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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 »

RIP, Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Arcade fan

June 26, 2009, 4 Comments on 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

June 22, 2009, No Comments on 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

June 20, 2009, 1 Comment on 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 »

New experiment: The Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review 'podcast'

June 14, 2009, 9 Comments on New experiment: The Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review 'podcast'

OK, so I have decided to try ‘podcasting’ – of course I don’t know if you can really consider this a podcast, it’s just an MP3 file to download here where you can listen to me discuss the latest happenings in the arcade industry over the past week that we have posted about here »

A long detailed look at H2Overdrive on 1up.com

June 13, 2009, 2 Comments on 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

June 10, 2009, 2 Comments on 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 »