Newsbytes: IAAPA 2025 Post-Show Catch Up, Beetlejuice Pinball, Fishing Rod Games Return & More
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Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Recap
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The Great IAAPA Expo 2025 Preview
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exA-Arcadia Launches New Games, To Show Baki Hanma & Toxic Crusaders At IAAPA 2025
Among our final entries in previews for the IAAPA 2025 tradeshow is exA-Arcadia. They often »
Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Preview
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More details on video game violence from Greater Good Magazine
Today I’ve heard a lot about GTAIV and people bringing up the subject again of violence in games and is it healthy or not and if games should be banned. I have a feeling
Read More »Continuing on my quest to open an arcade – tomorrow could be it
If you read this site regularly then you know that I am trying to open my own arcade. You know that I have been trying to get into a strip mall owned by Sears
Read More »A visit to a warehouse loaded with games
As I mentioned just a few posts ago, I had the chance to go and check out a warehouse full of games today. I am kicking myself however as I forgot to bring my
Read More »SNES Super Mario Kart on the Force Dynamics 301
While Mario Kart GP marked the arrival of Nintendo’s popular franchise game to the arcade, I honestly have only seen a cabinet once – which was at ASI and it was a GP2 cab.
Read More »Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show 2008
Say what you will about pinball, it’s impressive to see so many annual events dedicated to the game despite the fact that it does not have the same power in the market that it
Read More »Vega and M. Bison return in SFIV
[Via AM.Net and Famitsu] It looks like the SFIV character roster continues to expand and with it come some characters that might be an old favorite (or not). In pictures revealed by Famitsu, we
Read More »Panel on violent video games next week
A little while back we had a brief discussion on violent video games along with a look at some new research where it was suggested that the effects of violent video games may not
Read More »Checking out a warehouse with games tomorrow
Tomorrow I have a golden opportunity to go and check out a warehouse with some games. The person with the games was going to throw the games out but fortunately my distributor was on
Read More »Poll: What do you like to use to pay for your game?
I’m going to try a new poll feature out here, via gfxpoll.com. Other polls I’ve tried have been through SurveyMonkey but I’ve been wanting something that you can embed into the site, so here
Read More »Big Buck Hunter Media Event
[Via The Stinger Report and Betson] About a week and a half ago, Betson held a media event in New York City they called the “New York Media Night” where they showcased the new
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