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Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, an occasional post that curates quick bytes of news from around the arcade, pinball, and amusement world. Due to the deluge of news coming out of IAAPA 2023, this series has
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IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International
The next company to receive our IAAPA 2023 focus is on Wahlap and Amusement Source International. Wahlap is based in Guangzhou, China, while ASI is setup in Texas. I need to stress that they
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IAAPA 2023: Coastal Amusements Recap
Next up for our IAAPA recap is Coastal Amusements. Based in New Jersey, Coastal has long supported a mix of cranes, redemption, and videmption pieces in their line-ups. They’ve been increasing in the latter,
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Polycade Kickstarts Their New Sente Model
I almost missed this news since I’ve been so hyper-focused on tradeshows, but Polycade has been running a Kickstarter campaign for the next model of cabinet on their digital distribution platform. Called the Polycade
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IAAPA 2023: The JET Games Recap
Next up for our IAAPA recap is JET Games (aka Jennison Entertainment). Based out of Florida, they used to be exclusively focused on redemption games and kiddie rides. After they purchased Family Fun Companies,
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IAAPA 2023: The LAI Games Round-Up
Next up in our focused posts from the IAAPA 2023 trade show is LAI Games. They’ve long had a strong presence at Western trade shows like IAAPA and Amusement Expo, and this time they
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Japan Amusement Expo Recap
Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken
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New Fighters For Arcades: Omen Of Sorrow, Phantom Breaker, Arcana Heart 3 Xtend
There are a few new fighting games coming to arcades in the very near future, names you might know including Omen of Sorrow and Phantom Break Omnia. This news broke at the IAAPA 2023
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IAAPA 2023 – The Overview
The IAAPA 2023 trade show is sunsetting today but there is a ton of news to digest. Hang in there exhibitors – I know how tough it is doing all that standing/walking/talking for so
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IAAPA 2023 – The Grand Preview
It’s IAAPA season, which means it is time for tons of new games. The sheer size of the show and its amount of exhibitors is a little overwhelming, but hopefully this preview and guide
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Raw Thrills To Launch Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR At IAAPA 2023
Raw Thrills has a packed IAAPA 2023 line-up and the headliner for their arcade releases going into 2024 is Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR. An evolution of their VR platform that was first established with
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IAAPA 2023: Andamiro USA Previews Their Booth
We only have a few days left until the doors open up for IAAPA 2023, and that means more previews! This one is for Andamiro USA, and they have a wide selection of games
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