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Space Paranoids now playable

May 6, 2010, 6 Comments on Space Paranoids now playable

The arcade game that never was really an arcade game is finally playable, as “Encom” releases Space Paranoids Online. If you are unfamiliar with Space Paranoids then there is another reason to pull out the 1982 cult classic TRON. If you are familiar with it, then it’s been a long time coming to this »

See pinball wizards prove their skills at the upcoming World Pinball Championship

May 5, 2010, No Comments on See pinball wizards prove their skills at the upcoming World Pinball Championship

Via The pinball festivals and competitions just keep on coming and this month it’s International Flipper Pinball Association’s turn to host a world-class tournament. They do so every year, with last year’s event taking place in London, UK and this year the championship is headed to Cokato, Minnesota USA. I’ll let some of the »

A few more games out of China (which may be at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010)

May 4, 2010, 2 Comments on A few more games out of China (which may be at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010)

With the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 event underway in Taiwan right now, we were hoping to have a better idea of what is at the show. But details are sketchy so I took some time to look around and I found a site which lists a bunch of games associated with the GTI »

Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade

May 3, 2010, 3 Comments on Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade

Guitar Hero Arcade sold 2000 units in 90 days. Big Buck Hunter Open Season sold 3000 units in 90 days. Silver Strike Live sold over 3000 before it was released due to pre-orders. (Before anyone accuses us of favoring one company over another in reporting numbers like this, we can only report what companies »

Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE

May 1, 2010, 3 Comments on Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE

I am fortunate to own an Atari Warlords cocktail machine. It was long a “holy grail” of mine as I always enjoyed playing Warlords on the Atari 2600 as a kid and with the arcade version being superior, I really wanted to have one. It was the most expensive classic game I have ever »

Challenge Arcade announces "World Record Weekend II" competition this December

April 30, 2010, No Comments on Challenge Arcade announces "World Record Weekend II" competition this December

If you are a competitive arcade gamer then this announcement should give you plenty of time to prepare for a tournament coming up this December, called World Record Weekend II. The event will be held at the Challenge Arcade in Wyomissing, PA, Dec. 3rd-5th. You might recall that Challenge Arcade was the first arcade »

DJ Max Technika 2 location tests in South Korea

April 28, 2010, 1 Comment on DJ Max Technika 2 location tests in South Korea

Pentavision’s DJ Max Technika 2 was recently seen on a location test in South Korea and a couple of sites (Bemanistyle.com and Ruliweb.com) have the rundown on what the sequel will bring to the table this time around. As you might recall, the first DJ Max Technika was voted as the Game of the »

Exclusive: The last coin-op project at Midway Chicago, RIP SQUAD: Raids Against the Reich

Exclusive: The last coin-op project at Midway Chicago, RIP SQUAD: Raids Against the Reich

April 27, 2010, 6 Comments on Exclusive: The last coin-op project at Midway Chicago, RIP SQUAD: Raids Against the Reich

Back in 2001, Midway made a decision to dump their long standing coin-op division in favor of focusing developments on console gaming.  When that decision came down, there were still some arcade games floating around in the development cycle, which were subsequently canceled and were lost to the knowledge of the public. Fortunately, there »

Blast from the past: When Arcades used to make more money than movies did

April 26, 2010, No Comments on Blast from the past: When Arcades used to make more money than movies did

Remember the golden age of games when arcades alone used to make money hand over fist, making about three times more money in a year than movies did? Good times. Take a trip down memory lane (or in my case, discovery lane as this was written before I was born) in this old newspaper »

Save The Arcades 2 by Stride Gum announces contestants, begins tournament

April 21, 2010, 9 Comments on Save The Arcades 2 by Stride Gum announces contestants, begins tournament

Via It took them a while but after asking for your nominations and sifting through them for the past four months, STRIDE Gum is continuing it’s campaign to “Save The Arcades” by running Save The Arcades 2, where this time three US arcades are vying for a chance to win $25,000 for their business. »

New Disney 3D Ping Pong cabinet pushes "No 3D glasses required" aspect

April 15, 2010, 3 Comments on New Disney 3D Ping Pong cabinet pushes "No 3D glasses required" aspect

If you have been following gaming news since last December, then you know that stereoscopic 3D gaming is starting to gain some steam. If you have been following us since February, then you also know that stereoscopic 3D arcade games are on their way from China. The most prominent of those games would most »

New pinball manufacturer out of Spain: Marsaplay

April 8, 2010, 2 Comments on New pinball manufacturer out of Spain: Marsaplay

While Stern Pinball has carried the title of the world’s only coin-op pinball manufacturer for a while now (with occasional challenges by companies like Retro Pinball although AFAIK they haven’t been able to roll out the long promised King of Diamonds remake yet) there is a company out of Spain who now appears to »