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2016 Big Buck World Championship Qualifiers Begin May 1st

2016 Big Buck World Championship Qualifiers Begin May 1st

Arcadian April 18, 2016 1

In October 2015, the biggest tournament for arcades took place thanks to Play Mechanix, Raw Thrills and their popular Big Buck Hunter series. The Big Buck World Championships have been going on for several

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Newsbytes: Sega Week w/ Segabits; Wizard of Oz Pinball Shows Science; RecBar Opens;

Newsbytes: Sega Week w/ Segabits; Wizard of Oz Pinball Shows Science; RecBar Opens;

Arcadian April 16, 2016 1

Here is some cool news to chew over for the rest of the weekend: Segabits.com & Galloping Ghost Arcade Team Up For a Special Sega Event – If you are anywhere near Brookfield, IL

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Bandai Namco Opens VR Zone Project iCan In Japan For Six Months

Bandai Namco Opens VR Zone Project iCan In Japan For Six Months

Arcadian April 16, 2016 1

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) It was reported a short time ago that Bandai Namco was launching a new but temporary VR-arcade style facility in Japan by the name of VR ZONE

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Stern Pinball Teases “Magnaslings” In Ghostbusters Pinball; Auto-Start Feature Coming Soon

Stern Pinball Teases “Magnaslings” In Ghostbusters Pinball; Auto-Start Feature Coming Soon

Arcadian April 15, 2016 1

Isn’t competition great? For years, the pinball scene had no competition going on and it showed by there being no new innovations in the games. Now that the field is competitive, we’re seeing the

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New Trailer Teases Horror and Adventure for Upcoming The Spectre Files Deathstalker Arcade

New Trailer Teases Horror and Adventure for Upcoming The Spectre Files Deathstalker Arcade

Arcadian April 14, 2016 2

We recently mentioned the new arcade developments from Game Refuge and Galloping Ghost Productions, which were first shown publicly at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2016 event. Among the new titles is a project that

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New Arcades: Dave & Busters (NY & TX); Great Escape Social Eats & Crafts (IA); Coin-Op Game Room 3 (CA); HubZero (Dubai)

New Arcades: Dave & Busters (NY & TX); Great Escape Social Eats & Crafts (IA); Coin-Op Game Room 3 (CA); HubZero (Dubai)

Arcadian April 13, 2016 1

Any day is a good day for new venue news. Here are the new places to look at: Two Grand Openings For Dave & Busters Locations (NY & TX): I thought that we had

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Japan: Pokémon Ga-Olé Coming This Summer

Japan: Pokémon Ga-Olé Coming This Summer

Arcadian April 13, 2016 0

Among games that tend to get released in Japan are the card vending ‘kid-tainment’ games. Once in a blue moon, you might come across one in the US (not sure what kind of spread

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Pinball Hall Of Fame Owner Looking For An Apprentice

Pinball Hall Of Fame Owner Looking For An Apprentice

Arcadian April 12, 2016 0

We’ve spoken about the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, NV a few times on the site before (starting with this one the same month that this website began) although this story today

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Unknown NEO GEO MVS Fighting Game Discovered & Dumped (UPDATED)

Unknown NEO GEO MVS Fighting Game Discovered & Dumped (UPDATED)

Arcadian April 11, 2016 2

With all of the prototypes and unreleased games floating around out there, it is much more common for us to come across something that was reported on in the press at one time or

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Newsbytes: DDR ACE; Arcade Expo 3.0; Argus

Newsbytes: DDR ACE; Arcade Expo 3.0; Argus

Arcadian April 9, 2016 3

It has been a busy weekend so far! Hopefully any of you that owns arcade locations out there are seeing good business or if you are a gamer, that you find some arcade goodness

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