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Amusement Expo 2011- Photos
Newsfeed 1012 via As is customary following a show, arcade news seems to slow down to a trickle for a while. So while we wait for some more news, here is some pictures from Amusement Expo 2011, taken by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. If you haven’t already, read my previous impressions of »
Midwest Gaming Classic celebrates 10 years
The annual Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching fast and with it, there is an abundance of arcade goodness to look forward to. According to one of the event’s organizers, John Norman : The show will kick off with some Friday night parties and tournaments, and then begin in earnest Saturday, March 26 and »
Frightmareland by Taito/GlobalVR
FRIGHTMARELAND Developer: Gamewax and Taito Publisher: (US) GlobalVR; (Japan) Taito Release: March 2011 for both Standard and Deluxe versions; Japan April 2011 Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: Taito Type X2 ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Yellow Label (Animated Violence) Synopsis: From the GlobalVR website: “Fear has gripped the city. Over 100 people have »
Stern and IFPA hosting Rolling Stones Pinball Launch parties next week
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) To celebrate the recent release of their latest pinball game, The Rolling Stones, Stern Pinball is teaming up with the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) to host launch parties in 9 different North American cities this next Friday, March 11th. In addition to getting a chance to »
Impressions from Amusement Expo 2011
Amusement Expo 2011 started yesterday in Las Vegas and I was there for the day to take a look around and see what was new. If you are new to modern arcade gaming, there are usually two conventions held each year, Amusement Expo in March and IAAPA in November. Amusement Expo wasn’t a large »
Initial D6 Arcade Stage and Super Monkey Ball Ticket Blitz Promo trailers
Sega has a new arcade racer coming out next on the 3rd but for some strange reason, they didn’t give the game any booth space at AOU2011. That game is Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA, and today they have released a new promotional trailer for the game. They also have indicated that players »
A fundraiser to help the American Classic Arcade Museum
(Thanks to Jon Lynch for the tip!) We’ve had some unpleasant news about a popular arcade in Southern California closing it’s doors, Arcade Infinity which is closing this week (BTW- They asked me to mention that the games from AI are for sale, if you are interested in picking something up from them, check »
Chinatown Fair Arcade closing Wednesday? + Ground Kontrol goes 3.0 (UPDATE)
(From inside the Chinatown Fair arcade, GameSetWatch) UPDATE: Both Joystiq and Kotaku have ran stories about this and found out that the closure isn’t completely true – there are some issues with the landlord that they are having and if those aren’t resolved then they will move. If they are resolved, then they will »
AOU 2011 Day 2: More videos!
Here’s more follow-up on the AOU 2011 expo, as today we have more to watch in terms of videos! Read on for clips of Let’s Go Island 3D, Chaos Code, Taito’s booth, NESiCAXLIVE, Aquapazza, Tekken Tag 2, Koihime Dream and more. If you want to know what it’s like to wander around the show »
AOU 2011 Day 1
Here’s a new batch of images to come out of AOU 2011 that is now taking place in Japan. We’re not able to be there personally but there is quite a bit of coverage from the event from the many game news sites located in Japan. Hit the post break for the images to »
