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Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

September 16, 2013, 1 Comment on Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

Last week was quite a punch for arcade news, especially after a relatively slow summer. Sometimes a lot of the big stuff hits all at once then leaves us wanting for a few days but in the meantime a few quick stories have been piling up. Also do stay tuned  for an interview with »

Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More

Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More

June 14, 2013, 5 Comments on Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More

If you’ve been sloshing through the work week, it has finally come to an end to begin sloshing through the weekend. Here’s a review of some stories that have taken place this week that I didn’t have the time or really wanted to devote an entire shiny post to as well as a few »

Extra GTI Asia Taipei 2013 Videos – Allied Tank Attack, Overtake, Muzibox, More

Extra GTI Asia Taipei 2013 Videos – Allied Tank Attack, Overtake, Muzibox, More

May 22, 2013, 5 Comments on Extra GTI Asia Taipei 2013 Videos – Allied Tank Attack, Overtake, Muzibox, More

It was curious that out of the different Game Time International expos that have been held over the past few years that is seemed like 2013 wasn’t getting much attention in the way of videos. But all it took was some waiting and here we are. These come from Highway Entertainment. Allied Tank Attack »

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

May 7, 2013, 5 Comments on Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

Spring is a time for plenty of new things, amusement trade shows included. The Chinese arcade market is moving along quite well and they have several trade shows a year, one of which is the GAGA show (nothing to do with the singer). It can be difficult to obtain some precise information about the »

Eurogamer Looks At The Arcades Of The Future

Eurogamer Looks At The Arcades Of The Future

April 3, 2013, 5 Comments on Eurogamer Looks At The Arcades Of The Future

Predicting the future is tricky business, as any of the doomsday predictors of 2012 might tell you. Sure the idea of a sister planet crashing into Earth was doomsday internet hit gold but it was more an idea from a classic Doctor Who episode than reality. Despite getting it wrong a lot of the »

News Blender: Chaos Generation, Sandy Hook Arcade opens, JAEPO 2013, Sega Racing Infographic + more

News Blender: Chaos Generation, Sandy Hook Arcade opens, JAEPO 2013, Sega Racing Infographic + more

February 28, 2013, 4 Comments on News Blender: Chaos Generation, Sandy Hook Arcade opens, JAEPO 2013, Sega Racing Infographic + more

As the week begins to wind down I hope you are all ready to find an arcade near you to support, in case any are near you. I’m not sure what to expect as locally the weather is going to warm up to the 50s which we have not seen in a long while »

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

January 17, 2013, 1 Comment on Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s Dark Escape 4D, which I have heard is available at a few different venues already. A press release about that »

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

January 11, 2013, 4 Comments on Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own arcade its a far cry from where it was just a month ago. That is normal as the post-Christmas doldrums »

Arcade Releases for 2013

December 31, 2012, No Comments on Arcade Releases for 2013

Wanting to know what brand new arcade games are hitting the market? Stay up-to-date with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2013 calendar year. This includes games already released starting in January 2013 and those which have been hinted at a release by their parent companies. Note that the arcade industry behaves »

Link Round-up: Retro Gaming and The Act iOS

Link Round-up: Retro Gaming and The Act iOS

July 3, 2012, No Comments on Link Round-up: Retro Gaming and The Act iOS

The Stinger Report has sent along a few different newslinks which I have needed to share since they aren’t going to post themselves. This will comprises Stinger newsfeeds 1217-1219. For those new to the site, The Stinger Report is a free online newsletter that covers the amusement/digital out-of-home entertainment sector, they send us news »

Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

May 21, 2012, 5 Comments on Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

[Via ] Well if you are looking for something different in the Out-Of-Home Entertainment sector here, then MoCap Games has something to show off next month in Hong Kong at the Asian Attractions Expo 2012. I’ve seen this company wandering past their booths at different shows like IAAPA where they were demonstrating some of »

First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

May 18, 2012, 5 Comments on First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

Before you think I’ve gone off my rocker to start talking about musicians that are popular worldwide, this post has nothing to do with Lady Gaga. It just so happens that for whatever reason, they decided to call the latest amusement trade show that has taken place in China GAGA 2012. That has not »