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Sega Begins Shipping Showdown Special Attraction

Sega Begins Shipping Showdown Special Attraction

February 26, 2015, 1 Comment on Sega Begins Shipping Showdown Special Attraction

About a month ago we reported that the standard version of Sega’s latest video arcade driving title Showdown began shipping and today I received a press release from Sega Amusements stating that both versions are now available for venues to get their hands on. We first heard about Showdown last year and among the initial »

Q&A On Jurassic Park Arcade With Eugene Jarvis

Q&A On Jurassic Park Arcade With Eugene Jarvis

February 23, 2015, 10 Comments on Q&A On Jurassic Park Arcade With Eugene Jarvis

The name Eugene Jarvis is well-known in video gaming circles although more than once I have surprised someone by mentioning that he is not only still in the industry but he is also still involved in the creation of those video arcade games everyone thought died off years ago.  Around the time that Midway and »

Arcade Commercials & Promos Of The Past

Arcade Commercials & Promos Of The Past

February 19, 2015, No Comments on Arcade Commercials & Promos Of The Past

It has been a sloooow week for arcade news, thanks to the vacuum any trade show leaves in its wake. So here’s an arcade interest related article. One thing the arcade industry has not exactly been good at in modern times is marketing itself. Reliance on word-of-mouth and viral advertising hasn’t changed much, it »

Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

February 14, 2015, 9 Comments on Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

Well it is not every newsbag that it lands on a holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Bonus: It is also the birthday of Ken Masters from Street Fighter II, who would be 50 years old today if he were real. 😛 With JAEPO soaking up most of the headlines, today’s newsbag is going to »

New Locations: Pinstack Now Open in West Plano, TX; Tapcade Coming To Kansas City, MO

New Locations: Pinstack Now Open in West Plano, TX; Tapcade Coming To Kansas City, MO

February 12, 2015, No Comments on 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 »

Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

February 11, 2015, 14 Comments on Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

Before you ask, no this is not an old story from 1992. Lately the trend towards big name, big cost games has been gaining steam but so has the occasional indie arcade game development. We’ve covered games by NG Dev Team which have been designed for NeoGeo MVS cabinets or Killer Queen Arcade and »

Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

February 9, 2015, No Comments on Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

Stern’s latest pinball table, WWE WrestleMania Pinball is upon us and with that a ramp up on the marketing for the game. First off, this new behind-the-scenes video, which dabbles a little bit with the making of portions but for the most part it explains how to play it along with the unique features »

Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More

Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More

January 31, 2015, 1 Comment on Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More

Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently waiting on news for the Medieval Madness Pinball remake. When it was seen at IAAPA 2014, they were suggesting that »

Sega Japan To Show Off Luigi Mansion Arcade at JAEPO 2015

Sega Japan To Show Off Luigi Mansion Arcade at JAEPO 2015

January 29, 2015, 2 Comments on Sega Japan To Show Off Luigi Mansion Arcade at JAEPO 2015

I had thought about including this into last night’s JAEPO post but it is worth it alone. Since Capcom teased us with Luigi Mansion Arcade last year, we have only seen pictures of the cabinet from the outside. The game has begun more testing phases in Japan and now thanks to the marketing going »

JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.

JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.

January 29, 2015, 1 Comment on JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.

The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest of what I have gathered together for those interested. As usual, the disclaimer here that most likely we won’t see »

Sega Showdown Officially Rolling Off The Assembly Lines This Week

Sega Showdown Officially Rolling Off The Assembly Lines This Week

January 26, 2015, 2 Comments on Sega Showdown Officially Rolling Off The Assembly Lines This Week

We’ve been covering it for a few months now and we have official word from Sega that their latest racing game, Showdown, is rolling off assembly lines and shipping to locations throughout North America. According to the latest word I have received from the company, the Special Deluxe Quad version will be doing the »

Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

January 22, 2015, 1 Comment on Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

If you find yourself in or near London or Nottingham and you are looking for something to do, here is some news that might help with those plans, we have a couple of new locations to discuss! Novelty Automation (London) – The name of this location might sound like some sort of industrial engineering »