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News For Allied Tank Attack; Monster Eye; Shining BLADE ARCUS & Reflec Beat Groovin’

News For Allied Tank Attack; Monster Eye; Shining BLADE ARCUS & Reflec Beat Groovin’

April 25, 2014, 4 Comments on News For Allied Tank Attack; Monster Eye; Shining BLADE ARCUS & Reflec Beat Groovin’

This has been a slow month for arcade news, which is somewhat expected after several different trade shows threw their appropriate celebrations. But things are picking up today so here’s hoping that keeps up. Here is a little bit of news from Taiwan and a little bit from Japan. First off I just wanted »

Taito Promotes Rhythmvaders – Groove Coaster Arcade International Release?

Taito Promotes Rhythmvaders – Groove Coaster Arcade International Release?

April 25, 2014, 1 Comment on Taito Promotes Rhythmvaders – Groove Coaster Arcade International Release?

For the past while, Taito’s main focus has been on NESiCAxLIVE content or promoting a rhythm game they’ve had out in Japan for some months now called Groove Coaster Arcade. That was based upon an iPad game which Taito arcadified with a huge screen and some unique controls. Taito has posted this video below »

Strong Museum Of Play Receives Huge Atari Donation; Nolan Bushnell On Potential Future Of Out-Of-Home Gaming; Sega’s Tom Keil Passes Away

Strong Museum Of Play Receives Huge Atari Donation; Nolan Bushnell On Potential Future Of Out-Of-Home Gaming; Sega’s Tom Keil Passes Away

April 23, 2014, 4 Comments on Strong Museum Of Play Receives Huge Atari Donation; Nolan Bushnell On Potential Future Of Out-Of-Home Gaming; Sega’s Tom Keil Passes Away

A couple of semi-related stories here. UPDATE: I had this in a draft but for some reason my browser ate it and posted an earlier draft. Sorry about that. Tom Keil who worked for various companies in the arcade industry including Atari Games and most recently Sega Amusements has passed away. Here is a »

What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”

What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”

April 20, 2014, 3 Comments on What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”

One of those elements of gaming that can be fun to get into at times are finding “Easter Eggs”. These are defined as intentionally hidden elements in a game that maybe were an inside joke, a message that isn’t supposed to show up in the course of the game (in text or an image »

Stern Unveils Final Mustang Pinball Limited Edition Model

Stern Unveils Final Mustang Pinball Limited Edition Model

April 17, 2014, No Comments on Stern Unveils Final Mustang Pinball Limited Edition Model

We all know that the latest game to come out of the Stern Pinball factory is Mustang Pinball and with this round of marketing for the game they showed off elements of the Pro and Premium models while keeping the more collector-centric Limited Edition model under wraps with “Top Secret” artwork. Here is that »

Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More

Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More

April 14, 2014, No Comments on Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More

Good morning everybody and here’s to a good week for you all around. Here are a few stories from the weekend to discuss so let’s get to it!  The first two stories were sent in by The Stinger Report, which covers Stinger newsfeeds 1356-58 I saw mentions of this on Twitter when it started »

Unboxing: Allied Tank Attack by InJoy Motion/Barron Games

Unboxing: Allied Tank Attack by InJoy Motion/Barron Games

April 8, 2014, No Comments on Unboxing: Allied Tank Attack by InJoy Motion/Barron Games

I didn’t exactly expect to do another unboxing so close to Transformers, although in working out some details on a location test for a game, things just fell into place. As such I got my hands on the new Allied Tank Attack by InJoy Motion/Barron Games International. This is the same unit that was »

Videos: New Trailers For Silent Scope Bone Eater and Hobbit Pinball; Man Discovers New Arcade Games

Videos: New Trailers For Silent Scope Bone Eater and Hobbit Pinball; Man Discovers New Arcade Games

April 2, 2014, No Comments on Videos: New Trailers For Silent Scope Bone Eater and Hobbit Pinball; Man Discovers New Arcade Games

Here are some videos to fill up the arcade news for the day. These are not the Amusement Expo videos, I still have a few more of those to finish up.  I also have another game unboxing coming up, hopefully by tomorrow but there have been some technical issues getting in the way of »

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 2 – Now With Pictures!

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 2 – Now With Pictures!

March 29, 2014, 2 Comments on Amusement Expo 2014 Part 2 – Now With Pictures!

Hot on the heels of Part 1 comes some pictures from the trade show floor thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. I didn’t focus on taking pics but video instead while Kevin covered this portion and caught a couple of things I missed. A lot of people at the show asked me »

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

March 28, 2014, 1 Comment on Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement Expo 2014 trade show. For those who didn’t attend IAAPA, it provided a good hands-on opportunity to check out many products that were read about in »