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Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”
First unveiled in February 2010, we got the first hands-on look for it the next month at the Amusement Expo, it made a big splash at e3 2010 and finally the game was found at IAAPA 2010 in Florida. That game is Namco’s Pac-Man Battle Royale, released for public venues to get their hands »
The arcade goodness of Comic-Con
My brief hiatus is over now after I had been out in the wilderness camping. It was quite fun but with it over, back to the news of the arcade world. It doesn’t look like much has gone on this past weekend at the very least that means there isn’t a whole lot to »
Taito shows off some new games for Japan
Taito sure knows how to hold a “business meeting”. Of course this isn’t the typical business meeting where people sit around a conference table listening to some blather about why things suck at work without anyone directly saying such. At this Taito business meeting, the whole point was to show off some of their »
DNA Conference a success, looks to bring event to the US
You might recall that the newly formed Digital Network Association held a special, one-day Out-Of-Home Interactive Entertainment conference in London a week ago. It Founded by our friend and colleague Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report only four months ago and it already has had a big welcome from various individuals and groups in »
An amusement game hoarder appears on A&E’s Hoarders
(Thanks for Jonathan Leung for the tip) There is a strong community of collectors in the amusement industry – people who collect arcade games, pinball machines, EM game machines, redemption, etc. But among the crowd you might find someone classified as a “hoarder” were the collecting is obsessive as the hoarder will fill up »
Fleet Commander gives multiple touchscreens a purpose
Newsfeed 1080 via The potential of multi-touch display technology is still in the early stages for out-of-home amusement and we certainly won’t see it tapped out anytime soon. One great example is Fleet Commander by Arthur Nishimoto. First developed for a tabletop multi-touch screen, he then took the idea to a larger scale with »
Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan
Newsfeed 1075 via UPDATE: For the latest on the international reach on this game, check out our post here. The next installment of Namco’s hardcore driving series, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune has a release date, for Japan at least. Expect to see the game showing up in certain venues this coming December 2011/January 2012. »
The California Extreme 2011 post
Another year, another California Extreme event comes along. I always lament missing these, and this year is no different although I wasn’t paying full attention and thought it was going to happen a little later in August. I still would have missed it anyways. The guys at KLOV have posted some pictures of the »
What’s going on with Sega Amusements USA – the real story
Before rumors begin to fly and get out of control let’s get one thing straight – Sega arcade games and official support for them are not going away in North America. News has spread today that Sega Amusements USA would be closing it’s doors but here is exactly what is going on, just so »
Sega News: Bowlplex signs deal with Sega AM Europe; Operation Ghost seen
Newsfeed 1071 via Two bits of Sega goodness for you today. Let’s start with one of their upcoming games which if you live outside of Japan, there is a very good chance you’ll come across it before too long, depending upon when Sega decides to release it. The last time we posted about the »
