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Back from AMOA ’08 – some thoughts, impressions and a fire UPDATED

September 12, 2008, 1 Comment on Back from AMOA ’08 – some thoughts, impressions and a fire UPDATED

I’m back from AMOA 2008 and it was fun. I got to see many new games that are coming to the States, talk with great people and come away with video and impressions of what’s coming our way. I also got to see more of Las Vegas than last time, it’s only the third »

Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

September 10, 2008, 7 Comments on Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

AMOA is here and with it plenty new stuff to talk about. But today we don’t have just any news to talk about – it’s not every day we get to introduce to you a new company that is joining the fray of the arcade industry! The name to remember – Friction Game Studios. »

Sega's plans for upcoming shows

September 9, 2008, No Comments on Sega's plans for upcoming shows

Sega has issued a press release detailing some of the things that we can expect to see at their upcoming events, including a few games we have already heard of (or played), Rambo and Sega Rally 3. Rambo has actually got a face lift and according to the photo we received (which is still »

GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

September 7, 2008, 1 Comment on GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

GlobalVR has announced a new update for their NASCAR racing game, which adds two new tracks to the game, updates team rosters and also introduces the new Car of Tomorrow to the game. They say that it is easy to install and low cost (although an amount isn’t given in the press release) and »

Stern press release on Batman

September 3, 2008, No Comments on Stern press release on Batman

It’s no secret that batman: Dark Knight is an insanely popular and is currently the second highest grossing film of all time, right behind Titanic (which personally I never understood what all the fuss was about) and Stern Pinball is happy to have the only game out right now that has something to do »

Need For Speed Carbon dedicated to be at AMOA

September 1, 2008, No Comments on Need For Speed Carbon dedicated to be at AMOA

I almost forgot to post about this since we already posted about NFS: Carbon going dedicated but it is one game that will be at AMOA next week. From the press release they reveal one interesting thing about the game – that it has a separate pedal for the NOS so you don’t have »

The Stinger Report's Crystal ball returns – top ten anticipated games of 2008/09

August 28, 2008, 10 Comments on The Stinger Report's Crystal ball returns – top ten anticipated games of 2008/09

About a year ago we had a glimpse into The Stinger Report’s uber crystal ball about future releases and now it’s back to give you their Top Ten Most Anticipated International Arcade Releases for 2008/09. Personally you might have some other releases you are anticipating more but it’s safe to say that there are »

A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

August 27, 2008, No Comments on A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

  The Amusement Machine Show (also known as JAMMA) will soon be here and thanks to The Stinger Report we have a preview of what we can expect to see from Sega at the show. This includes: Hummer Extreme – a new Hummer Racing game that was tested simultaneously in Japan and in the US »

Taito not happy about the use of Space Invaders at the Leipzig show, considering legal action

August 22, 2008, 5 Comments on Taito not happy about the use of Space Invaders at the Leipzig show, considering legal action

If you follow the consumer game media at all then you probably have heard of the Leipzig Game Show that has been going on in Germany. You also might have heard of the controversial Space Invaders-related exhibit which is being touted as art. Well Taito doesn’t care what it’s called, they are thinking of »

Post-Edinburgh Interactive Festival Report

August 22, 2008, No Comments on Post-Edinburgh Interactive Festival Report

Previously we have discussed the Edinburgh Interactive Festival and how our friend Kevin Williams was going to present a seminar about the amusement industry to that show and now we have the details. He displayed a number of new games to delegates at the convention, and showed off technology such as the Gundam game »

15 Most valuable arcade games

August 20, 2008, 5 Comments on 15 Most valuable arcade games

Over at Rotheblog they have put together a list of the 15 most valuable games in existence, the most expensive one being Williams Blaster Cockpit cabinet weighing in at $12,000! Williams games feature heavy in this list, as do some classics from Cinematronics and Atari. All the criteria that was taken into consideration is detailed »

Big Buck Hunter Pro Online Tourney News

August 9, 2008, 2 Comments on Big Buck Hunter Pro Online Tourney News

Here is some brief news about the Big Buck Hunter tournaments currently going on. The Regional Qualifiers began yesterday and as a reminder are going until Sep. 7th. To enter one simply needs to make an account on a BBHPro Online machine and play. They also have announced the winners for the RamJam competition, »