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Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)
Stories about new arcade openings are more common to find on the blog here but occasionally a location undertakes a major expansion, which is just as important to any business as opening their doors.
Read More »JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff
That time of year has arrived where Japanese arcade game makers gather together at the JAEPO event (JAEPO 2016 to be precise) to show off to their market and the world what it is
Read More »Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?
Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? –
Read More »UPDATE: Bandai Namco NOT Halting Arcade Development
We’ve all heard the phrase: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Unfortunately exaggerated death reports of the arcade industry have existed in some form or another since the industry crash back in
Read More »Star Wars Battle Pod Adding An Episode VII Stage This Summer
We’ve been speculating for a while now about additional content coming to Bandai Namco’s Star Wars Battle Pod. Given the success of the latest film installment, it only makes sense that the big new
Read More »Game Review and Updates: Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade Game by Ice
Over the past few months I have been playing the Ghostbusters Videmption arcade game by Ice at my local Dave & Busters located at the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, NY. We have had
Read More »New Releases: The Hobbit Pinball; Galaga Assault
February generally isn’t a time where a lot of new releases take place in our business but that doesn’t keep them from ever happening. New Games For The Modern Arcade Market The Hobbit Pinball
Read More »Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016
While most of our arcade expansion stories have revolved around companies like Dave & Busters or Round1USA, another Family Entertainment Center chain has shown that they are up to the task. That company is
Read More »Newsbytes: Silverball City, 1996, Space Invaders Skill Slots, NTG#73
Happy weekend arcaders! News has begun to pile up finally so perhaps we are out of the doldrums of Winter…in that regard. Let’s get to it: Silverball City Coming To Johnson City, TN In April
Read More »Discovered: Segasonic Bros. Arcade Prototype by Bubble Bobble Creator Fukio Mitsuji
In the past year or so we’ve seen some Japanese developed prototype games come to light, particularly Hammer Away, Kung Fu Master 2 and Wing Force. Now get ready for this look at a failed test
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