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Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

Shaggy July 1, 2014 2

Sometimes news has a weird way of getting to me – I checked the Arcade Otaku forums this afternoon and caught an interesting post from May 20th about an AO member whose girlfriend’s Grandma

New Location News: GAMA Ride Open in Belmont, CA; Summer Street Arcade in Denver, CO

Shaggy June 30, 2014 8

(Thanks to Jon Cox for this first tip) A new FEC venue has opened their doors in Belmont, CA by the name of GAMA Ride (corrected from San Francisco, thanks for the point Sean).

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Reunion, Japan Arcade Games On Test

Shaggy June 28, 2014 2

It’s hard to believe we are pretty much at July already. Speaking of the date, yesterday was Atari’s anniversary which I think we could consider National Video Arcade Day. So Happy Belated Video Arcade

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

Shaggy June 26, 2014 0

For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at

Vonnie D Pinball Announces Pinball Gremlins, Seeks Funding

Shaggy June 26, 2014 1

A short time ago we ran a story about a new upstart that was looking to jump into the pinball game, VonnieD Pinball. They want to “bring pinball back” using innovative ideas, designs and

Primal Rage II Prototype Finds A Home At Galloping Ghost Arcade

Shaggy June 23, 2014 1

(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

Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Shaggy June 21, 2014 0

Welcome to another Newsbytes rounding up a couple of interesting pieces of arcade news. Neither of these concern fresh product on the market but should be cool to read about… Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

Shaggy June 18, 2014 2

(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

Arcades Are So Dead That They Are Packed With Customers…Wait, What?

Shaggy June 17, 2014 25

(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

The TRON Joystick Shifter

Shaggy June 15, 2014 0

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

New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

Shaggy June 14, 2014 17

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

Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball

Shaggy June 12, 2014 0

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