Category Archives: ARCADE

Report: First Initial D 8 Tournament in the UK

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Staff

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!

Posted in ARCADE, EVENT, INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE, SEGA, TOURNAMENT | Tagged Arcade, Event, IDAS, IDAS8, Initial D, Initial D Arcade Stage, Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity, Las Vegas Arcade Soho, London, SEGA, Tournament, UK, UK Arcade Racers | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Staff

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!

Posted in ARCADE, NAMCO BANDAI, NEWS, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged 5DX, Japan, Namco Bandai, Wangan, Wangan MAXI 5, Wangan Midnight, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5, WMMT, WMMT5, WMMT5DX | Leave a comment

Upcoming racing tournaments in London

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Staff

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!

Posted in ARCADE, EVENT, INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE, NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA, TOURNAMENT, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged 3DX, 3DX PLUS, Arcade, Europe, Event, IDAS8, Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity, Las Vegas Arcade Soho, London, Namco Bandai, SEGA, Tournament, UK, UK Arcade Racers, Wangan, Wangan Midnight, WMMT3DX+ | Leave a comment

First pictures for Wangan MAXI 5DX cabinet

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Staff

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.

Posted in ARCADE, NAMCO BANDAI, NEWS, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged 5DX, DX, Kazuhiro Maeda, Namco Bandai, Wangan MAXI 5, Wangan Midnight, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5, WMMT5, WMMT5DX | 4 Comments

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

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Staff

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.

Posted in ARCADE, INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE, NEWS, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged 3DX, Arcade, IDAS8, Import, Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Arcade, Las Vegas Arcade Soho, London, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3, WMMT3, WMMT3DX+ | 2 Comments

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 under testing in the US

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Staff

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.

Posted in ARCADE, LOCATION TESTING, NAMCO BANDAI, NEWS, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged Arcade, Banapassport, Camelot Golfland, Loc Test, Location, Location Testing, Namco Bandai, USA, Wangan, Wangan MAXI 5, Wangan Midnight, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5, WMMT5 | 1 Comment

Bandai Namco reveals new racing game Real Drive

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Staff

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.

Posted in ARCADE, EVENT, NAMCO BANDAI, NEWS | Tagged Arcade, Dome Screen, IAAPA, IAAPA 2015, Namco Bandai, Real Drive, Tokyo Motor Show | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Staff

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.

Posted in ARCADE, EVENT, INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE, NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA, WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE | Tagged Gekiso Festival Maximum Stage, IDAS8, Initial D, Initial D Arcade Stage, Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity, Wangan, Wangan MAXI 5, Wangan Midnight, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5, WMMT5, WMMT5DX, 激走祭マキシマムステージ | 1 Comment

We tried Storm Racer G

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Staff

After the announcement at last year’s EAG International, Storm Racer G hit the arcades in the West and we got the chance to try it out.

Posted in ARCADE, SEGA AMUSEMENTS, WAHLAP TECH | Tagged Sega Amusements, Storm Racer G, Wahlap Tech | 2 Comments

London is getting Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3DX PLUS

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Staff

Wow wow wow, just wow! Yes, you’ve read that right, London is going to get Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3DX PLUS, second update on the third installment of the series, never released in Europe! Where? Obviously at Las Vegas Arcade … Continue reading →