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Zero Latency & Sega Japan Team Up On VR
Brought to you by This year the news has been increasingly dominated by VR and related amusement/arcade applications for the technology to be found in out-of-home entertainment. Not long ago it was announced that Sega’s Joypolis amusement park would be giving a limited trial run to Sony’s PlayStation VR but where that was designed »
Newsbytes: Play Mechanix Turns 20; MaxiTune 5 In The US; REVO
Happy weekend everyone. Due to a press release, I’ve broken this post up between two tabs, otherwise the main post content is below »
Seen At The AAMA Gala: New Star Wars Battle Pod Cabinet; Sonic Dash Arcade; Crossy Road Arcade; & More
It is August and that means that the AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) Gala is upon us. The event generally features AAMA business meetings and seminars while always offering a sort of mini-trade show event where some new products are shown off. Thanks to an anonymous tipster, here is your first look at several »
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 »
New Locations: Pinstack Now Open in West Plano, TX; Tapcade Coming To Kansas City, MO
Here is some news on two new locations opening up in the Midwestern USA, so let’s jump to it. Pinstack (West Plano, TX) – If you are in or near West Plano, TX then there is a good chance you have heard about this already since the size of the facility and range of »
Dinosaurs At The Arcade!
Among the trends one might get into as a child, there are many to choose from. One that pops up every now and then in the greater culture are dinosaurs. The ancient beasts have captured the imaginations of millions through various means, arcade games being no exception. With IAAPA 2014, we had a revelation »
Simuline & Specular Interactive Team Up For Project HADES
On occasion we have mentioned interactive 4D/5D/6D/7D Theaters, which at a certain point they can end up being like giant multiplayer arcade games. The trend for such theaters has been growing in recent years, especially for interactive rides that do more than just jostle the users around like they were in a virtual roller »
Capcom Has Tested Luigi’s Mansion Arcade In Japan
(Thanks to ECM for the tip) Back on October 30th, a new location test began in Japan that interestingly enough seems to have avoided most of the Japanese arcade newswires. That is a fairly rare thing to occur, especially when you have a license/name like Luigi attached to it. Here is the loctest promo »
The Search For Bouncer Arcade
One thing that pops-up with arcade gaming are cases of prototypes that never “see the light of day” on the wide market. This has happened various times over the years, even in recent times with games like Robo Restle, Block People, or K.O. Drive. Often these show up on some location tests and maybe »
Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show
(Thanks to Rico Shen of Music Fantasia for the pics) It’s the time of year for GTI Taipei, which is a trade show for manufacturers and distributors in Taiwan to strut their latest arcade games and related-products. Unfortunately the name is shared with some car models, which makes finding media for the event a »
