New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More
We’re a little ways past the Chinese amusement trade show AAA 2025, and the question »
Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, »
Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing »
Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have »
Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
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Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG3 in Japan
It’s that time of year again – the time for Konami to test out the latest version of their GuitarFreaks and DrumMania arcade music games. I’m sure it will include a variety of new
Read More »Bloggers visit Mike’s CarnEvil arcade in Iowa
Newsfeed 1084 via I wasn’t sure at first how to approach this article on 1up.com entitled “Where Did Arcades Go?”. When I see stuff like the first thought I have is to once again
Read More »Bandai Namco profits up
Newsfeed 1083 via Good news for the people at Namco – despite economic turmoil this year, profits are up for the company (see the 162nd Ferengi Rule of Acquisition for our obligatory geek reference
Read More »Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA classic arcade setup confiscated by The Man (aka, state of Georgia)
(Thanks to Mark Arson for the tip) UPDATE: Since this story broke, it looks like some fans of Plaza have come to the rescue, covering the fees and allowing Plaza to keep the games.
Read More »New Deal or No Deal coming + Aquarace Extreme 3D
Everyone’s favorite videmption game ever is getting a sequel. We don’t have any pics of it yet but Play Mechanix has revealed that the new version of the game is out there somewhere with
Read More »Stuff for Saturday: Atari Enduro cabinet; Drunk Ms. Pac-Man @ E3; New UK summit for digital entertainment
Via Gamesetwatch, the Portable Atari 2600 Endure Arcade cabinet by Rafael MSP down in Brazil. Enduro was always a fun game, I’m sure this cabinet makes it even more enjoyable to play. By the
Read More »Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”
First unveiled in February 2010, we got the first hands-on look for it the next month at the Amusement Expo, it made a big splash at e3 2010 and finally the game was found
Read More »Darius Burst Another Chronicle found on-site in the UK + new DBAC EX video
(Thanks to Dave K for the tip!) When the English version of Darius Burst Another Chronicle was first seen in the UK at an Electrocoin event about a month ago, it was said that
Read More »Wizard of Oz pinball playfield coming together nicely UPDATED
The Wizard of Oz Pinball tease continues but the latest update shows some significant additions to the machine, with some toys to be found on the left side of the playfield. If you’re looking
Read More »More CAX coverage + new documentary called ARCADE
One nice thing about the annual California Extreme (CAX) annual event is that it generates a bit of media coverage for arcade and pinball machines. The latest outlet to do so is Wired.com, who
Read More »Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX and new BlazBlue unveiled
Darius Burst Another Chronicle has certainly stirred some attention around the world, it has had a solid release in Japan, and it was shown in Europe a short time ago as well. It should
Read More »The arcade goodness of Comic-Con
My brief hiatus is over now after I had been out in the wilderness camping. It was quite fun but with it over, back to the news of the arcade world. It doesn’t look
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