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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 »
Newsbytes: Galaga Turns 35; SkySkipper Project; Final PIU Prime Update; Golden Tee 2017; NTG#96
Hey fellow arcade fans, welcome to your new seasons – Fall if you’re up North, Spring if you’re down South. We have some big news coming soon on Raw Thrills’ Cruis’n Blast (I know I’ve been teasing that for a few weeks but it is very close now) and hopefully something about a new Sega »
AAMA Gala News: Maximum Tune 5; Pac-Man Smash Slim Line
It is that time of year for the AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) Gala and with that some news on upcoming video arcade pieces. The selection is usually limited when compared to larger events like Amusement Expo or IAAPA. Because there are some newsworthy pieces this year, we will divide them up into different »
Newsbytes: Aliens Pinball; MaxiTune 5 US; Round1 Opens In Concord,CA; CEC Drops Tokens
Welcome to the ‘dog days’ of Summer as August is on its way out and September is at our doors. This week was very slow for news up until the other day. If you didn’t read our article about forgotten arcade mascots, check it out here! Arcade news generally begins to pick up as »
Newsbytes: Man Vs. Snake; Jarvis Interview; Golden Tee
Today’s newsbytes is a little rushed, I unfortunately don’t have time to do the Name That Game but everything else will be managed so let’s get to it. ‘Man Vs. Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler’ Documentary Released – We first reported on this way back in 2013 but finally the documentary »
Scale-1 Portal Launches Immersive Coach Exer-Game Content
Variations on out-of-home VR style technology are growing in number out there although not everyone is a newcomer to the scene. Such is the case with French based company Scale-1 Portal, who has been providing a ‘Mixed Reality” experience with their product since the end of 2012. If you are unfamiliar with it, here »
New Update For Mario Kart Arcade GP DX In Japan
(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) It was originally mentioned that Bandai Namco’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX was an online game and as a part of that, annual content updates would be sent to the machines. Since the game was released in Japan about a year before the International (US/Europe) versions were, »
Jersey Jack Pinball’s The Hobbit Pinball Begins Production
Back in 2012, the second game for newcomer manufacturer Jersey Jack Pinball was announced – The Hobbit Pinball. While the wait has been long, JJP kept working at it and now the promises are being fulfilled as the company announced today that the game is now on the assembly line. To quote: It’s a very »
Newsbytes: Play Mechanix Turns 20; MaxiTune 5 In The US; REVO; NTG#64
Happy weekend everyone. Due to a press release, I’ve broken this post up between two tabs, otherwise the main post content is below »
The Next Racing Game From Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills: MotoGP
Back when I first learned about the development of Jurassic Park Arcade, I also heard that Raw Thrills Inc. was working on a new motorcycle racing game. Little was said about it apart from “everything is licensed – the game, the tracks, the racers, and the bikes.” I was left to guess what that »
Looking Back At Pac-Man As The Game Turns 35
Today marks the 35th anniversary of a legend in video gaming, particularly in arcades. That would be the arcade release of Namco’s Pac-Man to Japanese arcades. There is a big celebration going on at Level 257 in Schaumburg, IL starting tomorrow(May 23rd), where Pac-Man’s creator Toru Iwatani, top Pac-Man player Billy Mitchell and some »
Amusement Expo 2015 Wrap-Up
For today’s newsbag, I’m going to use it to wrap up Amusement Expo 2015 which took place earlier this week in Las Vegas, NV. I attended the show for the two days that they held the trade show, not attending the educational seminar portion on Tuesday. Per usual there wasn’t much around to “surprise” »
