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Difficult or A Cheat? Thoughts on Arcade Game Difficulty
A recent article from a mainstream gaming site claims that arcade games were cheating players out. Here's why that's naive and absurd »
Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September
(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) While it has been difficult to quantify, it seems that pinball has been having a resurgence of late. With more developers jumping into the pinball manufacturing pool, that means that there are plenty of customers to sell to. When Stern released AC/DC pinball earlier this year, I’ve »
Review: The Act: An Interactive Comedy (Prototype)
DEVELOPER: Cecropia PUBLISHER: Cecropia RELEASE: Prototype, would have been 2007/8 TYPE: Interactive FMV Adventure PLAYERS: 1 HARDWARE: Proprietary Linux-based PC with specialized I/O board, custom designed rotary/knob/spinner control. ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: A port for the iPad was recently released. RATING: Green – Suitable for All Ages REVIEW: Opinion by Adam “Arcadehero” Pratt In 2007 not »
Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design
A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details! »
First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D
Namco has released a trailer showcasing their newest co-op light-gun game, and a return to horror gaming, Dark Escape 3D. Click to see it along with more details! »
Friction by Friction Game Studios Review
FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios (visit their website) 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 »
X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con
While Comic-Con isn’t always about comic books these days, there are plenty of products that show up related to them. When you have a brand new pinball machine that’s about one of the more popular comic franchises around, its common sense that it should be on hand. As such, Stern Pinball is going to »
40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)
So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part 1 here if you haven’t already! The content is split up between tabs. Click on the tab you want and »
New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun
We mentioned this a while back but today being what it is, Atari’s birthday, the official announcement has come along from the writers that the new book, Atari Inc. – Business is Fun is now available for pre-order. It will be released on July 27th. The book covers “The true story behind the company »
40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)
Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find quite interesting, Atari’s production and pricing numbers on all of their arcade machines from Pong to RUSH 2049 (actually up »
