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Stranger Things Arcade Is Coming Soon Via Raw Thrills
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Bubsy Paws Into Pinball (Updated!)
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Location Watch March 2026: The Latest Arcade Openings Across The World
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Amusement Expo 2026: The Full Rundown
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Sega Officially Unveils Showdown
A short time ago we had a scoop on Sega’s next racing game called Showdown. What we had was a look at the location test/beta version and today Sega Amusements has officially unveiled the
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Nanuet Arcade To Open In Nanuet, NY on Nov. 15th
A new video arcade is going to open their doors in Nanuet, NY (which is located a short ways North of New York City & Yonkers) on November 15th by the name of Nanuet
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First Look: Kung Fu Panda Dojo Mojo by ICE & Play Mechanix
(Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip) Here is another game I have been hearing talk about for a while but we always like to see these games if at all possible. This is
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Subway Surfers Comes To The Arcade Via Coastal Amusements
Among amusement companies taking charge of mobile-to-arcade ports, Coastal Amusements certainly has found a sweet spot in supporting these types of ports. They already have released Temple Run Arcade, Temple Run 2 Arcade, Rail Rush
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Alien Pinball Announced + Checking Out The The Autumn Coin-Op Show (UK)
‘Tis the season of tradeshows, as new product aims to grab the attention of operators. I was sent a few pictures of “The Autumn Coin-Op Show”, attended by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report
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Newsbag: BBH World Championships; Plan Zero Arcade; Fishbowl Frenzy; Ghosts ‘n DJs
Happy weekend once again everyone! We’re inching closer and closer to IAAPA and with that I am finally getting the “Coming Soon” video completed that I had promised back around E3. It is one
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Bandai Namco Testing Synchronica In Japan
While most attention on rhythm/music gaming in Japan is soaked up by Konami, that doesn’t stop other developers there from trying their hand at it. Sega has titles like Project DIVA and MaiMai; Taito
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Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 International Goes Live
One arcade game that always draws a lot of questions is Bandai Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune (WMMT) series. As a technical skill-based racer, it has quite a few fans all around the world. In the
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Big Buck Hunter World Championships: Live Stream + New Mobile Tournament
The qualifiers are past and the date is almost here for the biggest competition in arcade gaming – the annual Big Buck Hunter World Championships. Starting on Friday in Minneapolis, this tournament is promising
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Bandai Namco Amusement’s Time Crisis 5 Is Coming To Arcades In Spring 2015
First released in 1995, Bandai Namco’s light-gun/foot pedal light-gun shooting game quickly gained a following of fans and the success of the series gave us a few sequels and a couple of spin-offs. The
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