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Plenty of new games to be seen at Sega's "Private" Show in Japan

July 28, 2009, 6 Comments on Plenty of new games to be seen at Sega's "Private" Show in Japan

Sega recently held a ‘private’ show in Japan where they showed off some of their latest offerings for the amusement market and thanks to the internet, that show is not so private after all. It should be noted that this show intends to show off products that are primarily intended for the Japanese market, »

Hong Kong based developer Belrare brings SSX Blur and a Super Monkey Ball clone to arcades

July 25, 2009, 1 Comment on Hong Kong based developer Belrare brings SSX Blur and a Super Monkey Ball clone to arcades

While reading the latest Stinger Report newsletter, I came across the news that Taiwan-based developer InJoy Motion Corp. had recently announced two new arcade titles, a mounted gun shooter called Top Gunner and a kart racing game called Dido Kart. While doing some research to find out more about those two titles(which is still »

Arcade iPhone Love

July 22, 2009, No Comments on Arcade iPhone Love

I recently picked up an iPod touch, mainly so I could play all these cool bite size games I keep hearing about, but also it was about time I upgraded my old iPod. There’s plenty of arcade style games available to download, but this particular one caught my. Remember those Love Tester machines you »

GlobalVR debuting new racer next week – Twisted: Nitro Stunt Racing

July 18, 2009, 1 Comment on GlobalVR debuting new racer next week – Twisted: Nitro Stunt Racing

After I got a chance to play GlobalVR’s last game, Justice League, at ASI, I asked them about what was next in their line-up of games but all they did was smile and say that they didn’t have anything to say about that yet. Well it looks like we’ll all get a look at »

The Guitar Hero arcade CA Extreme 2009 Championship

July 16, 2009, 1 Comment on The Guitar Hero arcade CA Extreme 2009 Championship

California Extreme has come and gone once again but with it are some lucky players who participated in some of the competitions that were held at the big event. One of those tournaments was a Guitar Hero Arcade competition, sponsored by Raw Thrills and Betson Enterprises. Over 50 players competed against each other with »

DDRX cabinets not all they are cracked up to be?

July 15, 2009, 10 Comments on DDRX cabinets not all they are cracked up to be?

Konami’s most recent arcade release, DDRX is available for purchase and can be found at a number of locations around the US and Europe but how has the game held up to both fan expectations and scrutiny? I was contacted by Eddie Lehecka of BeamniStyle.com and it appears that all is not well for »

An interview with Galloping Ghost

July 15, 2009, No Comments on An interview with Galloping Ghost

AH contributor Aaron Auzins has done an interview with Galloping Ghost Productions (makers of the new arcade fighter Dark Presence), and has been kind enough to pass it along to us. It gets into a lot of detail about GGP as a company as well as the long development process behind their upcoming arcade »

Headed to CAX 2009? Let us know!

July 11, 2009, No Comments on Headed to CAX 2009? Let us know!

One major arcade event I would love to attend one day is California Extreme (or CAX for short). I probably say this every year that we post about it, but I figure I should keep that goal so it actually happens one day. As you might know, CAX 09 starts tomorrow and goes through »

More details on Taito’s new FPS Cyber Diver

July 11, 2009, No Comments on More details on Taito’s new FPS Cyber Diver

Most of the news this week seems to be revolving around Japanese releases but that’s OK – even if you don’t live in Japan some of these games could make their way to a location near you via imports or ‘official distribution’. It’s also interesting to look at trends coming along in the arcade »

DDR X at Japan Expo 2009 in Paris

July 9, 2009, 1 Comment on DDR X at Japan Expo 2009 in Paris

In case you were wondering what players would think of the new DDR X in Europe, then the recent appearance of the title at the Japan Expo 2009 in Paris France should answer that question. The game has undergone extensive testing in Europe and according to the press release (which you can read after »

Namco introduces the "Namucoin" payment system in Japan

June 29, 2009, No Comments on Namco introduces the "Namucoin" payment system in Japan

When it comes to experimenting with different ways of paying for your arcade game, Japan certainly leads the way when it comes to introducing new ways of doing so. The latest payment system called Namucoin is a proprietary system that Namco is trying out, which uses chip embedded coins to keep track of credits, »

Parents file lawsuit over a Turret Tower at a Gameworks in Miami

June 27, 2009, 3 Comments on 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 »