The Arcade Anniversaries of 2025
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EAG Expo 2025 Preview
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Newsbytes Rhythm Game Special: Maimai DX Testing In Chicago, Bubble Bobble In Music Diver, Headlines & Much More
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Arcade Prototype Discovered: Dropzone Arcade
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Stern Pinball Unveils Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye
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Arcana Heart 3 gets an official website
It looks like Arcana Heart fans have another title in the series to look forward to, with Examu launching a teaser site for Arcana Heart 3 today. As it’s a teaser site there are
Read More »IT unveils more details on Golden Tee 2010
We mentioned not too long ago that Incredible Technologies would be ramping up to deliver their most recent Golden Tee creation to the public and with that date fast approaching, they have begun to
Read More »How about some tiny arcade cabs for $20?
If you went out of your way to print off those paper arcade cabinets but wanted something a little bit more solid, then this is for you. Instead of flimsy, rippable paper, these bad
Read More »Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and tip) I missed this one by several days but I figure it’s worth mentioning anyways despite that. Konami is now testing the latest iteration of their
Read More »Electrocoin introduces X-Putt
Back in the Golden Age of gaming, it wasn’t uncommon to see businessmen in suits taking a break at the local arcade to blow off some steam but as that age passed, it became
Read More »Follow-up: Fantasy World auctions off games
This is a brief follow-up to some recent news about an arcade closing in Abiliene, TX known as Fantasy World. The arcade had been going on for six years but the owner decided that
Read More »Stride gum gets some star power to help promote "Save the Arcades"
As a part of Stride Gum’s campaign to “Save the Arcades” they are bringing some celebrities on board to help out with the cause and recently they held an event at the Video West
Read More »Popular Mechanics looks at the "11 things you didn't know about pinball history"
How much do you know about pinball history? If you are a long-time pinball fan then you probably know a lot. Otherwise there are plenty of interesting and little-known facts about the game which
Read More »A better look at the cabinets for Twisted
GlobalVR has sent us some shots for each cabinet design for their upcoming racer, Twisted. They have also sent along a small press release detailing the game although I don’t see anything new there
Read More »Some shots from Super Battle Opera 09
Super Battle Opera 09 has passed and with it come some pictures showing just how uninterested people can get in arcade gaming, like with these spectators. It stinks that if you lose, your expression
Read More »Sega Republic opens its doors at the Dubai Mall
If you are an arcade or Sega fan and you are headed to Dubai for some reason then you have a new attraction to check out while there, Sega’s new indoor theme-park called the
Read More »Taito shows off a new light-gun/music shooter, Music Gun Gun (updated)
Taito has another new light-gun shooter that they are showing off in Japan (the other being Elevator Action: Death Parade) and from this recent public demonstration of Music Gun Gun at one of Taito’s
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