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Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

July 19, 2014, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

Well this week has been a slow one for news, I’ve been busy otherwise. One thing I took care of this week was checking out a spot at the Salt Lake Comic Con. Myself and another local arcade, Atomic Arcade will be providing some arcade goodness for the convention in September. While a Comic »

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

July 14, 2014, 1 Comment on Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

UPDATE: I have received a reply from Kevin Kulek of Skit-B Pinball. I asked about what has been going on with Predator and it looks like it has been a parts challenge. With that finally getting set aside, they hope that things continue to move along smoothly so the game can finally get a »

A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

July 10, 2014, 1 Comment on A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

It is somewhat rare to see a story about a new Electro-Mechanical (EM) arcade machine since those were long ago replaced by video arcade games but much like pinball, I think that the right concept has a chance to draw attention and earnings in an arcade venue since it would be unlike anything you »

Newsbytes: Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog Update

Newsbytes: Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog Update

July 4, 2014, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog Update

This week is always slow for news as a lot of people and companies tend to take off more than just July 4th for a nice Summer break but there is a little something to talk about as we go into the weekend. For those American readers to the site, Happy Independence Day! First »

Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

July 2, 2014, 5 Comments on Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would be the usage of Namco’s dome screen technology that they used with the Gundam pods and more recently Mach Storm »

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

June 26, 2014, No Comments on The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at stake among arcade gaming, with thousands of dollars in cash rewards being handed out to the top group of players. »

Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

June 21, 2014, No Comments on Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Welcome to another Newsbytes rounding up a couple of interesting pieces of arcade news. Neither of these concern fresh product on the market but should be cool to read about… Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted – It might be hard to believe, but Blue Laws banning certain types of games still exist out there. Today »

New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

June 14, 2014, 17 Comments on New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

It was mentioned on the blog previously (I can’t remember exactly where) that 2014 was shaping up to be a good year for independent/small developments in the arcade sector. Today, Coate Games has shared some details with us on a unique new arcade game they are prepping for launch sometime this year. Called Flytrap, »

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

June 11, 2014, 2 Comments on World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For World Cup 2002, it just so happened that the Brazilian team won the Cup for the fifth time and it »

Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now

Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now

June 8, 2014, 1 Comment on Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now

I had this ready to publish yesterday but was sidetracked by some work; today is the 6th anniversary of my video arcade business as well, showing that the concept can in certain instances work without a hint of ticket redemption. 😉 This week is E3 week so I’m not sure how much news we »

New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

June 6, 2014, 2 Comments on New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

Every year in the UK, a couple of distributors get together to hold an industry event where they show off some new amusement products. Most of the time there are a lot of products we have seen already but usually there are one or two new items to check out. Kevin Williams of The »

Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

May 26, 2014, 1 Comment on Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

I wasn’t expecting any news to come along an share on Memorial Day (US) but sometimes you are surprised. Today I came across a recently launched Facebook page for a company by the name of Vonnie D Pinball. As their name implies, they are looking to become another player in the pinball manufacturing space »