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The Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2009

Shaggy August 5, 2009 0

[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] UPDATED – Had to fix an error regarding where the event is taking place. If you live in or near the Portland area then heads up, a

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From Mongolia to Cambodia

Shaggy August 5, 2009 0

It has been a while since we had a glimpse at some arcades in areas where we might not hear too much about in the news – the most recent one I recall was

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The King of Fighters Character Encyclopedia

Shaggy August 3, 2009 0

If you know anything about SNK’s King of Fighter’s series then you know that they have introduced a lot of different characters to the game over the years and unless you are a dedicated

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Sega Republic in Dubai just about ready to open, will include some awesome games

Shaggy August 3, 2009 1

Sega’s massive new entertainment facility in Dubai is getting ready to open it’s doors and with that, it is already putting it’s staff of 125 people through “intensive training sessions” on how the facility

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #6

Shaggy August 3, 2009 0

It has been a few weeks since I last had the chance to create a podcast but last Wednesday, Kevin Williams and I were able to sit down and talk about what has been

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Update on Dark Presence – now with touch screens on the panel

Shaggy August 1, 2009 5

Galloping Ghost continues their work Dark Presence and they have added a couple of new, previously unannounced features to the game, which contributor Aaron Auzins details below. —————– Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost has

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New coin-op project begins at Incredible Technologies with a twist

Shaggy August 1, 2009 4

In the wonderful world of coin-op game development, it is very rare that we will hear much about the development of a new title until it is practically ready to hit the streets. That

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The 5 best arcades still in business (in the Chicago area)

Shaggy July 29, 2009 2

Whoever the contributors are to Examiner.com, they seem to be taking an interest in rating arcades in their local areas lately and here is the latest “Top Whatever” list of the best arcades in

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Arcade biz in Texas closing it's doors Friday

Shaggy July 29, 2009 1

With all of the news lately of entertainment facilities opening their doors, I had hoped that we wouldn’t hear about any closures but sadly that is not the case. An arcade in Abiline TX

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New FEC opens in the Tampa Bay area – Xtreme Adventures

Shaggy July 28, 2009 1

The new FEC location announcements just keep pouring in and this one comes from Tampa Bay area in Florida. What used to be a gym has now become a 6,000 sq. ft. entertainment facility

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Plenty of new games to be seen at Sega's "Private" Show in Japan

Shaggy July 28, 2009 6

Sega recently held a ‘private’ show in Japan where they showed off some of their latest offerings for the amusement market and thanks to the internet, that show is not so private after all.

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Namco's Tank! Tank! Tank! confirmed for US release

Shaggy July 28, 2009 5

While there weren’t many new products revealed at the Distributor Gala in Chicago that took place this past Friday, there were some new confirmations about certain games coming to the US that we only

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