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JAEPO 2020 News: New Arcade Games From Sega, Konami & Taito
It’s February, and these days that means it’s JAEPO time. JAEPO is the Japan Amusement Expo and with this event, we get a deluge of news from the arcade sector that is based out
Read More »Japan Arcade News: Maximum Tune 6R; Poker Stadium; WACCA S; Maimai Deluxe Plus & More
The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) is approaching fast, and in the run-up to that, we’re getting more announcements and arcade game releases for the Land of the Rising Sun. First let’s start with games
Read More »Location Watch Japan: As One Arcade Closes, Many Open
(Post cover photo via Atlas Obscura; also thanks to everyone who send the news about Anata No Warehouse in) It has been a little while since our last Location Watch post, either due to
Read More »Newsbytes: New Rhythm Game From Taito; Outnumbered; Smash Bros Arcade & More
Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes. here, I collect some quick news items from the week to share with you, as a way to pad the weekend with a variety of items. Today also
Read More »Newsbytes: Namco’s Reflair Cab; Japan Arcade Releases; Zero Latency Next-Gen VR; Final Fight 30th Mod & More
It’s been a busy week, especially for new arcade releases. As you’ll gather from today’s Newsbytes, there’s even more of that action going on, but we’ll cover some other quick pieces of news. Let’s
Read More »JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World
Another arcade trade show has come and gone, but this one has really stirred things up thanks to the Exa-Arcadia platform, guaranteeing a larger amount of content for arcades to enjoy. As a lot
Read More »JAEPO 2019: Konami, Sega, Taito, Bandai Namco & More
The Japan Amusement Expo 2019 (JAEPO 2019) has begun, and with it is a flurry of news. I have already posted a thread dedicated to the many announcements that will be coming about from
Read More »JAEPO 2019: Pinball In Japan; Bandai Namco Unveils Pac-Man Panic
While Japanese industry has long embraced video games, pinball’s journey in the country has been a struggle. With JAEPO 2019, it looks like that might be about to turn around as Stern Pinball, Jersey
Read More »Bandai Namco Begins Testing Super Panic Ball In Japan
A few weeks ago, some big news came along that Taito was testing out a new head-to-head pinball concept by the name of Space Invaders Pinball Jam. Readers were so interested in this story,
Read More »New Arcades 2018: Japan Update; Babylon Park (Israel); Save Point (MD); Starcade (NJ); Prince Arcades (IL); & More
Welcome to the last new arcade locations post of 2018. This year has been marked by strong growth in the amusement sector, thanks to favorable economic circumstances and a great pool of games to
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