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Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. We haven’t done one of these for a while as it’s been a busy time, but with Amusement Expo well and truly over now, we’ll start seeing things return to “normal.” This time, we »
Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)
It’s springtime, and with holidays like Golden Week on the horizon in Japan, this is traditionally a popular season for new arcade game launches over there. Slightly less so in recent years with how their arcade industry has been going, but this year there are a couple of new titles that just released at »
Shooters Fes 2024: exA-Arcadia Shows Airgallet, Fixeight, Jamjam’n Jelly, Cambria Sword AC
The annual Shooters Fes 2024 event is underway in Japan, held at Mikado Game Center in Tokyo. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a showcase of many shoot ’em up (“shmup”) titles for both arcades and consoles that will be hitting the scene soon. exA-Arcadia was there to make some arcade announcements, »
Now Taking Orders: Mega Shot by JET Games USA
In the wake of Amusement Expo 2024, we’re catching up on the latest releases to the arcade market. The subject of today’s new game is Mega Shot, by JET Games USA. This is on location in some parts of the world at the moment (the Middle East and Indonesia), but it is soon arriving »
Amusement Expo 2024: Booth Tours #2 [Andamiro, Bay Tek, Coastal, UNIS, And More]
It’s time for part two of the Amusement Expo 2024 booth tours. This will close out the tours, although I still have a few more individual products to post. If you missed out on part one, click here. There’s more than this that you can find on YouTube, so subscribe there if you want to see »
Alan-1 Opens Pre-Orders For Asteroids Recharged & Avian Knights
We don’t often see pre-orders in the video arcade space, but newcomer Alan-1 Inc. has posted pre-orders for both their 2 & 3-player models on Asteroids Recharged and Avian Knights. Asteroids Recharged Arcade As you might have seen previously here on the blog, Asteroids is coming back to arcades through Alan-1 Inc. and Atari. »
ASI’s Thunder Attack Now Shipping To Arcades
Continuing with our Amusement Expo 2024 coverage, let’s touch on a new piece by Amusement Source International – a surprise by the name of Thunder Attack. Read on for a look at this new gun game: Background Though this is Thunder Attack’s first appearance out in the States, it has been rumbling under for »
New Details On Bandai Namco’s Animal Kaiser Plus For The UK & USA
At two recent trade shows (EAG and Amusement Expo), Bandai Namco Amusement showed off the return of their kids card arcade game, Animal Kaiser Plus. Today, we’re taking a deeper dive into the game thanks to Anna from Bandai Namco Amusement America, so let’s jump in! The Series Animal Kaiser is a long-running series »
Amusement Expo 2024: Booth Tours #1 [Team Play, Raw Thrills, Bandai Namco, Sega, Pinball]
With Amusement Expo 2024 now well in our rear view mirror, it’s time to talk a little more about what was there. I’ve been busy editing and uploading videos to YouTube, so subscribe there if you want to see this stuff before I get around to a post. Still, it’s important to keep things »
Amusement Expo 2024 – The Full Preview
The annual “Spring Show” known as Amusement Expo International is upon us, with the current crop of arcade manufacturers coming together to promote the newest arcade games that will be shipping in time for this Summer. What can we expect to see at this show? Let’s take a look! Note that I will be »
Atari’s Asteroids Recharged Is Coming To Amusement Expo 2024
Last week, the news dropped that newcomer Alan-1 had signed a partnership deal with Atari to bring ten of their “Recharged” games to the coin-op arcade market. With the Amusement Expo 2024 trade show opening on Wednesday, the first of those titles has been revealed: Asteroids Recharged. Wondering what Amusement Expo is? Check out »