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Crossbeats REV Arcade Coming To The US?

Crossbeats REV Arcade Coming To The US?

April 28, 2015, 1 Comment on Crossbeats REV Arcade Coming To The US?

Former Dance Dance Revolution designer Naoki Maeda celebrated his birthday yesterday and took the opportunity to thank his fans on Facebook while sharing this nugget about his latest arcade project for Capcom, Crossbeats. REV (which we have discussed on AH previously): Today is my birthday. Also support thank you this year! !! By the »

Missing In Action: Maze Games

Missing In Action: Maze Games

April 23, 2015, 3 Comments on Missing In Action: Maze Games

This week has been super slow for arcade news so this has given me some time to work on an article I’ve had floating in the queue for a while now. A few years ago I wrote some articles entitled “Missing In Action”, which focused on game genre that used to be popular in »

Pinball Innovations: FlipPaper; 8-player Pinball and King Pin Video Pinball

Pinball Innovations: FlipPaper; 8-player Pinball and King Pin Video Pinball

April 14, 2015, 1 Comment on Pinball Innovations: FlipPaper; 8-player Pinball and King Pin Video Pinball

Here’s a quick update on a few items from the wonderful world of pinball that I have come across today: UPDATE: Added info on VPCabs below 8-player Pinball game, Gamelan Wizard – The country of Indonesia is not a place you might think of when it comes to pinball and likewise the name Lucas Abela »

Newsbits: MGC 2015; WrestleMania and Full Throttle Pin vids; Genre Poll; NTG#41

Newsbits: MGC 2015; WrestleMania and Full Throttle Pin vids; Genre Poll; NTG#41

April 11, 2015, 2 Comments on Newsbits: MGC 2015; WrestleMania and Full Throttle Pin vids; Genre Poll; NTG#41

It has been a busy, busy week for me, I hope it has been great for you readers out there. Not really arcade related but I got a chance to see that Atari: Game Over documentary that popped up on Netflix. My review is…mixed leaning on the positive side. Midwest Gaming Classic 2015 – »

Article: What Really Happened To Arcades

Article: What Really Happened To Arcades

April 7, 2015, 19 Comments on Article: What Really Happened To Arcades

Thanks to ‘Venumspyders’ for the tip. I was just going to briefly mention this in addition to something else but then I started writing and it became its own thing (cue, “It’s aliiiiive!” here). Here is a blog article posted to Gamasutra by Eric Yockey entitled What Really Happened To Arcades? Eric’s work has »

No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing

No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing

April 1, 2015, No Comments on No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing

A month ago we received word that Raw Thrills’ latest arcade game Jurassic Park Arcade was beginning to ship out to distributors so that arcade venues could begin carrying the game. That said, how many shipped out and where was unknown and I only have been able to verify a couple of distributors getting »

Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

March 23, 2015, 9 Comments on Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

It is Vegas week, thanks to the start of Amusement Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, NV starting Wednesday. Since I started my arcade in 2008 I have attended this event annually, with one exception. It is a much smaller event than IAAPA but there is usually at least one new product we weren’t expecting »

Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

March 21, 2015, 3 Comments on Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

In North America, our winter nightmare has come to a close with Spring finally here. For the arcade business, in my particular situation, that has seen the typical slowdown that occurs when people can go out and do activities they were not able to do for the past several months. For news, I suddenly »

Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled

Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled

March 20, 2015, 1 Comment on Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled

UPDATE: Fixed the official trailer link at the bottom of the post During the Big Buck HD 2014 World Championship online stream, they showed off a promotion for an update that would be made available to online arcade units in 2015. Since December, I have had the opportunity to participate in the location tests »

Next For NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines: Kraut Buster

Next For NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines: Kraut Buster

March 19, 2015, 2 Comments on Next For NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines: Kraut Buster

After releasing Razion to the NeoGeo MVS last year, NGDEVTEAM has been hard at work on their next release. While most of their MVS roster has been about scrolling shoot ’em ups, they occasionally have strayed from that precise genre, such as with 2012’s Turrican-like Gunlord. That next release is coming in Winter 2015 »

16-Bit Bar + Arcade Aiming To Open Their 3rd Location This Spring

16-Bit Bar + Arcade Aiming To Open Their 3rd Location This Spring

March 9, 2015, 1 Comment on 16-Bit Bar + Arcade Aiming To Open Their 3rd Location This Spring

[Thanks to George Arbogast Jr. for the tip] Expansion is generally going to be a positive thing in business and the 16-bit Bar + Arcade that first opened in Ohio back in 2013 certainly has their eyes on that goal. The first location opened in Columbus, OH, followed last year by an opening in »

Newsbag: Magic Girl DevBlog; Mini Cabs; Flyer Video; NTG #38

Newsbag: Magic Girl DevBlog; Mini Cabs; Flyer Video; NTG #38

March 7, 2015, 3 Comments on Newsbag: Magic Girl DevBlog; Mini Cabs; Flyer Video; NTG #38

It’s that time of week again, time to check out some of the quick stories for our Newsbag feature, covering those stories that are too short or I found myself without the time to cover in excruciating detail… Never disagreed more with a cab. #Tekken #arcade #retrogaming pic.twitter.com/T2rHJJfp9E — Double-Dee (ダブル-ディ) (@Mr_Diddles) March 6, »