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Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

July 25, 2012, 4 Comments on Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) While it has been difficult to quantify, it seems that pinball has been having a resurgence of late. With more developers jumping into the pinball manufacturing pool, that means that there are plenty of customers to sell to. When Stern released AC/DC pinball earlier this year, I’ve »

Review: The Act: An Interactive Comedy (Prototype)

July 23, 2012, No Comments on Review: The Act: An Interactive Comedy (Prototype)

DEVELOPER: Cecropia PUBLISHER: Cecropia RELEASE: Prototype, would have been 2007/8 TYPE: Interactive FMV Adventure PLAYERS: 1 HARDWARE: Proprietary Linux-based PC with specialized I/O board, custom designed rotary/knob/spinner control. ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: A port for the iPad was recently released. RATING: Green – Suitable for All Ages REVIEW: Opinion by Adam “Arcadehero” Pratt In 2007 not »

Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

July 19, 2012, 9 Comments on Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details! »

First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

July 18, 2012, 4 Comments on First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

Namco has released a trailer showcasing their newest co-op light-gun game, and a return to horror gaming, Dark Escape 3D. Click to see it along with more details! »

Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

July 14, 2012, No Comments on Friction by Friction Game Studios Review

FRICTION Developer: Friction Game Studios (visit their website) Publisher: Coast-to-Coast Entertainment Release: April 2011 (kit) ; Summer 2011 (dedicated, Asia only) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes Rating: Optional – Yellow Label (Animated Violence) or Red Label (Life Like Violence) depending on setting by »

X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con

X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con

July 10, 2012, 1 Comment on X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con

While Comic-Con isn’t always about comic books these days, there are plenty of products that show up related to them. When you have a brand new pinball machine that’s about one of the more popular comic franchises around, its common sense that it should be on hand. As such, Stern Pinball is going to »

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

June 28, 2012, 8 Comments on 40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part 1 here if you haven’t already! The content is split up between tabs. Click on the tab you want and »

New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun

New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun

June 27, 2012, 4 Comments on New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun

We mentioned this a while back but today being what it is, Atari’s birthday, the official announcement has come along from the writers that the new book, Atari Inc. – Business is Fun is  now available for pre-order. It will be released on July 27th. The book covers “The true story behind the company »

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

June 27, 2012, 5 Comments on 40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find quite interesting, Atari’s production and pricing numbers on all of their arcade machines from Pong to RUSH 2049 (actually up »

Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

June 25, 2012, 2 Comments on Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

Newsfeed 1215 via The new location news continues on, back to Illinois once again with a new barcade type facility opening its doors. Just so you know, I am sitting on two new location openings at the moment, waiting for some pictures so there is plenty more of that coming along. In regards to »

REVIEW: Tank! Tank! Tank! by Namco

June 23, 2012, No Comments on REVIEW: Tank! Tank! Tank! by Namco

DEVELOPER: Bandai Namco (Visit Namco America’s website) PUBLISHER: Bandai Namco RELEASE: December 2009 TYPE: Tank combat PLAYERS: 1-2, simultaneous per cabinet, 2 pairs can be linked for up to 4 players. HARDWARE: System ES1, PC based hardware used in games like Dead Heat. ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: From 2009-WiiU release yes. Hardware still stands out however. »

Dirty Drivin Review

Dirty Drivin Review

June 23, 2012, 1 Comment on Dirty Drivin Review

DIRTY DRIVIN’ DEVELOPER: Specular Interactive PUBLISHER: Raw Thrills RELEASE: September 2011 TYPE: Racing PLAYERS: 1-8 (linked) HARDWARE: Custom PC based ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes RATING: Green – Suitable For All Ages SYNOPSIS: From the Specular Interactive Page about the game: It’s time to get dirty! Dirty Drivin’ is a high energy combat racing game that »