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Missile Command 2 coming to CAX 2012

Adam July 20, 2011 2

It’s not hard to come up with a reason to visit California Extreme every year as there are plenty of awesome games to play there but one aspect of the event is that you

LEPOS: From street art to arcade game demo

Adam July 20, 2011 2

As a character who started out as street artwork, the creator of Lepos, Diego Bergia has been looking to move him from there to something a little more interactive. What better way to take

Sony makes a Ratchet & Clank arcade cabinet for Comic-Con

Adam July 20, 2011 1

(Thanks to Aaron for the tip!) When you want to set your video game apart at a major event there are many ways to try and do that and in recent memory, the trend

Hell’s Kitchen’s Pinball Intro

Adam July 19, 2011 1

Each season of the TV reality competition show Hell’s Kitchen has a different opening sequence. With the season that just started yesterday they actually have a pretty nice nod to pinball on there as

An amusement game hoarder appears on A&E’s Hoarders

Adam July 19, 2011 10

(Thanks for Jonathan Leung for the tip) There is a strong community of collectors in the amusement industry – people who collect arcade games, pinball machines, EM game machines, redemption, etc. But among the

Fleet Commander gives multiple touchscreens a purpose

Adam July 19, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1080 via The potential of multi-touch display technology is still in the early stages for out-of-home amusement and we certainly won’t see it tapped out anytime soon. One great example is Fleet Commander

Namco testing out a new version of Pac-Man Battle Royale

Adam July 18, 2011 2

Everyone’s favorite round yellow character made his return to arcades earlier this year with Pac-Man Battle Royale and while the game has been finding a home in many venues across the US and around

China’s WoW wannabe amusement park + Sega arcade characters in concert

Adam July 18, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1077 & 1079 via (Image via Shanghighiist) It wasn’t long ago we heard news of a World of Warcraft Amusement Park opening it’s doors in China but when we first heard about the

Konami now testing Sound Voltex Booth in Japan

Adam July 16, 2011 1

If it gets translated into English then it will probably be called Sound Vortex, but for now Voltex seems to be the chosen title. Konami has been on a roll testing out new music

Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November

Adam July 15, 2011 1

When it was first announced, the innovative TouchFX coin-op platform by Adrenaline Amusements promised support for multiple games to make their way to it. They really pushed Fruit Ninja on it when it was

The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why

Adam July 12, 2011 11

The Trocadero is a well-known retail business center in London and one highlight of the location would certainly be the Funland facility there, home to many great arcade games as well as serving as

Videos for TRON LE Pinball; Konami’s Steel Chronicle

Adam July 12, 2011 2

Here are two arcade-related videos to share with you today, first off the highly anticipated TRON Legacy Limited Edition Pinball in action. Since hearing about the modifications like the light-tubes, we’ve been waiting to