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Touch Magix To Release MXR Game Mystery Island At IAAPA 2018
If you can recall our coverage of Amusement Expo 2018, then you might remember a game by the name of Mystery Island by Touch Magix (who recently became advertisers here on the site at
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Adrenaline Amusements Announces 65″ Version Of Tomb Raider Arcade
One nice surprise the arcade market received earlier this year was the arrival of Tomb Raider to our sector, thanks to Adrenaline Amusements. Being both a 4-player title as well as a pistol game
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New Locations: EightyThree 2.0(OK); Outer Orbit (CA); Andretti’s (TX); Malibu Jack’s (KY); GameTime (FL) & More
It’s been more than a month since we looked new arcade locations that are opening their doors out there, so let’s jump into it! I’m going to break this one into small independent locations
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Newsbytes: Mario Kart VR In the USA; EAS 2018 & Race Craft; More Japanese Game News
Happy weekend readers, here are some items to share for the weekend. As a note, I am getting close to producing a print copy of the Arcade Heroes Arcade Almanac, but it has been
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Arcade Fighters Update: Street Fighter V; Dead Or Alive 6; Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
It’s to to catch up on some news that has come out of Japan this week, all involving the beloved genre of fighting games. Street Fighter V Finally Coming To Arcades Street Fighter was
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Legendary Arcade Game Designer Yu Suzuki Embracing Amusement VR With “Versus”
[Thanks to Kevin Williams for the heads-up] If you aren’t familiar with the name Yu Suzuki, then you should be familiar with some of his work (particularly if you’re reading this blog): OutRun, Hang-On,
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Newsbytes: Tokyo Game Show 2018; Roller Coaster Dumps VR; Merchandiser Thief
Welcome to this week’s Newsbytes, where I curate some quick arcade news items as opposed to giving them a lengthy post. Before we get to that, I’d just like to bring attention to an
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Devil Engine Announced For Arcades Via Exa-Arcadia
The “drip, drip, drip” of arcade announcements for the upcoming EXA board continues! The last main announcement for the platform was of an odd multiplayer marathon game by the name of Nippon Marathon Turbo
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Big Buck World Championship XI Details; Big Buck Hunter Coming To Nintendo Switch
Esports has become a very big business, with arcades serving an important role in public gaming & tournaments ever since the “Golden Age” era of the 1980s. For over a decade now, certain games
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It’s Official: House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn Launching At IAAPA 2018
One of the bigger news stories of the year has been the return of House of the Dead to arcades, and last week we had news that the game is officially shipping in Japan.
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Newsbytes: VR News; Capcom Beat ‘Em Ups & More
Happy weekend everyone. Let’s get to the headlines. First off, for anyone in the Carolinas, you probably won’t be reading this, but I hope that everyone will be safe. At the very least the
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3 Shooters From Wahlap: Monster Eye 2; Bounty Ranger; Teratoma DLX;
Wahlap is a company that we haven’t discussed in quite a while. This Chinese manufacturer made headlines several years ago when when they released Storm Racer to the US market. Their US division has
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