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DNA Conference a success, looks to bring event to the US
You might recall that the newly formed Digital Network Association held a special, one-day Out-Of-Home Interactive Entertainment conference in London a week ago. It Founded by our friend and colleague Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report only four months ago and it already has had a big welcome from various individuals and groups in »
An amusement game hoarder appears on A&E’s Hoarders
(Thanks for Jonathan Leung for the tip) There is a strong community of collectors in the amusement industry – people who collect arcade games, pinball machines, EM game machines, redemption, etc. But among the crowd you might find someone classified as a “hoarder” were the collecting is obsessive as the hoarder will fill up »
Fleet Commander gives multiple touchscreens a purpose
Newsfeed 1080 via The potential of multi-touch display technology is still in the early stages for out-of-home amusement and we certainly won’t see it tapped out anytime soon. One great example is Fleet Commander by Arthur Nishimoto. First developed for a tabletop multi-touch screen, he then took the idea to a larger scale with »
Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan
Newsfeed 1075 via UPDATE: For the latest on the international reach on this game, check out our post here. The next installment of Namco’s hardcore driving series, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune has a release date, for Japan at least. Expect to see the game showing up in certain venues this coming December 2011/January 2012. »
The California Extreme 2011 post
Another year, another California Extreme event comes along. I always lament missing these, and this year is no different although I wasn’t paying full attention and thought it was going to happen a little later in August. I still would have missed it anyways. The guys at KLOV have posted some pictures of the »
What’s going on with Sega Amusements USA – the real story
Before rumors begin to fly and get out of control let’s get one thing straight – Sega arcade games and official support for them are not going away in North America. News has spread today that Sega Amusements USA would be closing it’s doors but here is exactly what is going on, just so »
Sega News: Bowlplex signs deal with Sega AM Europe; Operation Ghost seen
Newsfeed 1071 via Two bits of Sega goodness for you today. Let’s start with one of their upcoming games which if you live outside of Japan, there is a very good chance you’ll come across it before too long, depending upon when Sega decides to release it. The last time we posted about the »
And the All-Time favorite Arcade Game ever (at least for 843 people) is…
Newsfeed 1069 via Well this really isn’t hard to guess – it’s not only the best selling arcade game of all-time with somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 units sold, a song was written about the “fever” it caused, it has been cloned and bootlegged ad nauseum and spawned numerous sequel which include a »
Arcades from Asian Attractions Expo 2011
Newsfeed 1066 via Last week the IAAPA organization held their most recent event, the Asian Attractions Expo 2011 in Singapore. IAAPA Expos are an opportunity for pretty much any out-of-home entertainment company to showcase their latest ideas they have or will have for sale for venues to get their hands on (provided they have »
Sega Japan holds its annual private arcade show
Newsfeed 1060 via In Japan, Sega has been holding a “private” show today and we have a small idea of what is coming out of there but it isn’t much to go over so far. AM-Net is reporting that WCCF IC 2010-2011 (latest in Sega’s line of soccer/football games) and a new UFO »
With economies under stress, are consumers spending on entertainment?
Newsfeed 1059 via It feels like forever now that economies around the world are in a state of recession/depression, with stagnant growth and worried consumers all around. It’s not the case in every country but for many it seems to have become the unfortunate norm. This makes it a tougher environment for business to »
Monday Variety Post: Reflect Beat goes Lime; Retro mini-cabs, New Arcade Book
“It’s all of your favorite hits with more variety”, variety being the radio code word for “you are going to hate most of the schlock we play with a few decent songs you actually like filling in the gaps”. But that’s for music on the radio which is not our specialty. Here’s what’s going »
