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Arcade Heroes Podcast – IAAPA edition

Arcade Heroes Podcast – IAAPA edition

December 1, 2010, 4 Comments on Arcade Heroes Podcast – IAAPA edition

(Pic via Fillmore Games) It has been a while since we did a podcast – I know it doesn’t help our cause to lack consistency in producing these but at least we get something done on occasion, right? Today’s podcast is all about IAAPA 2010, which we covered in length a couple of weeks »

Some Darius Burst Arcade news

Some Darius Burst Arcade news

November 30, 2010, 1 Comment on Some Darius Burst Arcade news

There is an important date coming up for some of us arcade nerds – December 17th. On that day two things are happening: first TRON Legacy will be released to theaters and second, Taito will release Darius Burst Another Chronicle in Japan. That’s only a few weeks away and as such, information on both »

Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

November 30, 2010, 4 Comments on Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

(UPDATED: thanks to one of our readers who translated a couple of the charts for us into English, they are posted below). Market data for the amusement industry is sometimes hard to come by, but it’s not impossible to find. Trade magazines such as Replay Magazine or Play Meter often carry useful data about »

New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

November 23, 2010, 1 Comment on New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

This past Saturday a new entertainment venue opened up in Austin, Texas called Pinballz Arcade. As the name implies, they have a strong focus on pinball gaming (although it’s not the sole part of it – more on that in a moment) with over 75 pinball machines setup to play. That selection includes titles »

Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

November 23, 2010, 1 Comment on Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

While this news might not come as any big surprise, Stern has a run of 250, limited edition AVATAR Pinball machines up for sale. I say it’s no surprise as the move isn’t unusual for Stern as they’ve done it on several of their recent releases, such as Big Buck Hunter Pinball. If the »

IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

Well after spending most of my day uploading videos, the video part of our IAAPA 2010 coverage is coming to a close for now. But as I mentioned already we still have a few more things to go through as well as expected video from other sources to look forward to, perhaps grabbing a »

IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

Almost done. We still will have more pictures to share – in fact I got another link from Fillmore Games of some extra pictures they took from the show – and Kevin and I will be finishing up a podcast on Monday. So last but not least, let’s take a look a few more »

IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

November 19, 2010, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

Arcade music games are not to be shunned and they certainly weren’t at IAAPA this week. Here’s a look over what new music gaming concepts players have to look forward to trying out at a venue near them. Andamiro – Andamiro had a large booth to check out and the most eye-catching piece of »

IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

November 19, 2010, 1 Comment on IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

Other big concepts were in play at IAAPA 2010 and here we will take a look at those companies who are adding the elements of motion, stereoscopic 3D and ever water into their games. InJoy Motion Corp. – InJoy’s booth was similar to what they had last year as far as a line-up but »

IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

November 19, 2010, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

Next up as part of our IAAPA 2010 coverage is Namco. Like Amusement Expo, the company had a large booth where Pac-Man was a big star but they also had plenty of other new content to offer. Before all of that, a general booth tour: Dead Heat – We’ve been following news of Dead »