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Book Review: NBA Jam by Reyan Ali/Boss Fight Books
While I cannot recall the first time I heard about Midway’s NBA Jam, I can remember when I came across one for the first time. I was a fresh teenager and the part of town where I lived was not quite as populated and busy as it is today. A friend of mine wanted »
Sega Confirms Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Arcade For IAAPA 2019
The E3 of the arcade biz, IAAPA 2019, is less than a month away, which means that we usually start to hear about some of the products that will be making their grand debut at the show. Sega consistently unveils their video game line-up in October, so it was just a matter of waiting. »
Virtuix Announces $100k Prize Pool For 2020 Omni Arena eSports Series
We haven’t covered “Location Based Entertainment” VR (LBR VR) very much lately, although there has been plenty going on in the realm, as you’ll note if you’ve been reading your Stinger Reports. In part, that’s because most of these products are not arcades, but attractions – attractions being in a different class of amusement, »
Newsbytes: Willy Wonka CE; Pac-Man Panic; League of Legends Fighter; & More
Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. The news cycle is heating up in advance of IAAPA like always, so without much further ado let’s get to the quick news… Willy Wonka Collector’s Edition Unveiled For any collector who was holding out for the ultimate version of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Willy Wonka & The »
Adrenaline Amusements Unveils Hot Wheels – King of the Road
It wasn’t too long ago that we talked about an interesting new indie game by the name of King of the Road. Today we have more information on the wide release of this title that was originally developed by Coin Crew Games, now rechristened as Hot Wheels – King of the Road. The original »
Big Money & Big Prizes At The Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII
Has it already been 12 years? It’s hard to believe, but the answer is yes, as one of the biggest events in arcade gaming took place this weekend, with new titles and fatter wallets than before. The event in question was the Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII that took place over the course »
Newsbytes: Big Buck World Championships Stream; BumbleBash 4; Developer Interviews
Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes, a quick collection of arcade-related news items. Let’s get to it! The 2019 Big Buck World Championships In Las Vegas It’s time for Big Buck players to challenge each other for the top spot (and a nice pocket full of cash) as one of the few “eSports” »
Exa-Arcadia Update For US/EU Customers
Back in February 2018, we broke a story about a new conversion kit system that was in development for arcades by the name of Exa-Arcadia. Since that news dropped, we’ve been keeping a very close eye on the progress of the platform, which was aiming at revitalizing the arcade market by using an old, »
Newsbytes: Star Wars Pin Goes Comic; MaxiTune 6R; High Score Girl II;
Stern Announces Star Wars Comic Art Edition Pinball Machines Yesterday, Stern caused a disturbance in the Force by announcing a new edition of the Star Wars pinball design that they released back in 2017. While there are no changes to the layout, and no new code to accompany this (yet), the hubbub came from »
IAAPA EU 2019: Mario & Sonic At The Olympics Arcade Edition (Sega)
I have to apologize here, as I let myself get sidetracked with other items of business, and forgot to follow-up with Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report in regards to IAAPA Europe 2019. The expo took place a couple of weeks ago, but I heard next to nothing about it, so just foolishly assumed »
Newsbytes: Ms. Pac-Man In Court; Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Arcade; & More
Sorry about the slow week again…I do have a big update on an indie game that we covered recently, but am waiting for one last piece of important info before going to wire on that one. Otherwise, it’s been pretty quiet on the arcade front this week. Ms. Pac-Man In Court I thought about »
Newsbytes: YT Milestone; Willy Crash Mini; Jurassic Park LE; Arcade Road Trip;
Welcome to another weekend and another Newsybtes. This is where I compile quick news that usually doesn’t need a full post to discuss it, so these are all combined together. It was a very busy week, so in case you missed a story published since the last Newsbytes, here’s a summary: Bust-A-Move Frenzy Seen »
