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Kickstarter Check: Galloping Ghost Arcade and Super Arcade
I admit that I don’t really stay on top of Kickstarter all that often as there aren’t many projects for real arcades that go on, usually it’s just software that calls itself arcade but that is in style only. But at the moment there are a few KS projects going on that are about »
House of Targ Brings Pinball/Arcade Goodness to Ottawa, Canada
If you live in Ottawa Canada and have a desire for live music, adult beverages, pinball and video arcades, then the new House of Targ sounds like it fits the bill of what you are looking for. The new venue opens its doors to the public today, coming a long ways from when they »
Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More
Good morning everybody and here’s to a good week for you all around. Here are a few stories from the weekend to discuss so let’s get to it! The first two stories were sent in by The Stinger Report, which covers Stinger newsfeeds 1356-58 I saw mentions of this on Twitter when it started »
Newsbag: RiftCycle Video; New Stern Pinall Website; Python Anghelo Passing; Race Simulator Venue Opens in Saudi Arabia
For today’s newsbag, let’s start with a follow-up to the last one posted a few days ago, particularly the story about the RiftCycles VR project. This project being created by “Arcade Man” is setting about creating a TRON Legacy inspired light-cycle game that fuses an arcade-style bike that you sit on and the Oculus »
Videos: New Trailers For Silent Scope Bone Eater and Hobbit Pinball; Man Discovers New Arcade Games
Here are some videos to fill up the arcade news for the day. These are not the Amusement Expo videos, I still have a few more of those to finish up. I also have another game unboxing coming up, hopefully by tomorrow but there have been some technical issues getting in the way of »
Amusement Expo 2014 Part 2 – Now With Pictures!
Hot on the heels of Part 1 comes some pictures from the trade show floor thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. I didn’t focus on taking pics but video instead while Kevin covered this portion and caught a couple of things I missed. A lot of people at the show asked me »
Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1
It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement Expo 2014 trade show. For those who didn’t attend IAAPA, it provided a good hands-on opportunity to check out many products that were read about in »
New Details About Mario Kart Arcade GP DX’s Online Features
This week we have the Amusement Expo 2014 trade show in Las Vegas, where Bandai Namco will be showcasing their latest driving game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX right before it hits the wide market. The game is already available to play at the many Dave & Busters locations across the US but in »
Amusement Expo 2014 Preview
This next week sees the arrival of the Amusement Expo 2014 trade show in Las Vegas, NV. While in some instances it will be a repeat of the IAAPA 2013 show, there will be some products there making an appearance for the first time. This event is also happening while two other related trade »
Newsbag: New £1 Coin For Britain; Jarvis @ GDC; Ms. Pac-Man “Rarity”; EVE Offline Arcade; Neat Ryu Tattoo
Here’s a few things that have piled up that might have been able to go to posts of their own but let’s compile them into one here. * * * One important aspect of business and economics is that of certainty. Generally speaking of recessions and depressions, no matter where they happen, some uncertainty »
Article: Looking At VR From A New Perspective
The video game world is teasing with VR once again but it is hardware that still has plenty of potential in the arcade/amusement space. A year ago this month saw the release of the new Sci-Shooter by MoCap Games, and the Oculus Rift VR hardware has brought a renewed interest in the technology at »
Bandai Namco Suggests Celebrating Mario Day With Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
I remember as a kid that different video game companies had rivalries – particularly Sega and Nintendo between Sonic and Mario. Times have changed and with crossovers between company characters becoming more frequent (Sonic’s home is practically on the Nintendo 3DS and WiiU consoles right now), memories of those rivalries fade away. Of course »
