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Alien Pinball Announced + Checking Out The The Autumn Coin-Op Show (UK)
‘Tis the season of tradeshows, as new product aims to grab the attention of operators. I was sent a few pictures of “The Autumn Coin-Op Show”, attended by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report
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Entretenimientos DIANA Celebrates 80 Years Of Arcade Fun In Chile
(Thanks to Sebastian Moraga for the info) Statistically speaking, most businesses are lucky to make the 1 year mark; 5 years is a real milestone but what about 80 years in business? That can
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Peter Piper Pizza Acquired By Chuck E. Cheese’s Parent Company
(Thanks to Jonathan Leung from Arcade Repair Tips for the tip) Some quick arcade business news here. With almost 600 locations around the world, Chuck E. Cheeses is quite famous for their blending
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Dave & Busters Goes Public With IPO
(Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip) I don’t have a whole lot to add to this since I am no expert on investing like this but Dave & Busters offered up their first
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Quickies: Arcades In The Movies; How Much Do Operators Make?; How To Play Mustang Pinball
A few quick hits here. Normally I might leave these for the very end of the week but I am going to be very busy representing Arcade Heroes and my own arcade at the
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Labor Day Weekend News – Pinball, Las Vegas Arcade, Big Buck HD, Sonic Rise Of The Hedgehog
It’s Labor Day weekend in the USA and I don’t have a bunch of time to spend on this multi-news post so it will be “short.” For anyone taking the weekend off, have a
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ABC News Report on The Current State of Arcades
The other day I mentioned in a post that I had been contacted by an ABC News Reporter who was researching the modern arcade industry to find out more about the current state of
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GCW Retro-Cade Opens Their Doors In Platte City, MO
If you live in or near Platte City, MO USA and you need to fulfill your fix for some classic arcade gaming, then a new venue has opened its doors just for you. Called
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New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap
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
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Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now
I had this ready to publish yesterday but was sidetracked by some work; today is the 6th anniversary of my video arcade business as well, showing that the concept can in certain instances work
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California Venues: Ultimate Gaming Center Open; Powersurge Closes
Thanks to Edward Castillo for the tip, here is a little news regarding locations in California to discuss. First let’s talk about the closure. About 4 years ago I had a post here on
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Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show
(Thanks to Rico Shen of Music Fantasia for the pics) It’s the time of year for GTI Taipei, which is a trade show for manufacturers and distributors in Taiwan to strut their latest arcade
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