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Sega Resurrects Daytona USA with Daytona 3 Championship USA
Major arcade news abound today as a big name from arcade game past is set to return to the market. This is not the first time – in 2009, there was Sega Racing Classic, sporting a new cabinet design & 720p graphics, but it lacked the important license. Unfortunately, that also meant that some »
Newsbytes: NEOSD Cart; Plasma Pinball Bumpers
I have not had a lot of luck in finding quick arcade things to talk about today so this will be a little short. Without much further ado, here’s the latest Newsbytes! News Recap First, let’s recap news from this week: Cruis’n Blast Trailer Released New Redemption Game, Tailgate Toss seen on test Arcooda »
Coming To IAAPA 2016: Games By Australian Based Arcooda
IAAPA is the largest tradeshow for the arcade & amusement industry and it is only a few weeks away. In the run up to that, we begin receiving press releases and more to showcase what will be there. Arcooda’s IAAPA Debut A new Australian based company by the name of Arcooda is bringing some »
Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2016; MaxiTune 5DX+; Breakout; Photo Election 2016
It has been quite the week for gaming news in general with the revelation of Nintendo’s latest game console, the Switch. I find it interesting that no one is saying that this one means the ‘death of the arcade’ as that seems to be said with every new console these days… perhaps operators are »
New Arcades: Harp-Cade (NJ); Bar 145 Reset (OH); The Dam Sports Arcade (OR); Flippin Great Pinball (FL); Netherworld (Au); Dave & Busters (CA)
It’s that time again to check out the accumulated news of the latest arcade locations to pop-up out there. But first, this tweet of Bill Murray signing a Ghostbusters pinball machine in Charleston. New Arcade Venues Hailey’s Harp-Cade (Metuchen, NJ) This one opened up a couple of weeks ago, following the standard ‘pubcade’ formula. »
Newsbytes: New Redemption/Videmption; Pinball Expo
The leaves are changing colors and are falling while business at the arcade begins to pick up after the September doldrums. In the run up to the Winter time, I’ve picked up a Galaga Assault and a Rampage (the 1986 version) but I’ll be refraining from much else unless things pick up. This Weekend’s »
New Videmption Game From Raw Thrills: Choppy Wood
(Thanks to anon for the tip) Leaks are everywhere these days and not just of the political email kind. We recently unveiled a location test for Space Invaders Frenzy by Raw Thrills and today we have another to discuss – Choppy Wood. The Choppy Wood Game Cabinet (Click for the full size) I initially »
Heighway Pinball’s Alien Pinball Machine Unveiled
We have been talking about Heighway Pinball’s second game, Alien Pinball, for a while now. The latest news had been that it was set to unveil next week on October 13th. However, the approval has come sooner so we have something to talk about as the company has begun production on the game! Video »
Newsbytes: Arcade Revival; Monkey Magic; Densha De Go!!!; Polybius
I hope you have enjoyed the news this week. October is always a better time for news than September as we get close to IAAPA so more new game announcements come to light. Let’s start off with some news from about Cruis’n Blast and go from there. Cruis’n Blast Launch Party At Logan Arcade »
Surprise! Space Invaders Frenzy Coming To Arcades In 2017/2018
(Thanks to Jerry for the tip) It’s hard to believe but many arcade classics that we all know and love are approaching the ripe old age of 40. Taito’s Space Invaders is one of those iconic titles, having launched in 1978. The history of Space Invaders needs no introduction as it changed everything about »
