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JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

February 14, 2013, No Comments on JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

The replacement show for the AOU and JAMMA is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there we are getting our first look at some of the hot items to be available soon in Japanese arcades, and perhaps a few that will find their ways overseas as well. »

News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

February 14, 2013, 3 Comments on News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

A variety of news from new stuff happening in Japan to events in the US and beercade machine, with much more than that so click and read! »

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

February 11, 2013, 12 Comments on Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Some location news today. I’m not sure why but lately there has been a constant “good news/bad news” thing going on every time we have something to report. Today is no exception to that and this time I’ll start with the bad news first followed up by the good news. Hopefully quick views won’t »

Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

February 5, 2013, 6 Comments on Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

Mario Kart heads to arcades for the third time and we've got the first details about it here »

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

January 31, 2013, 3 Comments on Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

We’ve got some bad news and some good news so like the cliche goes, the bad news first. If you’re near Southampton UK then an arcade has closed its doors there as of yesterday. The Sega Park was a part of the Bargate Shopping Centre, where they were not the only ones forced to »

Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

January 30, 2013, No Comments on Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

With EAG now past the next amusement trade show we look forward to is taking place in Japan called JAEPO 2013. This is a new trade show that is taking the place of JAMMA and AOU, kind of like how Amusement Expo combines two trade shows here in the West. Japanese game makers tend »

The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

January 29, 2013, 6 Comments on The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

Its a week after EAG Expo 2013 opened its doors to show off the latest in coin-op/out-of-home entertainment for the European sector and thanks to The Stinger Report here are some pictures from the event. Commentary below is my own. Stay tuned for a full show report from AH writer HeavyElectricity – he has »

Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

January 17, 2013, 1 Comment on Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

Well here is a rarity for us, a book review. It’s not that there aren’t any books about arcades out there, just that I have not got my hands on one until recently. The book I’m taking a look at here is one that was released last year and was given to me as »

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

January 17, 2013, 1 Comment on Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s Dark Escape 4D, which I have heard is available at a few different venues already. A press release about that »

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

January 16, 2013, 16 Comments on Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an article that directly looks into what they call the “death” of arcades but there is a pretty popular article that was published on The Verge today that does just that. You can read it here. There is also a video which has a different tone than »

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

January 11, 2013, 4 Comments on Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own arcade its a far cry from where it was just a month ago. That is normal as the post-Christmas doldrums »

Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

January 3, 2013, 10 Comments on Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

Newsfeed 1281 via Hot on the heels of news that Namco will be opening up a new theme park in Tokyo later this year comes news that Namco Entertainment (which is the division of the company that deals with the various sites that are out there like Time Out and others) has plans in »