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Capcom: No SFIV Arcade for the US

November 17, 2008, 13 Comments on Capcom: No SFIV Arcade for the US

I figure it’s good to get this out of the way before the main page is flooded with IAAPA info.  Capcom has come around and made it official – SFIV will not come to arcades in the US. It’s not much of a surprise now since the console release is in Februrary and the »

Pre-IAAPA thoughts and guesses

November 15, 2008, 5 Comments on Pre-IAAPA thoughts and guesses

IAAPA is just a few days away and this is unfortunately one event I will not be able to go to. But we will have information pouring in straight from the floor as our friend Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report will be there and I also hope to be able to get some »

Worried about the economy? Advertise

November 14, 2008, No Comments on Worried about the economy? Advertise

The AAMA has created a very interesting document that is of value to arcade operators and soon-to-be operators alike – something that deals with making money during a recession. Can such a thing be done? Absolutely, as there are people who make fortunes in recessions.And one thing that the AAMA recommends is marketing. They »

Jerad's Choice BBH Online Tourney

November 12, 2008, No Comments on Jerad's Choice BBH Online Tourney

Sorry about the lack of updates the past few days – I’ve been busy, busy ,busy with the arcade and other things in life. It seems like when one machine breaks down they all decide to take a trip with it. I can just say at least most machines carry a 1 year warranty. »

Konami testing GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6 "Blazing" in Japan

November 6, 2008, 8 Comments on Konami testing GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6 "Blazing" in Japan

Konami is location testing the next version of their GuitarFreaks and DrumMania games in Japan (the original use-a-music-instrument-as-a-controller games) and it seems like it wasn’t long ago that they were doing the same with GFV5 and DMV5. We don’t have any details on what is different about these games yet from V5 or previous »

Location Review: Funland Trocadero, London

November 4, 2008, 9 Comments on Location Review: Funland Trocadero, London

Finally! This is something I’ve been meaning to do for longer than i care to mention. Hit the jump at the bottom of this post for my Funland picture overload! Funland Trocadero is a big place, so big it’s hard to describe the layout of the place, but essentially there are 5 main floors (I think!). »

Outcome from the Big Buck Hunter Pro World Championship

October 31, 2008, No Comments on Outcome from the Big Buck Hunter Pro World Championship

I meant to get to this a couple of days ago but unfortunately I’ve been a little tied up and there is a lot of news to post all of the sudden. But that’s all right, a lot of news is better than little or no news. As you know, the Big Buck Hunter »

Big Buck Hunter World Championship Saturday

October 18, 2008, 1 Comment on Big Buck Hunter World Championship Saturday

Tomorrow a big arcade competition is going down, this time it’s the Big Buck Hunter Pro World Championship. We’ve mentioned this one previously when they held qualifying events and it would sure be fun to go and compete. Whoever wins this is going to walk away with $10,000 extra in their pocket so that »

Kawasaki Warehouse – Location Report, Japan

October 17, 2008, 7 Comments on Kawasaki Warehouse – Location Report, Japan

Wow, I have just got back from Japan and made a fabulous discovery whilst I was there: Kawasaki Warehouse This incredible arcade has been built from the ground up to look like a disused, run-down warehouse complete with rusting doors and peeling paint but is in fact a fantastic site with some great games. »

GlobalVR unveils Sky Bandits

October 16, 2008, 1 Comment on GlobalVR unveils Sky Bandits

Way back in March we talked about a press release from a company called Signature Devices where they stated that they had completed work on a “new turret-based, first person shooter arcade action game” – since then however we haven’t heard anything about that project so we were beginning to wonder what had happened »

Rumor: Raw Thrills' bringing 'American Idol' game to arcades

October 7, 2008, No Comments on Rumor: Raw Thrills' bringing 'American Idol' game to arcades

The rumor mill is churning right now but we have another rumor to look at right now in regards to what you might see in the near future from Raw Thrills’. We posted the rumor about the Guitar Hero arcade the other day and when I contacted Raw Thrill’s about it they said: “We »

Big Buck Hunter Online Region Qualifying Finalists revealed

October 7, 2008, 2 Comments on Big Buck Hunter Online Region Qualifying Finalists revealed

Thanks to a link posted in the comments to news on the BBH World Championship, we have a look at those who qualified in the regional tournaments to the game and they will move onto the finals to compete for the $10,000 grand prize. This certainly makes me eager to receive my Big Buck »