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The Arcade Heroes GOTY 2008 winners were…

January 19, 2009, 5 Comments on The Arcade Heroes GOTY 2008 winners were…

Before we start to get hit with all the news out of ATEI I figured it would be good to ‘finalize’ the results of our GOTY 2008 polls. The polls remain open but I think that we already have our winners, so in case you haven’t gone back a few pages to check the »

DDR:X making an appearance at ATEI 09

January 17, 2009, 1 Comment on DDR:X making an appearance at ATEI 09

The ATEI 09 news continues to trickle in, now with news on Konami’s DDR:X machine. According to the press release, the game is slated for a world-wide release in “Spring/Summer 2009” and include the largest track list for a DDR game ever with 350 songs. It also has been testing very well, despite having »

Justice League to be unveiled at ATEI 09

January 17, 2009, 4 Comments on Justice League to be unveiled at ATEI 09

Global VR has announced that they will be showcasing their latest title, Justice League: Heroes United at the upcoming ATEI 2009 show. With the press release they also have included some pictures of the cabinet, which comes in two flavors, standard and deluxe but pricing and availability are currently unavailable but should be revealed »

New products from Betson includes Big Buck Safari Deluxe

New products from Betson includes Big Buck Safari Deluxe

January 14, 2009, No Comments on New products from Betson includes Big Buck Safari Deluxe

Betson Enterprises has sent us along some information on some new products they are now carrying and from the three games listed, they include Big Buck Safari Deluxe, which we saw as early as ASI last March and again at AMOA but it had been delayed several times until now. Now that BBSDlx is finally »

ATEI 09 News – Registration changes for Consumer Media

January 13, 2009, 4 Comments on ATEI 09 News – Registration changes for Consumer Media

Listen up those of you who are planning on attending ATEI in a couple of weeks.  With high interest in the event, the organizers have put a trade-only policy into effect. They also have put in special rules about photographing and video-taping at the show, the details can be found in the post break »

A look back at JAMMA 1986

January 8, 2009, 5 Comments on A look back at JAMMA 1986

GameSetWatch posted a very interesting arcade article today they call “The RePlay Files: A Trip to the 1986 JAMMA Arcade Game Show”. JAMMA is still held in Japan every year, but it’s always cool to take a look back at what it was like ‘back in the day’. 1986 would be two years after »

Article: Game Magazine Schizophrenia Over Arcades

January 2, 2009, 4 Comments on Article: Game Magazine Schizophrenia Over Arcades

We’ve occasionally documented times and places when game magazines showcase arcade titles as it is a fairly rare occurance but with recent developments in the arcade sector, some publications have suddenly taken some notice to what is going on with the arcade sector. The problem is how selective they are being about it and »

Incredible Technologies announces SSB Sweepstakes, will give away bigger prizes

December 19, 2008, No Comments on Incredible Technologies announces SSB Sweepstakes, will give away bigger prizes

In these troubled times that we hear and see so much about lately, there are some good reasons to head over to your local arcade place which has online enabled games because competition in this arena is starting to heat up.  In the latest press release from Incredible Technologies, they are throwing down the »

Dog Fight brings aerial combat to exer-gaming

December 17, 2008, No Comments on Dog Fight brings aerial combat to exer-gaming

It definently looks like the exer-gaming scene is picking up a lot of steam and while so far these kinds of devices are being marketed towards gyms, I believe that arcades/FECs could easily capitalize on them as well -as long as they offer a coin box/card swipe sort of function to pay-per-play. So far »

The new Trans-Force 3D entertainment complex for kids – Kids-Force

December 17, 2008, No Comments on The new Trans-Force 3D entertainment complex for kids – Kids-Force

Hot on the trail of their showcase at IAAPA, Russian entertainment outfit Trans-Force has announced a new interactive entertainment platform for kids that combines entertainment and education into one package that is intended for any sort of facility kids my frequent – from FECs and other gaming zones to zoos and aquariums. Called Kid-Force, »

Big Buck Safari begins online tournaments

December 13, 2008, No Comments on Big Buck Safari begins online tournaments

  While the kit to put big Buck Safari online has been available for a little while now, it wasn’t until Dec. 1st that the tournaments began. But Dec. 1st has come (and past – sorry about the delay on this) and so right now online enabled versions of the game allow players to »

If the iPhone were a punching bag arcade machine

December 12, 2008, No Comments on If the iPhone were a punching bag arcade machine

Whoever came up with the idea for the Dragon Punch-style game has to feel quite flattered right now, if they believe that imitation is the deepest form of flattery. Dragon Punch style machines are all over the place and they all are pretty popular. I imagine that when some people see this latest clone »