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Mall forces the closure of an arcade in Auburn NY
It’s one thing when an arcade business has to close it’s doors due to poor business performance but it’s something else when the landlord shuts the business down simply because they want to “go
Read More »Sega's new plan for arcades
(Thanks to everyone who sent this in!) When you run a company, you need a plan if you want to succeed in that business. Some corporations are more open about their plans in public
Read More »Namco Funscape opens in Gateshead UK
(Thanks to reader kieranmay for the tip) Namco is well know for operating hundreds of arcade across the globe and now they have added one more place to their list – the Namco Funscape
Read More »Incredible Technologies brings Carnival King to WiiWare
News has been slow this week – which I will blame on the upcoming IAAPA show as companies hold onto announcements for the big event. But one piece of news that is sort of
Read More »Pinwall by Urban Screen
(Thanks to Seven Out for the tip) How do you take a normal building face and turn it into something interesting? With Pinwall, of course! This project was designed by Urban Screen who have
Read More »New entertainment facility under development in Omaha
If you live anywhere near Omaha Nebraska then you have a new entertainment facility to look forward to visiting sometime in the future. At the moment it is called “The V” which I am
Read More »Sega Racing Classic preview at 1up.com
After hearing of our report that Sega was testing Sega Racing Classic at the Gameworks in Chicago, 1up writer Andrew Hayward made his way to the location to check the game out and give
Read More »Prepping for 2010 with a look back at Combatica
A short time ago we reported about a new company that is joining the amusement industry called Titan 4 Games. Their plan is to bring gesture-based motion gaming to the coin-op industry next year
Read More »Lunar Lander goes mechnical
Back in 1979, Atari jumped into the vector monitor market with an arcade title called Lunar Lander. As the name implies, you pilot a lunar landing module and have to balance your speed and
Read More »Exergaming with Dogfight V2
Exergaming has become a lucrative commodity for gyms and Nintendo in recent times but it can also be a nice addition to an arcade location. One company that is in the business of developing
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