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Newsbytes: IAAPA 2017 “Pre-Game” Edition

Newsbytes: IAAPA 2017 “Pre-Game” Edition

November 11, 2017, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: IAAPA 2017 “Pre-Game” Edition

It is the last Saturday before the IAAPA 2017 trade show, a huge event that takes place in Orlando, FL annually at this time of year. So for this week’s Newsbytes, we will focus on that. Also a Happy Veterans Day to those who have served in the military. I have several family members »

Sega Outlines Their IAAPA 2017 Booth Offerings

Sega Outlines Their IAAPA 2017 Booth Offerings

October 27, 2017, 6 Comments on 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 »

Location Watch: VR Zone (JP); N2 Arcade (TN), The Garcade (WI) Sega Prize Zone Hatfield (UK); Round1USA (NY)

Location Watch: VR Zone (JP); N2 Arcade (TN), The Garcade (WI) Sega Prize Zone Hatfield (UK); Round1USA (NY)

June 13, 2017, 1 Comment on Location Watch: VR Zone (JP); N2 Arcade (TN), The Garcade (WI) Sega Prize Zone Hatfield (UK); Round1USA (NY)

It’s E3 time again, which means that the gaming world has their focus on new developments for the console side of the business. Outside of that, developments continue in the arcade sector particularly with new venues opening their doors. Let’s dive into the latest: Namco Opening Full VR Zone Facility In Shinjuku UPDATE: The »

Quick Preview: Amusement Expo 2017

Quick Preview: Amusement Expo 2017

March 14, 2017, No Comments on Quick Preview: Amusement Expo 2017

Every March, the amusement industry holds a tradeshow that is sponsored by the AAMA and the AMOA. While a smaller event than what we see at IAAPA every November, this gives us a chance to see the newest arcade games running the most recent software. The March show also tends to have a surprise »

Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2017

December 30, 2016, Comments Off on Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2017

The world of coin-op arcade entertainment is alive and well with new video games, videmption games and pinball tables being released at various times and seasons. This page was created to track those releases from around the world for the 2017 calendar year. Different regions are separated into the tabs below with video redemption (“videmption”) titles »

IAAPA 2016 Part 3 – Gun Games; Rhythm Games

IAAPA 2016 Part 3 – Gun Games; Rhythm Games

November 22, 2016, No Comments on IAAPA 2016 Part 3 – Gun Games; Rhythm Games

Continuing our IAAPA 2016 coverage, today we are going to focus on two categories of titles found at the show last week: Gun games, Rhythm games. I was going to put Pinball here too but the post was becoming too large 😉 Assorted IAAPA Items But before that, let’s highlight a new Air Hockey »

Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

December 23, 2014, 6 Comments on Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

(Thanks to J. Wesley Chiok for the tip) I should have mixed this with the location news from yesterday but it slipped my memory – so better late than never 😉 We have known for a while that the Japanese owned Round1USA was looking to expand their chain of stores here. They have three »

Weekend Newsbag: The Hobbit In Action; Round 1 Opens in IL; NTG #20

Weekend Newsbag: The Hobbit In Action; Round 1 Opens in IL; NTG #20

October 18, 2014, 3 Comments on Weekend Newsbag: The Hobbit In Action; Round 1 Opens in IL; NTG #20

Happy weekend arcaders! In case you haven’t seen it already, this weekend starts off with a bang with news of Sega and Codemaster’s next arcade racing game, Showdown. Check out this post with the exclusive details if you haven’t already! In other news worth rounding up, video has come along of The Hobbit Pinball »

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

June 18, 2014, 2 Comments on The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for good or for bad. The company in question this time is listed as “Guangzhou Huataibaishun Animation Technology Co., Ltd” but »

Newsbag: Missile Command History; Fantastic Arcade Spotlight; Persona 4 Arcade Updates

Newsbag: Missile Command History; Fantastic Arcade Spotlight; Persona 4 Arcade Updates

August 18, 2013, No Comments on Newsbag: Missile Command History; Fantastic Arcade Spotlight; Persona 4 Arcade Updates

Once again this past week was even slower for news than usual but part of it is me getting sidetracked with numerous things(I meant to post this Friday evening and due to more sidetracking, I’m only posting this now). On Twitter I described the new Transformers: Human Alliance cabinet by Sega which was shown »

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

March 23, 2013, 5 Comments on Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

It’s another year and thus another Spring amusement trade show has come and gone. The Amusement Expo 2013 was held from March 20th-22nd in Las Vegas, NV and with that we were there to check out some of the new stuff that game manufacturers had on hand that was not seen at other recent »

GTI Asia China Expo 2012 News

GTI Asia China Expo 2012 News

December 28, 2012, No Comments on GTI Asia China Expo 2012 News

Earlier this month an amusement/arcade trade show was held in China called the GTI Asia China Expo 2012. We have covered trade events like GTI in the past although it always proves difficult as data on exact games is often extremely limited. Even though this particular expo ended on the 18th, I haven’t been »