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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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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… Big Buck HD Wild Countdown – Thanks to Federico for pointing this out – BigbuckHD.com now »
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
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 »
