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Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade

Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade

September 24, 2011, 2 Comments on Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade

(Image via AM-Net Blog) It’s been a while since we first heard that Konami was thinking about taking their Xbox 360 Kinect title, Dance Masters and turning it into an arcade title. According to a couple of sources, that is now a reality in Japan as Konami has announced a location test for Dance »

Race Simulator Center opening in Montreal Canada in November

Race Simulator Center opening in Montreal Canada in November

September 17, 2011, 1 Comment on Race Simulator Center opening in Montreal Canada in November

One part of the arcade experience that we occasionally touch on is the area of simulators. Simulating something from real life as closely as possible is something that can often be done pretty well in the out-of-home arena, especially where professional quality simulators can be very pricey. If you live in or near Montreal, »

JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more

JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more

September 14, 2011, 2 Comments on JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more

The 49th Japanese Amusement Machine Show (better known as the JAMMA show) is upon us and as expected, new games are here to be seen. News will be trickling out in waves over the next couple of days and here’s what we have have so far. (This and other pics via AM-Net) First one »

Transformers Pinball playfield and cabinet art

Transformers Pinball playfield and cabinet art

September 9, 2011, 4 Comments on Transformers Pinball playfield and cabinet art

When it comes to Transformers pinball I have a feeling of “Well that was fast” with it. I know it’s about time for a game considering Stern has been doing about 3-4 games a year but it seems like TRON just barely made it’s way out. It wasn’t long ago we caught that nice »

Getting to know Dirty Drivin’ and Specular Interactive

Getting to know Dirty Drivin’ and Specular Interactive

September 8, 2011, 10 Comments on Getting to know Dirty Drivin’ and Specular Interactive

Earlier this year we learned about a new arcade title in development by Specular Interactive called Dirty Drivin’.  In 2009 they created a spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder called H2Overdrive. Some of the team members responsible for that title were also directly responsible for Hydro Thunder such as Steve Ranck (the creator) and Brian »

Two from Taito: Magical Music and Legendary Cannon

Two from Taito: Magical Music and Legendary Cannon

September 1, 2011, No Comments on Two from Taito: Magical Music and Legendary Cannon

This month there are two major conventions taking place in Japan – the Tokyo Game Show and the 49th JAMMA Show. JAMMA is usually the time for manufacturers to show off a lot of their new ideas for the coming year, in terms of both hardware and software. Sometimes the hardware doesn’t gain traction »

From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX

From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX

August 30, 2011, 19 Comments on From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX

We had a little more to share from the AAMA Gala that took place a short time ago in Lincolnshire, IL and as promised, here you are. First is Sega’s latest light-gun shooter Operation G.H.O.S.T., which we have already mentioned as being a sequel to the original GHOST Squad and sporting features such as »

REVIEW: Operation G.H.O.S.T. by Sega Amusements

REVIEW: Operation G.H.O.S.T. by Sega Amusements

August 30, 2011, 1 Comment on REVIEW: Operation G.H.O.S.T. by Sega Amusements

OPERATION G.H.O.S.T. DEVELOPER: Sega Amusements Japan PUBLISHER: Sega Amusements RELEASE: October 2011 in US and Europe. April 2011 in Japan, China/Taiwan TYPE: Light-gun shooter PLAYERS: 1-2, simultaneous HARDWARE: Sega RingWide ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Yellow SYNOPSIS: Operation G.H.O.S.T. is the sequel to Sega’s G.H.O.S.T. Squad which was released in arcades in 2004. The official »

The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post

The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post

August 26, 2011, 5 Comments on The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post

With China’s arcade market booming, there are now a few different arcade shows taking place there each year. While there is still a problem with bootlegs galore (in fact I’ve found out about another version of Plants Vs. Zombies and even Angry Birds getting the bootleg treatment), companies in the business of not ripping »

Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012

Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012

August 25, 2011, 1 Comment on Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012

We’ve known about the next installment of Golden Tee for a while now  – not that it’s hard to guess about since Incredible Technologies has kept pace with releasing a new version of the game every year with no plans to let up on that strategy anytime soon. But beyond the trailer videos and »