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Rumour: London's Funland under threat?

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 8

This one is an interesting piece of rumour, but back in January Ripley’s Believe It or Not! announced its intention to open a new museum in London’s Trocadero this August, occupying around 25,000 square

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Exclusive: A look inside the Flora Print Club, London

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 8

It looks like something you might expect to find in Tokyo, but the print club you see pictured above is actually located in the heart of London, being situated in the popular Covent Garden

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Konami launches official Dance Dance Revolution community

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 1

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Dance Dance Revolution series (known as Dancing Stage in Europe), Konami has launched an official community portal for the site. It is extremely comprehensive, featuring an official

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Park Avenue Open Day – Familiar games as well as brand new ones

Shaggy June 6, 2008 1

For an industry that is supposedly dead, it happens to have a lot of official events where new product is being shown. Take for instance the Park Avenue Open Day, which took place a

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Tekken 6 on US location via The Stinger Report

Shaggy April 8, 2008 12

(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) I had mentioned in my ASI reports that I had the opportunity to meet up with Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report during the show and after discussing

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The Stinger Report looks at ASI 2008 (part 1)

Shaggy March 29, 2008 0

ASI ends today and with it of course we have updates from what has happened at the show. First, here is a look at the show from The Stinger Report’s point of view, then

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Konami Testing sequel to GTI Club in Japan

Shaggy March 24, 2008 2

My sister loves Mini’s (not M&M’s but the cars) so much that she bought a brand new one last year. It’s a cool car but personally I would hate to be stuck with those

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Namco's Tekken 6 Debaucle

Shaggy March 22, 2008 2

There is no question that 2008 is the year of the fighter for arcades. Japan is seeing a large number of developers creating new fighters and other markets expect to see some of these

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Promises of Arcade Street Fighter Used to Entice Visitors to London Show

Shaggy March 16, 2008 3

Here’s another fine article by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. It sounds like some people are using Street Fighter IV like it was the GTAIV of the industry to get attention. Read on:

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Taito launches re-branding effort

Shaggy March 8, 2008 0

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders along with seeking to improve it’s image in the game industry, Taito announced a new branding strategy that includes new logos, a unification of their

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