Arcades on the Rise

Hallelujah! It is a great week already! The number of arcades has been on the decline ever since the peak in the 1980s, leaving only 2,500 currently active sites in recent years. That number has grown to 3,500 today! Fox News claims that it is in part due to nostalgia.

The question is will we finally see a rise in new arcade games? That has always been the problem with the arcade industry – there really isn’t any coverage of it. Do consumers know when a new game is released – no. Whenever I go cabinets are broken and never updated to the latest games. So sadly this is one of the many reasons why arcades have died over the years. I hope that the growing trend of arcades in the US continues, but ultimately there are a couple of issues that need to be resolved with this industry.

Arcade

Star Trek Legacy

I’m feeling a little Trekkie today so I’ve posted both Star Trek Legacy and Star Trek Tactical Assault trailers in the Xbox 360 Game Videos and DS Game Videos sections on The Pipeline.

While Bethesda Software never gave us a review copy of Tactical Assault, they did send us one for Legacy. If you’d like to read our review check it out here.

Hello America

Episode 12 of the StuffWeLike.com Podcast is now live!!! Check it out and thank God the episode is less than 7 minutes long! Let us know what you think about the new format of the show. Is it for the better? Find this video in The Pipeline under Video Podcasts.

For those of you that have been having a difficult time figuring out where The Pipeline is located we’ve made a huge button on the side bar saying ‘Media Player’ so click it and don’t complain anymore!

StuffWeLike.com Podcast 12