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Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood
In the pinball business, the “whitewood” is a way of saying that the game is in a prototype/alpha build state. These are done with every game so that adjustments can be made on the play before ending up with the art and lighting package. If a game is going to ‘feel right’ in a »
Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35
Well it is not every newsbag that it lands on a holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Bonus: It is also the birthday of Ken Masters from Street Fighter II, who would be 50 years old today if he were real. 😛 With JAEPO soaking up most of the headlines, today’s newsbag is going to »
JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan
The JAEPO 2015 event continues on and with that, more news and media to share! Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade – As I was putting this post together, news broke that the Final Fantasy game that Square Enix was teasing while leading up to JAEPO is called Final Fantasy Dissidia – there is a PSP »
JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)
The biggest Japanese arcade trade show of the year is upon us once again, here is a collection of the various announcements and happenings from the JAEPO 2015 event in Tokyo: (Update: Part 2 is here) Bandai Namco – Harada looking thrilled as he dons a Pikachu suit. They have announced that Pokkén Tournament »
New Locations: Pinstack Now Open in West Plano, TX; Tapcade Coming To Kansas City, MO
Here is some news on two new locations opening up in the Midwestern USA, so let’s jump to it. Pinstack (West Plano, TX) – If you are in or near West Plano, TX then there is a good chance you have heard about this already since the size of the facility and range of »
Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser
Before you ask, no this is not an old story from 1992. Lately the trend towards big name, big cost games has been gaining steam but so has the occasional indie arcade game development. We’ve covered games by NG Dev Team which have been designed for NeoGeo MVS cabinets or Killer Queen Arcade and »
Newsbag: Wahlap Expands; JAEPO Updates; Ironclad MVS; KO Drive; NTG#34
I mentioned in the last post to the site that this week was kind of slow in regards to multiple news stories – knock on wood I’m finding a bunch of items to discuss today 😛 Wahlap Making A Move Into the US & Europe – I heard that this was happening ‘through the »
Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit
It has been a slow news week for the most part but when video arcade news seems to slow down, pinball stuff seems to pop-up. As such here are updates for two games that are still in-development. Magic Girl by Zidware: John Popadiuk Jr’s next project is coming along nicely and is nearing completion. »
Kickstarter Project Looks To Shine A Light On DJ Max Technika Arcade Games
(Thanks to Nick Dobkin for the info) One of the negatives of any video game that relies on internet functionality for any major feature is that one day, that service will be shut off, leaving fans of the particular game in the wind. It is worse if it makes the game unplayable; bearable if »
Elaut USA Takes Jersey Jack Pinball To Court / ASCAP Renews Targeting of Arcade Venues
Well this is a great way to start February (while rolling my eyes). Fortunately I will have a new venue story up soon, as soon as I get some more details about it. In the meantime: Elaut USA Vs. Jersey Jack Pinball – First off, an intra-industry lawsuit. It hit the newswires yesterday that »
Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More
Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently waiting on news for the Medieval Madness Pinball remake. When it was seen at IAAPA 2014, they were suggesting that »
JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.
The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest of what I have gathered together for those interested. As usual, the disclaimer here that most likely we won’t see »
