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Happy National Video Arcade Day 2024!
Today is June 27th and that means its National Video Arcade Day! Why today? Because it’s Atari’s birthday, and that’s as good a mark as any to denote when video arcades and our favorite period of arcade history got their start (yes, PONG wouldn’t launch until later in 1972, but since we don’t have »
Newsbytes: NBA Superstars At Dave & Busters, Rhythm Game Updates, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Pinball, More
Welcome to Newsbytes, our regular series of posts at AH that round up quick bites of news from around the world of arcades and pinball. Up until the Genda/NEN acquisition report the other day, it was a slow one for major news last week, but we do have several stories that have built up »
Location Watch June 2024: New Arcade Venues Open Across The World
Welcome to Location Watch, our series of posts at AH that cover recently-launched arcades across the world. If you’re curious to find out which new arcade businesses have opened up lately, this is the place to be. This covers the recent grand openings for out-of-home entertainment establishments such as arcades, bar/arcades, retrocades, Family Entertainment »
A Quick Look At The Games Of IAAPA Expo Asia 2024
IAAPA Expo Asia 2024 is taking place from now until Thursday over in Bangkok, Thailand. Thanks to a couple of readers, we have some photos to share. Just note that I myself am not at this show, so I can’t answer any questions beyond what you’ll see below. That said, thanks to both Martin »
LAI Games Launches Smash DX to Arcades
May is just about over, and while a certain new basketball video game has been soaking up most of the attention, this Memorial Day weekend is full of surprises. One we posted about last night; today’s is about game discussed on the blog previously. Note that it was originally reported that it had launched »
Newsbytes: DDR World Vs PIU 2024, May Trade Shows, New Card Games
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball, and other out-of-home entertainment spaces. As we crawl towards Summer, some interesting developments are afoot, perhaps more than we might normally expect for this time of year. There will be dedicated posts on a few bigger stories to »
AAA 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Other New Games In China
The third and final day of AAA 2024 (the Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo 2024) has come, and with that we can wrap things up as we look at the best of the rest at the show. This includes some of the most notable companies outside of the ‘big two’ of Wahlap and UNIS, »
AAA 2024 Day 1: New Arcade Games Shown Off In China
Trade shows may be dormant in the States right now, but AAA 2024 (the Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo 2024) has just begun over in China. From it, we can get a look at some of the latest arcade titles that might show up on Western shores whilst the US industry waits for Bowl »
Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara and Pang Shu on Sega Amusements, Apex Rebels, & 3MindWave
For a generation of arcade fans, some names are synonymous with spearheading scores of the greatest video games to grace their grounds. The likes of Yu Suzuki, Toru Iwatani, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi in particular are perceived as pioneering artists – in the minds of many, they have left a lasting impact on the medium »
Stern Pinball Contracts John Wick As Their Next Game
No this isn’t a surprise, given the slow roll-out of the news, but in case you missed it, Stern Pinball’s next game is John Wick. They first shared a teaser of it on their social media on Friday, then today gave us all of the details. Let’s take a look: John Wick Pinball – »
EVO Japan 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Show
We’re going into the home stretch with EVO Japan 2024 now on its final couple of dates, with most of the announcements and tournaments done by now and just a few more things to cover. Though our posts for day one and two have emphasized exA-Arcadia, who undoubtedly dominated in terms of relevant new »
DPVR Announces E4 Arc VR Headset, VR+Hand Tracking For Arcades
Back at CES 2024 in January, a company called DPVR revealed a new VR headset that was made with arcades in mind. Today, they have announced another headset with the same target market, called the E4 Arc. Let’s see what it is all about, and there’s a press release at the bottom of the »
