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Newsbytes Halloween Edition: Real Drive; Hooligans Family Fun; Dissidia; NTG#63
Happy Halloween everyone! This is the one day of the year that I get more people walking in front of my arcade than any other…of course 95% of them don’t walk in at that
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Arcade Review: Play Port in Erie, PA and what Arcades are doing for Halloween
I recently had a chance to visit Play Port in Erie, PA. For those not familiar with this arcade it runs on a pay per person model, and the cost is $10 at the
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The Lost Arcade Documentary Premiering At DOC NYC Nov. 14th & 18th
I have mentioned the famous Chinatown Arcade on the blog before, which had a rocky history in recent times. It closed down in 2011, was pseudo-resurrected as The Next Level Arcade and then the location
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SkyCurser – Discussion And Unboxing Of This New JAMMA Arcade Kit
As mentioned on the blog the other day, I was expecting a new game to arrive into my hands this week that has some very interesting potential for our industry at large. Known as
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Dragon’s Lair Gets A Kickstarter To Pitch A Non-Interactive Movie
I saw this spreading around all over the place yesterday so I’m not exactly hot on the press with it but no worries. This stuff always takes a back seat to new arcade games
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Galaga Returning To The Arcade With Galaga Assault
(Thanks to Jdevy for the tip) UPDATE: New high-rez and more detailed cabinet pic added below! Also, please note the writing at the bottom of this post – this game does have an “Amusement
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Big Buck World Championships 2015 Wrap Up
As mentioned on Saturday, the Big Buck World Championship took place and after many players battled it out, one came out as ‘the’ World Champion – previous 2013 champ Trev Garner took home the
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Newsbytes: Big Buck Championships; Skycurser Beta; Aliens Armageddon Unbox; Groove Coaster 3; NTG#62
We are only a week away from Halloween, the holiday for candy lovers everywhere. I’m not sure what most arcades out there do to celebrate – I have heard of sites holding cosplay competitions
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New Arcade: Analog Arcade Bar Holds Grand Opening In Davenport, IA
(Thanks to Arcade Hunters for the tip) New locations continue to open up out there and today is another entry in the arcade/bar concept. Called Analog Arcade Bar, their grand opening is taking place
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Sega Amusements Unveils Initial IAAPA 2015 Line-Up
With IAAPA 2015 approaching fast, companies are beginning to lift the veil on what it is that they are brining to the show. They always like to keep a few things under wraps as
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Bandai Namco Unveils Real Drive At The Tokyo Motor Show
Happy Back To the Future Day – a day where we look at the present with more nostalgia for the 80s, when the ambition was more ‘a spaceship in every home’ than ‘a computer
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The Next Racing Game From Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills: MotoGP
Back when I first learned about the development of Jurassic Park Arcade, I also heard that Raw Thrills Inc. was working on a new motorcycle racing game. Little was said about it apart from
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