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Namco Launches Their Star Wars Battle Pod Game Locator

Namco Launches Their Star Wars Battle Pod Game Locator

Shaggy April 4, 2016 11

Back in February, we reported that Bandai Namco Amusements America (the US arcade wing of the BN company) was working on building a Star Wars Battle Pod game locator. One frequent complaint I hear

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Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

Shaggy March 19, 2016 0

Amusement Expo 2016 has come and gone and as we find with any trade show, we come away with some videos of new games. If you live in the Western USA and didn’t get

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Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

Shaggy March 15, 2016 0

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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Round1USA Adding More Games, Expanding Into More Locations

Round1USA Adding More Games, Expanding Into More Locations

Shaggy March 10, 2016 12

(Thanks to Stingray_Travel for the tip) Japanese owned Round1USA isn’t taking a break from keeping their locations up-to-date, here is some interesting news regarding their growth. This thread over at the NeoGAF forums has

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Killer Queen Arcade Now Available Through Raw Thrills

Killer Queen Arcade Now Available Through Raw Thrills

Shaggy March 2, 2016 6

(Thanks to BumbleBear Games, Raw Thrills and Betson for the info; corrections have been made to the article regarding screen sizes and the company name) Not many independent arcade titles have found their way

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New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

Shaggy February 24, 2016 0

We’ve got more arcade location news for you to enjoy, with an odd twist on one of them. Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip on the latter two locations. Let’s get to it:

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Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

Shaggy February 19, 2016 1

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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Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016

Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016

Shaggy February 11, 2016 1

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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New Arcade Watch: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar In Clarence, NY

New Arcade Watch: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar In Clarence, NY

Shaggy February 8, 2016 0

(Thanks to JDevy for the tip!) There has been a lot of new arcade location activity in Upstate New York…why that is exactly, I would have to defer to our writer Sara on that.

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Sega Coming To CEMA 2016 With Four Games Including Luigi Mansion Arcade

Sega Coming To CEMA 2016 With Four Games Including Luigi Mansion Arcade

Shaggy February 2, 2016 3

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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