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Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

January 7, 2010, No Comments on Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

If there was any question about how popular the Big Buck Hunter series continues to be, then look no further than the latest sales numbers released by Betson. They are reporting that the game has already sold approximately 3000 units, with about 2000 of those belonging to the kit upgrades and all in 90 »

Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

January 7, 2010, No Comments on Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

Our friend Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has penned an interesting article discussing as aspect of coin-op gaming that has had a strong history and is starting to resurge once again – co-op gaming. Kevin looks over notable co-op games that have come along since Pong Doubles (no mention of some of my »

Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

January 7, 2010, 3 Comments on Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

By now you have probably heard of the news that Microsoft will be bringing virtual arcades to Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. In these virtual game rooms players will be able to buy arcade machines to place there as well as different themes that players can use to “trick out” your arcade. »

The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

January 5, 2010, 3 Comments on The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

As 2010 in finally upon us, it’s a good time to take a look further into trends we can expect to see throughout the rest of the year. Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report for bringing us this look! – ‘Crystal Ball Gazing on “Digital Out-of-Home Entertainment” Trends 2010’ It is that »

And the winners are…

January 1, 2010, 8 Comments on And the winners are…

While it is not quite 2010 yet where I am right at the moment, for the website the timer has passed onto the new year and so our Game of the Year/Decade polls are now closed. So what were your choices? Game of the Decade – H2Overdrive – Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive’s follow-up to Hydro »

Arcade Heroes Podcast #11 – Finishing up '09

December 31, 2009, No Comments on Arcade Heroes Podcast #11 – Finishing up '09

It’s the last day of 2009 and with that, our last podcast of the year. Due to the slow down in news lately (and I have been rather busy) it was a little difficult to get a podcast done but Kevin Williams and I were able to talk for abotu an hour the other »

The making of a homebrew pinball machine + new iPhone pinball app

December 24, 2009, 2 Comments on The making of a homebrew pinball machine + new iPhone pinball app

While homebrew video games are a dime a dozen these days, homebrew pinball machines are quite rare as there are more people out there willing to make their own video game than their own pinball game. Making a fun and playable pinball machine is not an easy endeavor – I am not claiming that »

Missing in Action: On the defense (tower defense and otherwise)

December 17, 2009, 5 Comments on Missing in Action: On the defense (tower defense and otherwise)

It has been a while since I last wrote a “Missing In Action” article, where I cover a style of game that at one point in history was popular or common to find in arcades, covering the history of said titles. If you haven’t read those here are the links: Space Combat games, Puzzle »

Biz news: amusement operations up at Dave & Busters; Namco expanding in China

December 17, 2009, 1 Comment on Biz news: amusement operations up at Dave & Busters; Namco expanding in China

We’ve got a couple of arcade business related items to briefly discuss today, first off in the US, arcade/restaurant chain Dave And Busters has released it’s 3rd quarter earnings report and unfortunately for them, total revenues were down 2.1%; total food and beverages revenues were down 5.3% – however according to the report “revenues »

Live out your Ghost Hunter fantasies with Total Immersion's "Paranormal Activity" augmented reality game

December 15, 2009, 1 Comment on Live out your Ghost Hunter fantasies with Total Immersion's "Paranormal Activity" augmented reality game

The one problem with IAAPA is that it’s such a large show that you are bound to miss out on something cool, and this is one of those things. A company called Total Immersion is now showcasing their Video Gun controller (pictured above) in conjunction with a new augmented reality game they have designed »