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Taito’s Space Invaders Gigamax Comes To America As A Round1USA Exclusive

Taito’s Space Invaders Gigamax Comes To America As A Round1USA Exclusive

arcadehero April 10, 2024 0

Long-time readers of the site might remember a story from a few years ago regarding an enormous version of Taito’s signature arcade game being released in Japan. Space Invaders Gigamax is a mighty impressive

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Virtuix Announces $100k Prize Pool For 2020 Omni Arena eSports Series

Virtuix Announces $100k Prize Pool For 2020 Omni Arena eSports Series

arcadehero October 22, 2019 0

We haven’t covered “Location Based Entertainment” VR (LBR VR) very much lately, although there has been plenty going on in the realm, as you’ll note if you’ve been reading your Stinger Reports. In part,

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Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

arcadehero March 23, 2019 1

Hello, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. This is a collection of quick arcade/pinball news items to get you caught up. While you might not expect a collector/fan focused event to be

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Taito Celebrates 40 Years Of Invader Blasting With Space Invaders Gigamax

Taito Celebrates 40 Years Of Invader Blasting With Space Invaders Gigamax

arcadehero June 15, 2018 0

Forty years ago, Taito released a game that not only turned the arcade business on its head, it would mark a cultural turning point for entertainment in general – Space Invaders. Many consider this

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Sega Launches Transformers Human Alliance Special At the Tokyo Joypolis

Sega Launches Transformers Human Alliance Special At the Tokyo Joypolis

arcadehero July 19, 2015 10

Through Sega’s history, they have launched a variety of games as Medium scale attractions – not necessarily something that would fill up a huge space in an amusement park like a ride but not

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Taito & Scrap Launches A Game Station Real Escape Attraction In Japan

Taito & Scrap Launches A Game Station Real Escape Attraction In Japan

arcadehero November 3, 2013 2

Newsfeed 1336 via Point & Click adventure games had their heyday back in the 80s, representing a contrast in PC gaming at the time compared to arcades. The closest arcades would get to that

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Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis making an Ace Attorney attraction this spring

Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis making an Ace Attorney attraction this spring

arcadehero February 4, 2011 3

Newsfeed 997 via I have never played Capcom’s Ace Attorney game but I’ve read stories about it on various gaming blogs and news outlets. The game has sold millions of units and with a

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