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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 »
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
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
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
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’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
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
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.
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 »
