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Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

January 21, 2011, No Comments on Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany

(Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip!) Stern’s latest pinball game, and first title for 2011 is Rolling Stones Pinball. Stern had recently ran some teaser ads for the game in different trade magazines but this is the first time the game has been seen publicly at a pinball event in Germany. It’s certainly a »

Reminder: Arcade Heroes GOTY 2010 polls close tomorrow

Reminder: Arcade Heroes GOTY 2010 polls close tomorrow

January 21, 2011, No Comments on Reminder: Arcade Heroes GOTY 2010 polls close tomorrow

As per the headline, the polls we opened towards the end of December for a vote on your pick for the 2010 Arcade Game of the Year close tomorrow. I kept them open for a month to give everyone ample time to not only pick a game but also to hopefully come across some »

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade by Sega

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade by Sega

January 20, 2011, 3 Comments on Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade by Sega

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade DEVELOPER: Sumo Digital PUBLISHER: Sega Amusements RELEASE: March 2011 TYPE: Racing PLAYERS: 1 player per cabinet; up to 8 linked units supported HARDWARE: Sega RingWide ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: No, although the software features do vary slightly from the home versions RATING: Green label – Suitable for All Ages REGION »

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

January 20, 2011, 6 Comments on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

(Thanks to Bob T. of Skokie for the pics!) A little over a week ago, we ran a rumor post about the development of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing into an arcade game, which would play part of Sega’s celebration for Sonic’s 20th anniversary this year. Today we have confirmation that the game is »

Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011

Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011

January 18, 2011, 4 Comments on Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011

There aren’t many arcade games which feature online connectivity and there are even fewer which connect to Facebook. In fact, there is only one I know of and that’s Incredible Technologies Golden Tee LIVE 2011. The feature allows players to sign into their Facebook account in the game and that will then let their »

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle by Taito

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle by Taito

January 10, 2011, 2 Comments on Dariusburst: Another Chronicle by Taito

DARIUSBURST: ANOTHER CHRONICLE (Top picture is of the Japanese version, bottom is the European version. US version looks like the Japanese version with the canopy but is in English) DEVELOPER: Taito Corp. PUBLISHER: Taito Corp. RELEASE: Dec. 17th, 2010 (Japan); December 2011 (International) TYPE: Side-scrolling shooter PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: Taito Type X2 ARCADE »

REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

January 8, 2011, 2 Comments on REVIEW: Pac-Man Battle Royale by Namco

PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE DEVELOPER: Bandai Namco (Visit Namco America’s website) PUBLISHER: Bandai Namco RELEASE: January 2011 TYPE: Competitive maze PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: “System 157”, custom board with specs unknown (also used in Namco’s Pac-Man’s Arcade Party) ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green Label – Suitable for All Ages REGION AVAILABILITY: Worldwide SYNOPSIS: From Namco »

REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

January 7, 2011, 1 Comment on REVIEW: Friction by Friction Game Studios

FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios Publisher: Coast-to-Coast Entertainment Release: April 2011 (kit) ; Summer 2011 (dedicated, Asia only) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Optional – Yellow Label (Animated Violence) or Red Label (Life Like Violence) depending on setting by operator Synopsis: Fend »

New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

January 3, 2011, 4 Comments on New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really produced anything to make Stern take notice. It’s not a great track record for this kind of news, but a »

Arcade Releases for 2011

January 1, 2011, 7 Comments on Arcade Releases for 2011

Stay up-to-date with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2011 calendar year. This includes games already released and those which have been hinted at a release by their parent companies. If you want more information on each game, I will be adding specific pages detailing each game with videos, pictures and other »

How the year went at my own arcade

How the year went at my own arcade

December 30, 2010, 19 Comments on How the year went at my own arcade

As long time readers of this site are aware, I own and operate my own arcade in Utah. I opened up back in June 2008 and it’s been a wild ride but I have managed to stay afloat despite the continually bad economic conditions. In lieu of recent negative news regarding the closure of »

Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th

December 28, 2010, 13 Comments on Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th

UPDATE: Arcade Infinity will NOT be closing on Jan. 15th and will stay open for now. Read the details here I am always happy when I hear about a new arcade location opening their doors somewhere around the world (as we reported about in the post previous this one with two new Timezone locations »