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Arcade Heroes Podcast #12 – New games at EAG and more

February 3, 2010, No Comments on Arcade Heroes Podcast #12 – New games at EAG and more

Here’s our 12th podcast – I know I haven’t been keeping up with these on a weekly basis as I had wanted to originally but we’re still getting them done when there is enough to talk about. On this podcast, Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report and myself discuss: -EAG and ATEI 2010 in »

Tekken 6 clone cabinet emerges from China

February 3, 2010, 5 Comments on Tekken 6 clone cabinet emerges from China

Have you ever played Tekken 6 in an arcade? I have, and my experience taught me two things: firstly my friend is better with the capoeira characters than me, and secondly the cabinet is quite a lovely piece of work. The problem is, there are just too few of them in the world. What »

EAG 2010: Show report

January 30, 2010, 3 Comments on EAG 2010: Show report

It’s funny how some memories stick, isn’t it? I had only been to the ExCel Centre in London once before dropping in at the EAG show on Wednesday, for the consumer gaming event GameStars Live in 2004. Somehow though, five and a half years from that event, I was able to perfectly remember the »

First pics from the big arcade show in London called EAG 2010 by Kevin Williams UPDATED

January 27, 2010, 8 Comments on First pics from the big arcade show in London called EAG 2010 by Kevin Williams UPDATED

Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report, we have a first look at the European Amusement and Gaming Expo 2010. To give you an idea of some of the games you’ll see by clicking below, here’s a brief list of what’s new: Let’s Go Island (Sega); Bejeweled (?); Vulcan M (Rassen); Big Buck »

More game release news: Pump It Up Jump now available; Silver Strike LIVE coming Feb. 15th

January 14, 2010, No Comments on More game release news: Pump It Up Jump now available; Silver Strike LIVE coming Feb. 15th

It’s always a good thing when we have more arcade game releases to discuss and to help keep track of that, I have created a page for all arcade game releases for 2010. I will try and keep that as up-to-date and accurate as possible. Let me point out a couple of game releases »

Arcade Releases for 2010

January 14, 2010, 16 Comments on Arcade Releases for 2010

Think arcades are dead? Think again with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2010 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 you can use the search field to the right. I »

Brief update on indie arcade titles Dark Presence and Friction

January 10, 2010, 2 Comments on Brief update on indie arcade titles Dark Presence and Friction

(click on the images to enlarge them) It has been a little while since we’ve posted updates on a couple of upcoming arcade titles that are in development by a couple of independent game studios, but that does not mean that nothing is going on with these games. In fact, both games are quite »

Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

January 7, 2010, No Comments on Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

If there was any question about how popular the Big Buck Hunter series continues to be, then look no further than the latest sales numbers released by Betson. They are reporting that the game has already sold approximately 3000 units, with about 2000 of those belonging to the kit upgrades and all in 90 »

Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

January 7, 2010, No Comments on Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

Our friend Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has penned an interesting article discussing as aspect of coin-op gaming that has had a strong history and is starting to resurge once again – co-op gaming. Kevin looks over notable co-op games that have come along since Pong Doubles (no mention of some of my »

Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

January 7, 2010, No Comments on Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

By now you have probably heard of the news that Microsoft will be bringing virtual arcades to Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. In these virtual game rooms players will be able to buy arcade machines to place there as well as different themes that players can use to “trick out” your arcade. »

The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

January 5, 2010, 3 Comments on The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

As 2010 in finally upon us, it’s a good time to take a look further into trends we can expect to see throughout the rest of the year. Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report for bringing us this look! – ‘Crystal Ball Gazing on “Digital Out-of-Home Entertainment” Trends 2010’ It is that »

And the winners are…

January 1, 2010, 9 Comments on And the winners are…

While it is not quite 2010 yet where I am right at the moment, for the website the timer has passed onto the new year and so our Game of the Year/Decade polls are now closed. So what were your choices? Game of the Decade – H2Overdrive – Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive’s follow-up to Hydro »