Arcade

Playing games from your childhood can be a lot of fun. Muscle memory often kicks in with old classics you spent days beating, even if it was decades ago. Sliding back into that groove can almost feel like coming home. Little wonder, then,…

Gnome Sweet Gnome For this week’s Arcade Archives entry, publisher Hamster is returning to the seemingly endless catalog of coin-op kings Taito — Now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, it’s one of the studio’s many, many cutesy co-op…

Get your plastic ruler ready Clear some space on the nacho cheese-stained carpet, as Wired Productions’ Arcade Paradise is receiving a trio of new games today as part of its second paid DLC pack. This pack will allow you to glut up your…

Bandai Namco is set to open a new arcade in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, taking over a building previously occupied by Sega. The new arcade, set to open on March 1, will be situated in the same building that previously housed the popular…

Still not loving that logo This past September, we were sad to report that the massive Sega GiGO Building 4 arcade located in the Tokyo borough of Akihabara was closing after being a staple spot for 11 years. It seemed like an unfortunate…

Tank you very much After spending several weeks in the land of Taito, retro purveyor Hamster is taking another trip into Namco’s past, with the arrival of the obscure cyber-tank battler Grobda, now available to download on PS4 and…

The rules are simply, yet frightening… Having treated us to a couple of bonafide back-to-back classics in January, retro-loving publisher Hamster is kicking off the new month with something especially obscure for the Arcade Archives,…

It’s all Greek to me A pretty special shmup release has joined the ranks of Hamster’s Arcade Archives this week, as Namco’s mythological and controversial blaster Phelios is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  On January 31, 2023, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) learned through a news report that Soleil Chartered Bank issued a statement denying the issuance of a bank certification…

Cutesy platforming legend returns on PS4 and Nintendo Switch A real Taito gem has been added to the Arcade Archives this week, as Hamster has re-released the veteran arcade developers’ ultra-cute, ultra-challenging platform actioner The…