Good weekend everyone! If you are in the US then it is Memorial Day weekend and many are already out…
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The Defenders Of Amusement – Arcade & Pinball News
Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year
Last year I ran a little article about some major classics that were having an anniversary. 1983 was a tumultuous…
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Videos: Stern Pinball @ CES2014; A Tour of The Arcadia in Ryde (IOW, UK)
Newsfeed 1343 via Stern at CES Most of the big news I’ve heard coming out of CES has been famous…
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Backstage Retro Arcade Now Open in Ludington, MI
Among the many points I made in my book about arcades, one was that arcade machines are not limited to…
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Open In Ohio – Arcade Legacy
(Thanks to Matt for the tip) UPDATE: The owner contacted me and gave some corrections. They actually opened three years…
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Retro Arcade Postmortems from GDC
(Image via g4tv.com) The Game Developers Conference is a great place for “postmortems”, or where a developer looks back at…
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A Look At Florida’s Arcade & Pinball Expo 2013 Plus Mylstar Screw Loose cabinet shown
This past weekend was an arcade & pinball event that I somehow overlooked but at the very least talking about…
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New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve
Through 2012 we saw an uptick in stories about classic arcades opening their doors around the US and judging by…
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Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet Sells For a Mere $20,000
The Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet that was on eBay sold and for a lot more than many including ourselves expected.
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Stanford University’s Collection of 80s Arcade Photographs; New Arcade History Blog
(Thanks to Kevin Williams of for the tip on the pictures) It’s been a little while since we’ve come across…
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