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Primal Rage II Prototype Finds A Home At Galloping Ghost Arcade
(Thanks to those that sent this in) We’ve mentioned a few times when prototypes have found their way to a location but it isn’t the kind of news that we hear about all of
Read More »Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb
It might be hard to believe but Blue Laws banning certain types of games still exist out there. Today comes news that Oakland, CA is finally going to remove their ban on pinball machines
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The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.
(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for
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Arcades Are So Dead That They Are Packed With Customers…Wait, What?
(Thanks to Nik Thorpe of Retro Gamer Magazine and formerly a writer of Arcade Heroes for sending this my way) This morning I was sent a video on Facebook that is another in the
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The TRON Joystick Shifter
Normally when you think of TRON and vehicles, motorcycles come to mind first but here is a new product that shows both a TRON and arcade element for your car – the TRON Arcade
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New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap
It was mentioned on the blog previously (I can’t remember exactly where) that 2014 was shaping up to be a good year for independent/small developments in the arcade sector. Today, Coate Games has shared
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Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball
With E3 week we usually don’t get a lot of arcade news but Jersey Jack Pinball has something for us – a look at the artwork which will grace the playfield on their upcoming
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World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years
Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For
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New Arcade Releases: Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, ReRave Plus
There were a couple games on our release list which were schedule for a May 2014 release but the month came and went without any official word on the availability of those games. I’ve received
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Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now
I had this ready to publish yesterday but was sidetracked by some work; today is the 6th anniversary of my video arcade business as well, showing that the concept can in certain instances work
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New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK
Every year in the UK, a couple of distributors get together to hold an industry event where they show off some new amusement products. Most of the time there are a lot of products
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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA
Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that
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