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Guitar Hero Arcade now available

February 14, 2009, 2 Comments on Guitar Hero Arcade now available

For those who have been eagerly awaiting the release of Raw Thrills’/Konami’s Guitar Hero Arcade, the wait is finally over as models are shipping out to distributors across the country. My own local distributor received some yesterday and those were going to be heading out to locations that had already purchased the game so »

Namco Bandai’s AOU 2009 website

February 14, 2009, No Comments on Namco Bandai’s AOU 2009 website

A few days ago we reported that Sega and Konami had setup websites for AOU 2009 and now Namco Bandai has a page dedicated to what they will be showing off at the event. In addition to Razing Storm and Nirin, which have been shown at IAAPA and ATEI, they also will be showing »

Article: "When the arcades lost their fire"

February 14, 2009, 2 Comments on Article: "When the arcades lost their fire"

One great thing about arcades are the memories they create. I think that all of us has a story or two from times we spent at the arcade ‘back in the day’ and the article we’ll be linking to in that post discusses that very thing – how arcades used to be what the »

MAME4ALL ported to the GP2X Wiz

February 11, 2009, No Comments on MAME4ALL ported to the GP2X Wiz

While I do play video games at home as well as the arcade I admit that I’m really not up to speed on the Gp32/Gp2X/Wiz or whatever it is called exactly. I do know that it sees a lot of emulators ported to it. And now, we see that MAME is now running on »

Review: War Final Assault by Atari Games

February 10, 2009, 3 Comments on Review: War Final Assault by Atari Games

I know that I posted a review not that long ago (of another Atari title, Asteroids Deluxe) but I haven’t had a lot of time to spend on researching news but I did have time to make a video of the latest game that I picked up, one of my favorites War: Final Assault. »

Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

February 10, 2009, No Comments on Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

It’s a great day for arcade gamers in the UK, as the Insert Coin 2009 expo has been announced! The show will run on July 18th and 19th at the Northampton Saints Conference CentreThe difference between Insert Coin and other arcade exhibitions is that the event is open to the public, with a great »

Jack Bauer comes to pinball with "24"

February 5, 2009, 2 Comments on Jack Bauer comes to pinball with "24"

The hit show 24 now has a pinball game to compliment the action-packed thriller that features counter-terrorist Jack Bauer in his quest to defend his country from evil doers and we have a cabinet image of the game to go along with it. We heard about 24 coming to pinball a while ago and »

An ASI preview from Betson with Guitar Hero and DDR:X action

February 5, 2009, 1 Comment on An ASI preview from Betson with Guitar Hero and DDR:X action

Speaking of arcade shows (see our AOU post below this one), ASI/AMOA is just around the corner as well in Las Vegas come March and distributor Betson has already sent out a release showcasing some of the titles they plan on bringing there, which also provides us some stills for Guitar Hero Arcade and »

Some game records set at ATEI 2009

February 4, 2009, 5 Comments on Some game records set at ATEI 2009

There was more to ATEI 2009 than just showing off some games – there were some gaming records to be set as well! The Guiness World Records Team was at the show and caught two records, one for the fastest completion time on Sega Rally 3’s championship mode, set by Matthew Page (it was »

ATEI 2009 – Full Report

January 30, 2009, 16 Comments on ATEI 2009 – Full Report

Following TwistedSupreme’s initial report yesterday, I got my chance to attend ATEI today. And, armed with a camera, a keen eye for games and a beard that makes small children cry, I decided to capture as much of the show as was practical in order to relay it to loyal readers such as yourself. »

ATEI 2009 Initial Round Up

January 27, 2009, 10 Comments on ATEI 2009 Initial Round Up

Now I know round ups are usually reserved for after the  shows, but I only have time to do a quick little in depth round up this evening. All my videos and photos plus further impressions will be coming at the weekend when I have the chance to put it all together. Also Heavy Electricity will be »

Sega releases R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing in the US

January 27, 2009, 8 Comments on Sega releases R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing in the US

Sega’s new drift racing game is now available for purchase in the US, according to several different distributor websites. I know that several readers here have been anticipating this one but in case you have missed out on info concerning Sega’s latest racer, you can click here for the post where we found out »