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Razing Storm gets a few more details with a press release

February 26, 2009, 1 Comment on Razing Storm gets a few more details with a press release

Namco’s latest light-gun shooter will soon land in arcades (release is listed for March 2009) and in advance of that, Namco America has issued a press release on the game. There isn’t a lot of new information on the game that we didn’t know beforehand but, I did not know that this was put »

Arcade game plots in reverse

February 25, 2009, No Comments on Arcade game plots in reverse

On the increasingly popular site Twitter (I did set up an account once but I haven’t really bothered to use it), some people are having a little game of writing about movie plots if you witnessed them in reverse and that same idea is being applied to video games. This includes a few arcade »

Sega reveals specs on its new arcade hardware, RingEdge and RingWide

Sega reveals specs on its new arcade hardware, RingEdge and RingWide

February 20, 2009, 52 Comments on Sega reveals specs on its new arcade hardware, RingEdge and RingWide

(image via AM-Net) The hardware which caused some to erroneously think that Sega was jumping back into the console business has been revealed and we now see that there are actually two configurations, thus the use of the two different names. Not surprisingly, the hardware is PC-based, just like Lindbergh and Europa-R. But how »

AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

February 18, 2009, 1 Comment on AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

The arcade scene in Japan is starting to get a taste of what’s to come and while the show has not officially started yet, several different Japanese manufacturer AOU websites have been updated with some info on the games they are showing off and Japanese arcade news site are picking up on the info. »

IGX 2009

February 11, 2009, No Comments on IGX 2009

As some of you may be aware there was another show going on the same time as ATEI. IGX, which took place just around the corner from Earls Court at Hotel Ibis, has been hailed as a success by exhibitors. Even though the show took place at the same time as ATEI, they still »

Missed news: Cecropia shuts it's doors

February 11, 2009, 1 Comment on Missed news: Cecropia shuts it's doors

(Thanks to Jarett Waite for the tip) I should have been on top of this a while back but somehow it missed my radar until now. Cecropia, the company responsible for creating the coin-op arcade title The Act closed it’s doors way back in September of last year. In case you didn’t missed The »

Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

February 10, 2009, No Comments on Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

It’s a great day for arcade gamers in the UK, as the Insert Coin 2009 expo has been announced! The show will run on July 18th and 19th at the Northampton Saints Conference CentreThe difference between Insert Coin and other arcade exhibitions is that the event is open to the public, with a great »

Jack Bauer comes to pinball with "24"

February 5, 2009, 4 Comments on Jack Bauer comes to pinball with "24"

The hit show 24 now has a pinball game to compliment the action-packed thriller that features counter-terrorist Jack Bauer in his quest to defend his country from evil doers and we have a cabinet image of the game to go along with it. We heard about 24 coming to pinball a while ago and »

An ASI preview from Betson with Guitar Hero and DDR:X action

February 5, 2009, 6 Comments on An ASI preview from Betson with Guitar Hero and DDR:X action

Speaking of arcade shows (see our AOU post below this one), ASI/AMOA is just around the corner as well in Las Vegas come March and distributor Betson has already sent out a release showcasing some of the titles they plan on bringing there, which also provides us some stills for Guitar Hero Arcade and »

ATEI 2009 – Videos

February 4, 2009, 6 Comments on ATEI 2009 – Videos

Apologies for the wait, but here is all the video footage that I managed to get at ATEI last week. Didn’t get every game unfortunately, but hopefully there’s enough here to get you excited! Also, I didn’t know if there’s a full list of Guitar Hero Arcade songs out there, so I managed to snag »

ATEI 2009 – Full Report

January 30, 2009, 18 Comments on ATEI 2009 – Full Report

Following TwistedSupreme’s initial report yesterday, I got my chance to attend ATEI today. And, armed with a camera, a keen eye for games and a beard that makes small children cry, I decided to capture as much of the show as was practical in order to relay it to loyal readers such as yourself. »

Big Pinball tournament coming to Gameworks in Ohio next month

January 29, 2009, No Comments on Big Pinball tournament coming to Gameworks in Ohio next month

Back in November we posted about Gameworks beginning to hold some large tournaments at different locations and with one tournament under their belt in December, one is being planned for February at the Gameworks in Columbus Ohio. This will be a three day pinball tournament starting on the 13th of Feb. with the finals »