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UNIS Showcase 2020 Event Highlights New Arcade Games & Models
It’s been touted on the site here for a while and today, UNIS held their physical trade show alternative called the UNIS Showcase 2020 event. These games would have been a part of their IAAPA 2020 booth, but as you might recall, that was canceled. Due to such cancellations and a huge slowdown in »
Newsbytes: New Slam ‘N’ Jam; Retro Raccoons Trailer; 1960s Arcade & More
Another busy week is in the can, and as things are at the moment, I should be a little less busy this week. To update anyone who cares about my second arcade location, I received a shipment of Sega games on Wednesday, but one of them posed quite a problem. This was because the »
ExA-Arcadia News: Paul Jacobs Joins The Company; DoDonPachi SDJ & Vritra Hexa Orders Open
We’ve got some exA news for you today, starting with a personnel announcement. Paul Jacobs is very well known in the industry, having worked for numerous amusement companies over the years including Data East, SNK, some distributors, and more recently Gold Standard Games/Shelti. His latest move has him joining exA-Arcadia as the “general manager »
Jersey Jack Pinball Launches Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime
It’s been on the rumor list for a while now, and today Jersey Jack Pinball has officially unveiled and launched their sixth game, Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime. The latter part of it launching today is a little bit of a surprise given that most of the time the games aren’t quite »
Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2021 Launch; JJP#6; Elite Park; Metal Slug Book & More
Hello valiant readers, and welcome to this edition of Newsbytes. I haven’t really been able to keep the site up-to-date this week with posts, as this was crunch week to get my 2nd arcade location started…yesterday I moved games onto a 26′ truck and drove them about 40 miles north, but of course there »
exA-Arcadia Updates: Club Exa Announced; Nippon Marathon Turbo 2
We’ve got a couple of exA-Arcadia updates this morning, one focused on Japan, the other for worldwide. Let’s start with the Japan news first. World Game Circus & Show Me Holdings Announce CLUB EXA Gamers Lounge This will have to go into a Location Watch when it opens, but earlier yesterday was an announcement »
Newsbytes: Laser Quest Closure; Sega News; Racing Jam SDX & Pinball
Welcome to another thrilling edition of Newsbytes, a collection of news items from the arcade and pinball world. This one has a little bit more commentary than normal, just due to the nature of the news. Let’s go! The Adventure Ends For Laser Quest Last year, I took my kids to a laser tag »
Location Watch:Tokyo Video Gamers (JP); The Mineshaft (WI); Play Arcade (MA); Powerhouse Pinball (BC); Bishop Cidercade (TX) & More
Here’s a kind of post that we haven’t seen in a loooong while, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure if there would be another “Location Watch” post for the rest of the year. Fortunately, that assumption is wrong, as there are new locations out there to highlight. It has become a little bit »
Touch Magix Launches Hands-Free Arcade Gaming Campaign
As we enter into what feels like the 4th century of the pandemic (it’s weird how 6-7 months can seem like an eternity), arcade manufacturers are starting to push forward as best they can. For some, that has meant exploring the world of home arcades. For others like Touch Magix, it means that certain »
Newsbytes: Jurassic Park Mini; Pre-Orders Galore; Pinball & Location Updates & More
Arcade news is starting to tick up once again, but I have been sidetracked on covering all of it as I’ve been working on getting my second arcade location ready to open by October 1st. Along those lines, it looks like there are enough new location stories to warrant another Location Watch post, so »
Newsbytes: National Video Game Day; Exa Game Updates; MaiMai Splash & More
Good morning/evening where ever you are, and welcome to Newsbytes. This is a curation of news from around the arcade/pinball world, that usually contains quick information about these stories that aren’t full enough to do a complete post about. Although today might have some things that I could expand on, but just haven’t had »
Newsbytes: Scarlet Dawn Attraction; E-Amuse Returns; AR Racing & More
It’s the first weekend of September, and that means that it’s time for another edition of Newsbytes. This is where I curate arcade & pinball news from around the interwebs into one post. Right before we get to that, note that I am going to try and begin issuing a monthly newsletter. You can »
