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Arcade MTL Opens In Montreal, Canada
(Thanks to Michel Descoteaux for the tip) Back in January while reporting on a number of new locations, it was mentioned that a new bar/arcade concept was working on overcoming some hurdles to open up
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Games Turning 40, 20, 30 and 10 in 2016
With each year that passes, we take a look at games celebrating a certain anniversary via a post. This year however, I decided to go the video route and make these long videos covering
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3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend
UPDATE: The games have been shown off, check them out! The Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching this weekend and while the name implies that it’s all about older/retro/classic games, that is not always
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First Ever VR Arcade Conference To Be Held In California This May
Video game news has been buzzing with VR developments for a while now and in the arcade business we’ve had no exception to seeing the technology make an attempt to re-enter the business over
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Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements
Amusement Expo 2016 Tomorrow starts the next trade show for the arcade/amusement industry, Amusement Expo 2016 in Las Vegas. I’ll be there to see what new games the sector has to offer along with
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Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings
One of the nice things about February is that it always seems to fly by…although this year will have that extra day to it 😉 Here’s a round-up of some arcade news for the
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Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)
Stories about new arcade openings are more common to find on the blog here but occasionally a location undertakes a major expansion, which is just as important to any business as opening their doors.
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UPDATE: Bandai Namco NOT Halting Arcade Development
We’ve all heard the phrase: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Unfortunately exaggerated death reports of the arcade industry have existed in some form or another since the industry crash back in
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New Releases: The Hobbit Pinball; Galaga Assault
February generally isn’t a time where a lot of new releases take place in our business but that doesn’t keep them from ever happening. New Games For The Modern Arcade Market The Hobbit Pinball
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Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016
While most of our arcade expansion stories have revolved around companies like Dave & Busters or Round1USA, another Family Entertainment Center chain has shown that they are up to the task. That company is
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Sega Coming To CEMA 2016 With Four Games Including Luigi Mansion Arcade
Sega Amusements International sent out a press release this morning touting their presence at both the upcoming CEMA (California Entertainment Machine Association) and the Amusement Expo International events. The CEMA Spring Spotlight show happens
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New Arcade Watch: National Video Game Museum (Frisco, TX); Press Start (Rapid City, SD)
Thanks to Michael Louie for the great tips on new locations opening their doors out there, we have two locations to highlight today. National Video Game Museum – Frisco, TX: Below is a news
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