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IAAPA 2017: Pinball & Baseball; Namco; Mannequin Challenge
With IAAPA 2017 now in the past, I hope to catch up on news of everything that was there but it is a somewhat daunting task as so many ‘different’ games were on hand. Different in this sense is to say that we’re not comparing racers & light-gun games with each other but there »
IAAPA 2017: Andamiro Gets Ready To Ride The ‘Tight Rope’
A little over a year ago, a Youtube redemption gamer came across a location test for a videmption title known as Tight Rope. It wasn’t clear who was making it from the video but I assumed Andamiro given the style and that it was testing in California. We had thought that the game might »
Sega Outlines Their IAAPA 2017 Booth Offerings
IAAPA 2017 is approaching fast and with that, news releases are starting to unveil what else we can expect to find there. Today, Sega laid out their IAAPA plans so let’s jump into it with one quick caveat – the end of the press release has this paragraph: Sega has another major game to »
The Games of The 2017 AAMA Gala: From VR To Fidget Spinners & More
While it took place a little later in the year than usual, the AAMA Gala is upon us and that means we get our first look at some of the arcade products that will be gracing the scene at the end of this year and throughout 2018. These pics are thanks to a ‘mole’ »
Catch The Light Frenzy Rebranded As Tap That; Launching Feb. 2018
Back at the Amusement Expo 2017 show in Dallas, TX, American game maker Barron Games showed off a new video piece that went by the name of Catch The Light Frenzy. This took the Catch The Light table game originally developed by Kriss Sport and upped the ante by making the table a square »
Two Businesses With Arcade Machines Busted For Gambling In California
One challenge of operating an honest business is when dishonest ones come around, break the law and reinforce negative stereotypes about a certain industry. You might recall the arcade scene from Robocop 2…too often the perception that all arcades are like that lingers around the imaginations of city halls around the world. Unfortunately today’s »
Daytona Championship USA: New Trailer And UK Sightings
With June upon us, it is the beginning of the busy season for many arcades. Kids are out of school, families tend to travel and that means that many locations want to bring in new stuff to appeal to those customers. This is why we tend to have game releases take place in the »
Details On Daytona Championship USA’s ‘Party Mode’
We’re about half-way through with May 2017, which means that Summer is soon upon us. Summertime usually sees a few new arcade releases to grace venues around the world and among those is one with a bit of anticipation behind it – Sega’s Daytona Championship USA. Part of that build-up has included a cover »
New Daytona Championship USA Trailer Showcases Dinosaur Canyon
With May almost here, we have been expecting to hear an announcement for the release of Sega’s latest arcade racer, Daytona Championship USA. But as development goes, things change & improve while tweaks are made. To remind us that the game is just around the corner, Sega released a new trailer this morning to »
Big Buck World Championship 2017 Headed To Las Vegas
The arcade business generally has some event held in Las Vegas every year, such as the Amusement Expo in March. This year AE skipped Vegas for Dallas so it was looking like the city wouldn’t get that action this year but as the choice of Play Mechanix would have it, the city has been »
Daytona Championship USA 8-player Spotted In Florida
The release of Daytona Championship USA is right around the corner although we haven’t heard much since an 8-unit appearance of the game at Amusement Expo in Dallas last month. The game was stated as being close to completion at the time but there was still fine tuning and other work to be done »
Newsbytes: Chuck E Cheeses Turning 40; The Walking Dead Launch Party; PinballFX2 Star Wars & More
Happy Easter weekend everyone, it’s time for Newsbytes. Chuck E. Cheeses Being The “Biggest Birthday Ever” Events As They Mark 40 Years Earlier this week I saw an ad on TV for Chuck E. Cheeses as they begin their celebrations to mark 40 years in business. Founded by Nolan Bushnell of Atari fame in »
