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Capcom details changes being made to SSFIV Ver. 2012 as it tests in Japanese arcades
At EVO 2011 big news was made about how Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition would be getting a free update on consoles, as Capcom heard from many people that Arcade Edtion was unbalanced (which was intentional in the first place according to the game’s producer). They were going to fix that and promised »
Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG3 in Japan
It’s that time of year again – the time for Konami to test out the latest version of their GuitarFreaks and DrumMania arcade music games. I’m sure it will include a variety of new songs to play and has a “clear and significant change in the game system” although I’m not enough of a »
Namco testing out a new version of Pac-Man Battle Royale
Everyone’s favorite round yellow character made his return to arcades earlier this year with Pac-Man Battle Royale and while the game has been finding a home in many venues across the US and around the world, Namco isn’t done yet with the game. On the Pac-Man Battle Royale Facebook page, a fan posted a »
Konami now testing Sound Voltex Booth in Japan
If it gets translated into English then it will probably be called Sound Vortex, but for now Voltex seems to be the chosen title. Konami has been on a roll testing out new music game ideas that go beyond familiar faces like Dance Dance Revolution, GuitarFreaks/DrumMania and Beatmania. A couple of years back they »
Japan location tests: DDRX3, Border Break 2.5 + more UPDATED
The next arcade installment of Dance Dance Revolution, X3 is soon going on test in Japan, from June 8th-12th in Akihabara, Tokyo. Suffice it to say that at this point nothing is known about the new title, whether it will just improve on what DDRX2 offered or if it will shake things up with »
World’s Fastest Drummer seen on location test
We’ve been covering the progress of an independently made arcade game called the World’s Fastest Drummer for some time now. Most recently it was seen at the IAAPA 2010 show in Orlando this past November in a cool new cabinet but since then we’ve heard little else. That gets to change today as we »
Sega testing Operation G.H.O.S.T in Japan
Is Sega testing out an arcade sequel to their GHOST Squad series in Japan? It’s certainly possible as today they announced a new location test in Japan that starts this Friday (4/29) and goes until next Monday(5/2). The new game is called Operation G.H.O.S.T. and while practically no details have been released on the »
New Super Mario Bros. Wii World Coins on loctest in Japan
Newsfeed 995 via Back in December of last year, Capcom unveiled that they were working with Nintendo to bring New Super Mario Bros. Wii to Japanese arcades in the form of a medal game (which is essentially redemption for the Japanese market). We only saw a flyer for the game at that time but »
IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)
Arcade music games are not to be shunned and they certainly weren’t at IAAPA this week. Here’s a look over what new music gaming concepts players have to look forward to trying out at a venue near them. Andamiro – Andamiro had a large booth to check out and the most eye-catching piece of »
Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG2 Groove to Live in Japan
Konami is wasting no time in keeping the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania XG series updated, as shown by a location test taking place in Kawasaki, Japan this Saturday and Sunday. GFXG2 and DMXG2 will feature new monitors, speakers and peripherals and they also will uses Konami’s Paseli e-payment system. Further videos, pictures and songlists should »
Taito’s Gaia Attack 4 testing in the UK
Newsfeed 938 via When Taito demonstrated a new four-player light-gun shooter title at AOU this past February called Gaia Attack 4, there was no indication that it would get an international release, although we had a hunch that it might since they had been pushing both Elevator Action: Death Parade and Panic Museum on »
Namco’s Maximum Heat on location test
While Namco America prepares to release their newest racer, Dead Heat to the North American market, a variation on that same game is now testing in Japan. We first heard about Maximim Heat last week, where it includes a 3D monitor setup (Dead Heat does not). Maximum Heat does use glasses similar to Konami’s »
