driver 2 lands in the UK
It seems like London is a getting a lot of arcade love recently with different companies testing out games there. The latest game to show up is IGS’s Speed Driver 2, a 3D racing game that reminds me of Sega’s Initial D. I do like the cabinet design as it’s sleek and flashy – »
Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher
In Japan it seems that the crane machine is both an art and a science and it never ceases to amaze me as to what companies cook up for cranes there. I am a big fan of integrating robotics into the arcade scene and this latest “crane” machine does just that. Called Robo Catcher, »
