It wasn’t at IAAPA, but IT has recently posted a video to show off their upcoming Arcade Collection game, giving us a more complete look at a piece that was only teased about previously. If you have one, what do you think about it? Incredible Technologies Promotes Arcade Collection I’ve seen a few backers post about receiving theirs Not sure if you can order one apart from having backed it. This plugs into an existing JAMMA arcade cabinet, where you can enjoy it in all of its STG glory. This wasn’t at IAAPA so I’m not sure if we’ll ever see it here.įirst mentioned back in January of this year, the love letter to the old Toaplan arcade shooters of ages past is now shipping out to customers. This takes the idea of Namco’s old Rapid River and presents it in a more modern engine, while also throwing dinosaurs into the mix, where something like a T-Rex can snatch you and you have to use the paddles to shake it off. Wahlap Posts A Video of Crazy RaftingĪlso on the subject of China, Wahlap has been in the news some lately with their Asia release of Asphalt 9 Legends, but at a recent tradeshow, they also promoted a new rafting game by the name of Crazy Rafting. This Yuto Games company has been promoting a ton of new games all over certain social media channels as of late and has either cloned or purchased the old InJoy Motion catalog. Speaking of rhythm games, Konami’s Dancerush Stardom has been cloned.
Originally they were promoting one of those idols to be the popular Hatsune Miku, but she is absent (I think, I’m not an expert on the character and her different appearances ? Feel free to correct me if she’s the pink/blue-haired gal below) in the most recent promo trailer: It seemed like Taito might be in the latter boat, but surprisingly they launched a new rhythm game back on the 1st by the name of Tetote x Connect.įirst revealed at the JAEPO 2020 show, this game would have you dancing with a virtual idol to different J-Pop songs. It’s not been a secret that the arcade business in Japan has been in dire straights for the past two years now, with various manufacturers pausing their developments or outright canceling them and closing up their arcade divisions. If that changes or more concrete launch date details come along, I’ll be sure to let everyone know. This activation deals with the online nature of the game, so it looks like BNA is wanting to get the kits out to the various interested buyers, then once they have them in hand, will activate the game on a certain day. You’ll likely be getting the kits on the week of the 19th, but Namco said that the kits will not be activated until the first week of January.
While this hasn’t been given an exact release date yet, I’ve placed my order for an upgrade kit, and here’s what my distributor told me (paraphrasing): “The kits are just boxes which will include the artwork and other materials needed to upgrade. Note that outside of imports, this is intended just for Japan/Asia/Oceania sales territories and not North America.įor North America, we’re looking at Maximum Tune 5DX+’s launch, which has been previously discussed on the site.
First, a release date has been announced for the latest build of the game, 6RR, which is set to launch on December 22nd.
Let’s get back into the rush of things with some news on Bandai Namco Amusements’ Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series (just known as Maximum Tune here in North America). Either way, thanks for sticking with us! Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR Release Date (And Maximum Tune 5DX+ Updates) Fortunately, that is all passed and now the site should be running without a hitch for the foreseeable future – although that said, I have come across posts where images aren’t showing up despite showing up in the media server, so I’m not sure what that’s about.
Let me address that really quick: We’re Back!Īpologies for the recent site errors and downtime – I’ve had to upgrade some things to ensure that this doesn’t happen again, but there were some obstacles in that regard, some of which came from some not-so-helpful customer service from my registrar. This Newsbytes post is made to catch us up on some arcade news from around the world, but due to some backend issues with the website here, I’ve fallen behind.