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Golden Tee 2009 Design-A-Hole Finalists Up for a vote

May 4, 2008, No Comments on Golden Tee 2009 Design-A-Hole Finalists Up for a vote

A little while ago we posted about a new contest that Incredible Technologies was running in regards to their next Golden Tee game, GT2009. The contest is called Design-A-Hole where anyone could submit an idea for a golf course that would be put into the actual game. The entries have been received and they »

Big Buck Hunter Media Event

April 30, 2008, 2 Comments on Big Buck Hunter Media Event

[Via The Stinger Report and Betson] About a week and a half ago, Betson held a media event in New York City they called the “New York Media Night” where they showcased the new Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix game Big Buck Safari and the latest version of BBHPro Online. Writers from AOL, CNet and the »

James Edes' Pinball Collection

April 25, 2008, No Comments on James Edes' Pinball Collection

The News Tribune did an interesting story on an avid pinball collector named James Edes. He has been playing pinball since he was a little kid, and now he collects them. In his basement in Milton, Washington, he has over 70 pinball machines ranging from the mechanical games from the 1930’s to Stern’s modern »

Details on Big Buck Hunter Pro Online

April 22, 2008, No Comments on Details on Big Buck Hunter Pro Online

Raw Thrills’ and Play Mechanix have been working on the latest version of Big Buck Hunter Pro for sometime now and with the game finally hitting the streets one may wonder how the online functions work. Obviously it will make more sense if you find an online -enabled version and try it out but »

Betson Open House proves successful in bringing attention to new games

April 22, 2008, No Comments on Betson Open House proves successful in bringing attention to new games

[Via Betson Enterprises] US Distributor Betson recently held an open house at their headquarters in Carlstadt, NJ and from their press release, it looks like it was a success. I think it’s a good idea for distributors to hold events like this from time to time – I know that some distributors allow the »

Sealed Air Foam Prevents Shipping Damage

April 18, 2008, No Comments on Sealed Air Foam Prevents Shipping Damage

In the past, Stern used to ship pinball machines in cardboard boxes with more cardboard packed inside in an attempt to keep the machine from moving around during transit. This never worked too well, as some machines would arrive at their destinations with chips and dents. In 2004, Stern switched from their previous method »

Konami's World Soccer Arcade Championship 2008

April 18, 2008, No Comments on Konami's World Soccer Arcade Championship 2008

It has been a little while since we heard about Konami’s latest plans for a coin-op soccer title so for those eagerly awaiting a new title, they have finally revealed World Soccer Arcade Championship 2008. Set to release in Japan on the 28th of this month, the game will include the major football teams »

Distributors or direct, a Stinger Report special

April 17, 2008, No Comments on Distributors or direct, a Stinger Report special

We are at an interesting crossroads in the arcade industry at the moment. The argument about the role of the distributor in the industry is nothing new, as proof Play Meter Magazine asked operators the question of if they would prefer to go completely direct or not a couple of years ago when gathering »

"Post ASI Seminars & Spotlight show" at Betson

April 12, 2008, No Comments on "Post ASI Seminars & Spotlight show" at Betson

(Click on the image above to enlarge) If you live in or near Bensenville Illinois and you wanted to check out ASI, Betson is giving people a chance to get a taste of what their booth was like at the show with their Post ASI Seminars & Spotlight Show on April 24th. In addition »

It's fun to ignore facts (or how not to mention SFIV arcade in the US if you write for a game mag)

April 11, 2008, 13 Comments on It's fun to ignore facts (or how not to mention SFIV arcade in the US if you write for a game mag)

To readers of this site, it’s no news that Capcom is looking to bring Street Fighter IV to the US. But this established fact seems to evade the mainstream gaming media, in particular GameInformer. In their latest issue (#181) they have a preview of Street Fighter IV and in it they do mention the »

Update on Sega Rally Arcade – not cancelled

April 10, 2008, 3 Comments on Update on Sega Rally Arcade – not cancelled

(Click on the images to enlarge) Despite the closure of the Sega studio in charge of creating racing titles for consoles, this title is still on track and is going through testing. To prove it, here are some photos from a testing unit setup just today. Also to further clear it up, this will »

Konami's HorseRiders – an interesting twist on the card-based video game

April 9, 2008, No Comments on Konami's HorseRiders – an interesting twist on the card-based video game

Of the games I had been hoping to catch at ASI this year was Sanguozhi War 3 by Sega. It had been tested in Chicago but had since disappeared on the US scene. The reason why I wanted to see it was because it’s the first game I know of that was going to »