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The Immersive Cocoon and thoughts on other technologies arcades can use

September 18, 2008, No Comments on The Immersive Cocoon and thoughts on other technologies arcades can use

The Stinger Report pointed us to a very interesting article about the future of computers and how we will interact with them via the Immersive Cocoon – think a possible prototype to Star Trek’s Holodeck that uses motion sensors to track your movement and how you interact with the presentation. Of course I feel »

More coverage for ArcadeUFO in Texas

September 17, 2008, 9 Comments on More coverage for ArcadeUFO in Texas

We’ve discussed the opening of ArcadeUFO previously but it blows my mind how many blogs and other news sources I keep running into that are discussing it – so much so that it’s not worth my time to report every single one. But I figured I’d mention it one last time to congratulate the »

Incredible Technologies @ AMOA 2008 – Power Putt Golf, Golden Tee LIVE 2009 & a new cabinet design

September 13, 2008, 2 Comments on Incredible Technologies @ AMOA 2008 – Power Putt Golf, Golden Tee LIVE 2009 & a new cabinet design

Incredible Technologies was also at AMOA with a large and eye-catching booth where they were showcasing all of their games that are currently for sale in a new cabinet that features a smaller footprint that previous cabinets that also comes with a lower price. The only thing about the new cabinet that might be »

Seen at Andamiro's booth – Arcana Heart 2 (AMOA 2008)

September 12, 2008, 1 Comment on Seen at Andamiro's booth – Arcana Heart 2 (AMOA 2008)

This came as a surprise – I was wandering around the show near the GlobalVR booth and between two Pump It Up games I see two Japanese candy cabs housing a fighter in them. I get closer to check it out and it’s Arcana Heart 2! I really didn’t expect to see this in »

Back from AMOA ’08 – some thoughts, impressions and a fire UPDATED

September 12, 2008, 1 Comment on Back from AMOA ’08 – some thoughts, impressions and a fire UPDATED

I’m back from AMOA 2008 and it was fun. I got to see many new games that are coming to the States, talk with great people and come away with video and impressions of what’s coming our way. I also got to see more of Las Vegas than last time, it’s only the third »

Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

September 10, 2008, 6 Comments on Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

AMOA is here and with it plenty new stuff to talk about. But today we don’t have just any news to talk about – it’s not every day we get to introduce to you a new company that is joining the fray of the arcade industry! The name to remember – Friction Game Studios. »

Sega's plans for upcoming shows

September 9, 2008, 12 Comments on Sega's plans for upcoming shows

Sega has issued a press release detailing some of the things that we can expect to see at their upcoming events, including a few games we have already heard of (or played), Rambo and Sega Rally 3. Rambo has actually got a face lift and according to the photo we received (which is still »

GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

September 7, 2008, 1 Comment on GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

GlobalVR has announced a new update for their NASCAR racing game, which adds two new tracks to the game, updates team rosters and also introduces the new Car of Tomorrow to the game. They say that it is easy to install and low cost (although an amount isn’t given in the press release) and »

Stern press release on Batman

September 3, 2008, No Comments on Stern press release on Batman

It’s no secret that batman: Dark Knight is an insanely popular and is currently the second highest grossing film of all time, right behind Titanic (which personally I never understood what all the fuss was about) and Stern Pinball is happy to have the only game out right now that has something to do »

Need For Speed Carbon dedicated to be at AMOA

September 1, 2008, No Comments on Need For Speed Carbon dedicated to be at AMOA

I almost forgot to post about this since we already posted about NFS: Carbon going dedicated but it is one game that will be at AMOA next week. From the press release they reveal one interesting thing about the game – that it has a separate pedal for the NOS so you don’t have »

The Stinger Report's Crystal ball returns – top ten anticipated games of 2008/09

August 28, 2008, 10 Comments on The Stinger Report's Crystal ball returns – top ten anticipated games of 2008/09

About a year ago we had a glimpse into The Stinger Report’s uber crystal ball about future releases and now it’s back to give you their Top Ten Most Anticipated International Arcade Releases for 2008/09. Personally you might have some other releases you are anticipating more but it’s safe to say that there are »

A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

August 27, 2008, 1 Comment on A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

  The Amusement Machine Show (also known as JAMMA) will soon be here and thanks to The Stinger Report we have a preview of what we can expect to see from Sega at the show. This includes: Hummer Extreme – a new Hummer Racing game that was tested simultaneously in Japan and in the US »