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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 (JAEPO) has begun, and with it a flurry of news. I have already posted a thread dedicated to the many announcements that will be coming about from the Exa-Arcadia platform;
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
Read More »Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019
Now that we’ve caught up with the new games coming to Western shores, it’s time to look at the Eastern market, particularly Japan. They’ve announced a few arcade video games as of late, although
Read More »Legendary Arcade Game Designer Yu Suzuki Embracing Amusement VR With “Versus”
[Thanks to Kevin Williams for the heads-up] If you aren’t familiar with the name Yu Suzuki, then you should be familiar with some of his work (particularly if you’re reading this blog): OutRun, Hang-On,
Read More »Newsbytes: Tokyo Game Show 2018; Roller Coaster Dumps VR; Merchandiser Thief
Welcome to this week’s Newsbytes, where I curate some quick arcade news items as opposed to giving them a lengthy post. Before we get to that, I’d just like to bring attention to an
Read More »Atari Table PONG Japanese Trailer
It’s been another slow news week so instead of holding this one over for NEwsbytes this weekend, we’ll just show it now. The Atari Table PONG game has been covered on AH various times
Read More »Taito Celebrates 40 Years Of Invader Blasting With Space Invaders Gigamax
Forty years ago, Taito released a game that not only turned the arcade business on its head, it would mark a cultural turning point for entertainment in general – Space Invaders. Many consider this
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