ABSTRACT
The U.S. arcade scene remained steady into 2010 and saw a number of titles by Illinois-based newcomer Raw Thrills. The developer/publisher of The Fast and the Furious (2004) game partnered up with other U.S. developers such as Play Mechanix and Specular Interactive to release hit arcade games such as Big Buck Safari (2008), H2Overdrive (2009), and Terminator Salvation (2010) (Figure 15.1a) among other movie-based titles. Sega continued to turn out hit machines and Bandai Namco saw the bulk of its earnings from arcade games such as Deadstorm Pirates (2010), Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2011) and Dark Escape 4D (2012). Subsequent arcade successes included Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013), Star Wars: Battle Pod (2014) (Figure 15.1b), and Tekken 7 (2015).
