EVO Japan 2026 Day 3: Other EVO Arcade Happenings
EVO Japan 2026 is now completely over and done with, and as is tradition by »
EVO Japan 2026 Day 2: More Arcade Fighting Games From exA-Arcadia
The second day of EVO Japan 2026 has now long concluded, so it is time »
EVO Japan 2026 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Unveils New Arcade Fighting Games
May is here and so is EVO Japan 2026, which means that we have some »
April Trade Shows: GTI Southeast Asia (Malaysia); ARE (UK); TAGE Expo (Taiwan)
In the recent past, April hasn’t always been home to many (if any) amusement trade »
SNK Announces The King Of Fighters ’98 Is Returning To Arcades Via exA-Arcadia
SNK has been busy as of late, announcing a new Metal Slug and the AES+ »
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If the iPhone were a punching bag arcade machine
Whoever came up with the idea for the Dragon Punch-style game has to feel quite flattered right now, if they believe that imitation is the deepest form of flattery. Dragon Punch style machines are
Read More »Final location report on DJ Max Technika; release period mentioned
Phil Ver 0 on our forums has completed his location test report on DJ Max Technika. In the final report he talks about how the card system works and how that will give players
Read More »Update on my arcade: Merging and expanding!
I haven’t had much to update on my arcade as of late although there is some news I’d like to pass along for any of those who have been keeping track of our progress.
Read More »Another new FEC opens tomorrow – Xscape in Indianapolis
When it rains, it pours at least when it comes to new facility news. Here is another FEC opening up in the US, this time in Indianapolis, IN, to be called Xscape. Xscape is
Read More »New FEC called Kids Castle opens in Burbank, CA + some other arcade/economic news
(Photo: Alex Collins/Leader) While it’s generally been accepted that there is a ‘worldwide economic slowdown’ (although personally I never am quick to believe that it’s always as bad as the news says it is
Read More »Win a copy of Arcade Mania by creating your own Kotaku Arcade
Gaming blog site Kotaku is running a contest to see what users can come up with the best arcade diorama (made up of paper, toys, etc.) of a ‘Kotaku Arcade’. The prize – a
Read More »Michael Yum of PM Studios discusses DJ Max Technika & more (including possible European release)
PM Studios has not kept a tight lid on their new arcade title known as DJ Max Technika and this means more information for us to enjoy about the game. In an interview with
Read More »Chuck E. Cheese – where adults can't learn to play nice
At the very first arcade that I worked at, they had a large area of redemption games and of course a redemption desk. For the most part things went smoothly there but on occasion
Read More »Another location test report on DJ Max Technika + news on an iPhone version of the game
Say what you will about DJ Max Technika, it certainly is generating a bit of excitement among players. This of course is why I think that there is great value in high-profile location tests
Read More »Arcade Art – hand painted 8-bit goodness
We’ve discussed arcade-related artwork before but I hadn’t thought of looking up “Arcade Art.com” before to see what would pull up. It seems like a no brainer now, but there is a website called
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