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Pacman Ghost Lamps
One day I’ll have the cash to get all of this arcade game merchandise and furniture that we’ve been seeing lately. That day isn’t today but if it was I would probably pick up
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My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade
UPDATE: We have had to move since I did this original post. I currently have a larger location inside the Valley Fair Mall at Suite C128, with many more games, more space and much
Read More »Scary Fussball Table
I love Fussball, absolutely adore it. Unfortunately I suck at it, as hard as I try I never win, usually because I leave my goal wide open by not positioning my goalie correctly. So
Read More »A thought about Attract modes
So I spent all day at my arcade working on getting things ready – fortunately I was able to fix the Tokyo Drift monitors thanks to a tip on the KLOV forums. It turns
Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio as Nolan Bushnell in new movie called "Atari"
I have never really liked movies based upon video games – they always seem to miss the mark by a mile and end up disappointing. But it is not often that Hollywood decides to
Read More »Management changes come to GlobalVR
Last week the CEO of GlobalVR resigned from his position, citing personal reasons for the departure. Already the company has selected Ken Bayer and Patrick Imenson as the corporate heads to fill in for
Read More »My arcade update 6/6
Here is another update on my arcade, The Game Grid Arcade, sorry about the delays as I have been so busy trying to get everything put together that I easily forget to do a
Read More »"Caribounga!" – Play Mechanix hosting online tournament with BBHPro
[Via Betson] Fortunately it seems that not everyone on the development side of the industry thinks that it’s all down the tubes. Take Play Mechanix for example – not only have they created a
Read More »Chicago Trib: "Video arcades' last grasp" and my thoughts
[(Image via (Radio)Active)] The Chicago Tribune has posted an article on their site that takes a look at the ‘dying’ arcade industry, which in addition to the saddening story of an arcade operator in
Read More »Space Invaders lamps
Speaking of Space Invaders, here are some SI-inspired lamps that were sent into us by The Stinger Report. They remind me of the Asteroids lamps we brought up a little while ago but with
Read More »Park Avenue Open Day – Familiar games as well as brand new ones
For an industry that is supposedly dead, it happens to have a lot of official events where new product is being shown. Take for instance the Park Avenue Open Day, which took place a
Read More »Hello again
So it’s been a while, but I’m back. A lot has happen since my last post; I’ve moved house, been Internet-less for 2 months, WordPress has changed thier editing interface and a classic racing franchise
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