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New arcade game location testing next month: World's Fastest Drummer
I may not be a follower of extreme sports by any means but when they do something arcade related, then it grabs my attention. If you live in the Nashville, TN area near an arcade which we have covered in the past known as the Game Galaxy Arcade, then you might want to pass »
Sega location testing Let's Go Island at Club Sega in Akihabara
The only disappointment I had at Amusement Expo this year was I went in expecting to see an actual cabinet of the new Sega shooter Let’s Go Island and instead they only had a video preview of the game running on a screen there. The same thing happened at EAG so we’ve all been »
Namco tests Dead Heat Street Racing
We received a tip today that Namco is “secretly” (well, not so much anymore) testing out a new racing title called Dead Heat Street Racing. There were no details given on how the game plays although from the sound of the title alone it seems to be another game along the lines of Tokyo »
Another puzzle arcade title testing in Japan – Puzzle of Ocha
I’m not making it any secret that I am quite happy to see more puzzle games making their way to arcades again as I feel that they are a perfect fit for the environment provided by our facilities. They are easy to play, easy to understand and appeal to a wide-array of people in »
Sega testing UFO Balance Catcher in Japan
We usually only post about cranes when they do something interesting or feature a weird product inside and while the latest version of Sega’s UFO Catcher doesn’t feature anything weird to catch by it’s own nature, it certainly features something new for how the player controls the crane itself – a balance board. Called »
Terminator Salvation Arcade now testing in Japan UPDATE: UK too
It looks like Raw Thrills/Betson is really beginning to make a push into the Japanese arcade market. First we heard of them testing H2Overdrive in the region, then Chicago Coin/Betson’s PUTT: Champion Golf was seen over there and now we have news of Terminator Salvation currently being tested at the “Shop Yokohama Nishiguchi Raundowan”. »
Project DIVA Arcade cabinet revealed as the game goes on location test in Japan (updated)
Last October we found out that Sega Japan was planning on bringing a PSP music game known as Project DIVA over to arcades, and after a short time of hearing little about the game, we now have a look at the cabinet, pictured above. You can tell by looking closely at the picture that »
H2Overdrive Motion version now testing at a Gameworks in Illinois
(Thanks for the tip Sam!) Amongst the surprises at IAAPA this year was the revelation that Namco was teaming up with Tsunami and Universal Space to produce a motion based version of Specular Interactive’s H2Overdrive. I did capture the game on video but in hindsight I probably should have spent a little more time »
Namco's Dead Storm Pirates now testing in Illinois
(Thanks to Sam for the tip!) If you didn’t have the chance to make it to IAAPA to check out games like Namco’s Dead Storm Pirates and you live anywhere near Addison, IL then this is for you. Namco is currently testing the game out at the Dave And Busters there for a limited »
The 2009 Dance Dance Revolution Nationals get a recap; Ongaku Paradise tests in Japan
(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tips) Ever since it was first announced a few months ago, we have kept tabs here and there on Konami’s National DDR Championships that were held in different regions around the US. Those nationals are now complete and thankfully Bemanistyle.com has a complete recap on what went right »
Konami now testing DDR X2 in Japan, "Jukebeat" in the US
(Thanks to Eddie and Aaron of Bemanistlye for the info!) I’ve been focusing so much on IAAPA news lately that I didn’t have much time to squeeze anything else in but there are some other arcade related thing happening out there. While Konami didn’t have anything to show off at IAAPA (they were at »
Sega Racing Classic testing at Gameworks Chicago (updated w/ new flyer)
(Thanks to reader Alan S. for the tip) Attention any readers who so happen to reside anywhere near the Gameworks in Chicago – Sega is testing Sega Racing Classic there until next week. Apparently it has been on test for about a week already but the tipster who passed this along didn’t send us »
