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Pudgy Penguins Will Soon Be An Arcade Game Thanks To Touch Magix
We have some news from one of our sponsors today, Touch Magix, although I have to admit – I do not follow blockchain & NFT news much at all, so bear with me on
Read More »Touch Magix Launches Hands-Free Arcade Gaming Campaign
As we enter into what feels like the 4th century of the pandemic (it’s weird how 6-7 months can seem like an eternity), arcade manufacturers are starting to push forward as best they can.
Read More »Exa-Arcadia News: Chaos Code & Super Battle Princess Madelyn Announced
UDPATE: Additional info from the press conference has been added below, look for the update tags. While a lot of attention is being focused on IAAPA Expo and the new games announced there, that
Read More »Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More
Welcome to another Spring edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, Arcadehero, and let’s take a quick look at some newsworthy arcade items to get you through the weekend. It’s good news all around, so
Read More »Sega Amusements Announces Game Line-Up For Amusement Expo 2019
We’re about a month away from Amusement Expo 2019, which means that we are bound to start hearing a little more about the games that will be there. Sega Amusements is the first company
Read More »Play Meter Magazine Publisher Retires; Final Issue Was June 2018
When I first began to research the arcade industry around 2005, there were two trade magazines that I had access to for putting together my business plan. One of those was Play Meter Magazine,
Read More »1980s Arcade Centric Game Show Starcade Being Rebooted By Shout! Factory
(Thanks to Stingray_Travel for the tip from the other day) The name Starcade likely brings back some memories for any of you classic gamers who caught the TV show back in the 1982-83 period
Read More »Sega Coming To CEMA 2016 With Four Games Including Luigi Mansion Arcade
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
Read More »Sega Amusements Europe Now Called Sega Amusements International Ltd
This is more of an ‘inside baseball’ post but for those in the industry it is newsworthy. When it comes to Sega there is often confusion in the public at large about the different
Read More »Level 257 Hosting A Pac-Man Art & Fashion Show October 8th
While art and arcade games often go hand-in-hand thanks to the art on and in the games, the word ‘fashion’ isn’t one we really use all that often in the industry. About a week
Read More »New info on Sega’s Sonic Dash Extreme Arcade Game
We have not been strangers to seeing mobile games make the jump to the larger arcade format, from Fruit Ninja to Temple Run to Angry Birds and more. On the home side, Sega has
Read More »Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA
Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s
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