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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
Read More »The Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown 2008
Here’s one event that passed under my radar – the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown 2008 in Golden, Colorado. Pinball is quite popular in my state of Utah, so I imagine that a few people
Read More »Reproducing arcade artwork
One of the coolest aspects of arcade games is the artwork that companies commissioned to be made to decorate each cabinet. The better the artwork was, the more attractive the cabinet became. This was
Read More »An in-progress arcade timeline
Well some days there is quite a bit of news and others there is nearly none. Today is one of the latter – it’s a slow news day. But that doesn’t stop us from
Read More »The NYT takes a look at Stern Pinball
(Image credit: Sally Ryan, NYT) The New York Times has written an article looking at the last pinball factory in the world: Stern. It’s a great article that looks at the current state of
Read More »Dig Dug: The Untold Story by the Duo Group
I saw this linked on the KLOV forums and had to share it. It’s a couple of months old but if you haven’t seen it, it’s rather funny. There is some violence in it
Read More »Eighth Annual H. Betti Industries Golf Outing Charity Event
Betson has announced the eighth annual H. Betti Industries Golf Outing, a charitable event whose proceeds typically go to the Tomorrow’s Children Fund but this year will be going to help out one of
Read More »The Asteroids Lamp
Even though Atari never created many memorable characters they created plenty of icons and symbols that people easily recognize. One of those would be the rocks from Asteroids, which have been brought to the
Read More »Noise levels studied at arcades in Maine
Some grad students at the University of Maine have conducted an informal survey of noise levels in four arcades in the vicinity of the university and have come to the conclusion that arcade noise
Read More »SingTel's Formula One Simulator
If you ever happen to drop by Singapore (or if you live there) and have a thing for F1 racing then F1 sponsor SingTel has unveiled the simulator game for you. The game will
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