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Poll: Would you rather play Street Fighter IV in arcades or on a console @ home?

May 27, 2008, 9 Comments on Poll: Would you rather play Street Fighter IV in arcades or on a console @ home?

It’s pretty straight-forward – where would you like to play Street Fighter IV? At the arcade where you can show off your mad skillz for people to gawk at or at home by yourself (or showing off online where most people will never meet you in person)? OK, I am showing my arcade bias »

Rambo UK location test: video, impressions

May 26, 2008, 6 Comments on Rambo UK location test: video, impressions

Please note that this article refers to an unfinished version of Rambo – content may substantially change before the game receives a general release! It was only a couple of days ago that I last passed through London with the aim to try out a new Sega game, but this time it was a »

Sega Rally 3 videos

May 24, 2008, 11 Comments on Sega Rally 3 videos

As promised, here’s some of the video footage from the game. I’m putting two videos after the break so as not to slow down the main page with lots of flash stuff. Attract mode Tropical Stage Hit the break for Desert 95 and Lakeside footage! »

Sega Rally 3: Hands-on impressions

May 24, 2008, 9 Comments on Sega Rally 3: Hands-on impressions

Sometimes, a 6:30am wake-up call and a peak hour London tube journey will ruin your day. Today, they absolutely didn’t. The destination was Sega Amusements Europe, where a private Sega Rally 3 launch event was to be held. Arriving somewhat early in spite of transport mess-ups, and finding myself at the wrong door thanks »

Sega's RaceTV gets a price drop

May 22, 2008, 1 Comment on Sega's RaceTV gets a price drop

Some good news on the Sega front, especially for arcade operators – I was informed by my distributor today that Sega has decided to drop the price on RaceTV by $2000 to better position it in the marketplace. Where they had RaceTV for about $8200 before, it is now $6200 (prices might vary slightly »

New from Raw Thrills: NickToons Knighttro

May 21, 2008, No Comments on New from Raw Thrills: NickToons Knighttro

(Click on the image above to see it full size) We finally have confirmation on one of Raw Thrills’ newest games – the word on the street is that this is just one of several they have in the pipe but we don’t know what they are just yet. Until then here is a »

Pinball is making the media rounds – coming soon to Modern Marvels

May 20, 2008, 2 Comments on Pinball is making the media rounds – coming soon to Modern Marvels

When I first saw the headline for this press release I thought that maybe Stern would be making a pin based upon Modern Marvels, which sent my head into thinking about how interesting that could be. I set myself up for something else though – as it turns out, the show Modern Marvels will »

Open Letter to the Amusement Trade by The Stinger Report

May 19, 2008, 6 Comments on Open Letter to the Amusement Trade by The Stinger Report

By Kevin Williams Open Letter To Amusement Trade (19/05/08) Reaction to Recent Media Coverage The Situation This open letter is being sent out to the trade regarding a disturbing situation which seems to be being ignored! We have seen over the last 48-hours a slew of online features that have attempted to bury the »

Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball featured on American Idol

May 17, 2008, No Comments on Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball featured on American Idol

You don’t see pinball very often in popular media these days so when it does show up, it catches you off guard, especially if it’s one of Stern’s newer pins. So when American Idol contestant Jason Castro was shown standing next to a Pirates of the Caribbean pinball machine while being interviewed, you can »

Friday Flashback – Sega Rally Championship

May 17, 2008, 1 Comment on Friday Flashback – Sega Rally Championship

Here’s a little feature concerning older games which I hope to regularly update in weeks to come. Good, bad or ugly – if I find an old game interesting, you can bet it’ll end up here at some point. First up, Sega Rally Championship. Manufacturer: Sega Hardware: Sega Model 2A Year: 1995 Sometimes, I »

Sega's Spring Private Show Round Up (with more Rambo than you can shake a stick at)

May 16, 2008, 7 Comments on Sega's Spring Private Show Round Up (with more Rambo than you can shake a stick at)

Well we finally have a real look at Rambo with some direct screenshots, thanks to some coverage from several sources on a Sega Private Show that was held on the 16th of May. It looks like Rambo was quite popular and it looks awesome – no one can say that Rambo will be lacking »

Rambo has a flyer (cabinet shot and screenshot included)

May 15, 2008, 10 Comments on Rambo has a flyer (cabinet shot and screenshot included)

(Click on the image above to enlarge it) AM-Net has posted a flyer for Sega’s latest light-gun extravaganza Rambo and it gives us a first look at both the cabinet and the game. The cabinet is a lot like the House of the Dead 4 Deluxe cabinet, as the guns are similar and the »