Report: First Initial D 8 Tournament in the UK

Yesterday evening Las Vegas Arcade Soho in London held the very first Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity tournament in the UK. It’s now time for some pictures and videos if you missed the event!

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5DX launches in Japan, new track revealed

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5DX, the latest entry in the long-running Wangan series, has finally been released in Japan. Of course, Japanese players have already started uploading videos to YouTube, especially showing the new track!

Upcoming racing tournaments in London

Christmas holidays are almost here and hopefully you’ll have more free time soon. That’s a good thing, because if you are an arcade racer living in London, you’re gonna be pretty busy in the next weeks!

SEGA releases Gekiso Festival Maximum Stage full event video

Roughly a month ago we reported about the super cool one-of-a-kind event that took place in Japan, bringing Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune and Initial D Arcade Stage under the same roof. Now SEGA has finally released a 4-parts video letting us watch the whole event.

First pictures for Wangan MAXI 5DX cabinet

In an unexpected Facebook post, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series producer Kazuhiro Maeda, revealed the very first pictures of the new upgraded Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5DX cabinet.

London’s “Las Vegas Arcade” gets Initial D Arcade Stage 8 and Wangan MAXI 3DX+

This is not a drill, our fellow racers! Las Vegas Arcade Soho in London just got Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3DX+, and both of them are already up and running at the venue.

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 under testing in the US

After all the rumors you might have come across in the past few days, we’re finally able to confirm that Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 is under (apparently) official location testing in the US.

Bandai Namco reveals new racing game Real Drive

Bandai Namco Entertainment seems very much interested in continueing the positive streak of great arcade games that use their dome screen technology, and finally they’re focusing on the first racing game for the platform: Real Drive.

SEGA and Bandai Namco bring Initial D and Wangan Midnight on the same stage

The two Japanese arcade giants, Sega and Bandai Namco Entertainment, recently host a one-of-a-kind event for all the fans of their latest arcade racers, Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5.

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 Maximum Speed Throne Japan 2015 Finals

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 has been up and running in Asia for almost a year now, so to celebrate the latest installement in the series, and also the 10th anniversary of racing franchise, Bandai Namco held a mega tournament, titled Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 Maximum Speed Throne Japan 2015, to decide once and for all who is the fastest racer in Japan.