exA-Arcadia Announces Data East’s Tattoo Assassins
We’re on the last day of EVO Japan 2025, but out of all the announcements »
EVO Japan 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up The Rest Of The Show
Welcome to the third and final day of coverage for EVO Japan 2025. Like last »
EVO Japan 2025 Day 2: exA-Arcadia Revives Fallen Angels & Rabbit; Announces Blazing Strike AC
It’s time to look at the announcements made on day two of EVO Japan 2025 »
EVO Japan 2025 Day 1: The Rumble Fish & Spectral Vs. Generation Back In Arcades Via exA-Arcadia
If you have been regularly reading the blog and watching some of the YouTube channel’s »
Wahlap Previews Their AAA Expo 2025 Line-Up
This year’s AAA Expo (Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo) out of Guangzhou, China is coming »
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Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. A bit has accumulated this month in that
Read More »Retro Arcade Remakes & Atari Join Forces For PCB Reproductions [UPDATED]
[Thanks to GraffitiTavern for the tip] [UPDATE 5/1/23] – Retro Arcades got back to me and stated: “Licensed Atari PCB boards Major Havoc, Black Widow, Gravitor, War Lords, Lunar Lander are now available food
Read More »The Motion Deluxe Version Of NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Available
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Read More »Retrospective: PCs Powering Arcade Machines
April tends to be a very slow month for arcade news, since most of the info that pertains to the industry (particularly brand new games) takes place at Amusement Expo. So to help fill
Read More »Newsbytes: April Fools Catch-Up; New Gundead Trailer; Arcade Documentaries; AEI’23 Vids & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. If you’re new here, yes, arcades still exist,
Read More »Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up
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