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The Konami Arcade Championship 2011 coming to Japan next week

The Konami Arcade Championship 2011 coming to Japan next week

Shaggy September 20, 2011 2

Newsfeed 1114 via One strength of arcade games is that their skill-based nature allows for great competitions, some of which are worthy of dramatized documentaries. Some games are more skill-based than others and when

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Video Tour of the PAPA 14 World Pinball Championships

Shaggy August 29, 2011 0

A couple of weeks ago, the 14th PAPA (Professional & Amateur Pinball Association) World Pinball Championships took place and as expected, there was plenty of pinball goodness on hand to enjoy. Don’t let the

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Tournament fevah: The Kong Off and Pinburgh 2011

Tournament fevah: The Kong Off and Pinburgh 2011

Shaggy March 22, 2011 7

What happens when you get the best Donkey Kong players in the world together to compete? The Kong Off, as what took place this past weekend at Richie Knuckles Arcade in New Jersey. Three

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The 2011 Reflec Beat Taiwan Grand Prix taking place Feb. 12th

The 2011 Reflec Beat Taiwan Grand Prix taking place Feb. 12th

Shaggy January 31, 2011 1

(Thanks for the info Rico) Konami’s latest concept in rhythm gaming, Reflec Beat, has landed in Taiwan and Konami Asia along with the Saint-Fun Corporation are already preparing to hold a tournament for the

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2010 Big Buck Hunter World Championships Results

2010 Big Buck Hunter World Championships Results

Shaggy October 6, 2010 1

This past weekend the Big Buck World Championships took place in Chicago and when the dust settled, players walked away with a total of $50,000 in prizes. Two of those players won $10,000 each,

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The PAPA 13 World Pinball Championships

Shaggy August 21, 2010 2

(Thanks to PAPA for the info) Last weekend the Profession & Amateur Pinball Association (i.e. PAPA) held their 13th annual World Pinball Championships and out of 406 players, seven stood victorious in their separate

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Big Buck World Championship qualifiers underway this month

Shaggy August 6, 2010 4

Hot on the tails of the 2010 DDR US Championship announcement comes another tournament that already has established it’s legs as an annual event with 2010 as the third year the event will be

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2010 DDR US Championships going on now, finals in December

Shaggy August 2, 2010 0

Newsfeed 891 via Last year, Konami held tournaments across the US to find the best DDR player in the US. Those tournaments didn’t happen without some headaches but with those lessons learned, Konami is

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EVO Championship Series 2010 ends today; Updated with pics

Shaggy July 11, 2010 0

I have to apologize for forgetting about EVO – it’s only the world’s greatest tournament for fighting games out there – but better late than never so here we go. If you want to

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Challenge Arcade announces "World Record Weekend II" competition this December

Shaggy April 30, 2010 0

If you are a competitive arcade gamer then this announcement should give you plenty of time to prepare for a tournament coming up this December, called World Record Weekend II. The event will be

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