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The Games Of The IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo 2017
While every November we come to the ‘big’ IAAPA trade show, the organization holds expos around the world throughout the year. One of those is called the Asian Attractions Expo. This year the event was held in Singapore and apart from some information coming through on Twitter, we were fortunate enough to have some »
Location Watch: VR Zone (JP); N2 Arcade (TN), The Garcade (WI) Sega Prize Zone Hatfield (UK); Round1USA (NY)
It’s E3 time again, which means that the gaming world has their focus on new developments for the console side of the business. Outside of that, developments continue in the arcade sector particularly with new venues opening their doors. Let’s dive into the latest: Namco Opening Full VR Zone Facility In Shinjuku UPDATE: The »
Star Wars Pinball Appears At The Park Avenue Open Day (UK)
Newsfeed via We just received our first glimpses of Stern Pinball’s Star Wars this past week but for arcade operators in the UK, they have already had the chance to play it. Every year in the UK, a couple of distributors there (Electrocoin & UDC) hold an event that allows operators there a chance »
Newsbytes: Cosmotrons; Knights In Armor; KOF XIV
It’s a wonderful day in June, at least where I am at, so make the most of it and drop by an arcade for a gaming break. Until then, here are some news items from the wonderful world of arcades to pass the time. SNK Arcade Bundle Giveaway Just a reminder that thanks to »
Location Watch: Coin-Op Game Room (CA); Strike Zone Entertainment Center (FL); 2 New Dave & Busters (GA, LA)
Who is ready for another round of new arcade location news? I knew you were. 4th Coin-Op Game Room Coming To The Gaslamp Bar – San Diego, CA (Thanks to TJ for correcting me on the number of Coin-Op Game Room locations there are; this will be the 4th, not the 3rd) Opening their 4th location »
Newsbytes: Dialed In Pinball; WARS DDR Tournament; Arkanoid Vs. Space Invaders + More
Welcome to this week’s Newbytes, our weekly/bi-weekly collection of headline arcade news. Let’s start this week with some Tekken/Liam Neeson comedy: https://twitter.com/dctrjack/status/865070013400530944 Dialed In Production Jersey Jack Pinball has unveiled through their social media channels that their 3rd title, Dialed In! Pinball is in full production. That means units should begin shipping out any »
8-Player Arcade Gaming – A History
With the upcoming release of Sega’s Daytona Championship USA and the news of an 8-unit location test, it gave me an idea that should have been covered before for those slow news days… The 8-player Arcade Setup Some modern arcade racing titles offer this as a part of their feature set but it is not »
Stern Pinball Updates: Making of Aerosmith & Colored Bottom Arches
Stern Pinball has been busy lately . Naturally they are working on new games but until those are announced, there are other items to look into. Here’s their latest: The Making of Aerosmith Pinball This past weekend, hey released this new making of Aerosmith Pinball video to Youtube. In case you wanted to see »
Details On Daytona Championship USA’s ‘Party Mode’
We’re about half-way through with May 2017, which means that Summer is soon upon us. Summertime usually sees a few new arcade releases to grace venues around the world and among those is one with a bit of anticipation behind it – Sega’s Daytona Championship USA. Part of that build-up has included a cover »
Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Quad Pokey Replacement; Star Wars
Hey. How are you? Wanna read some Newsbytes? I knew you did. Granted, arcade news has been rather slow all year and this week there wasn’t much to report on either, even in ‘quick’ stuff. So, this is a little short once again. Let’s start off with an awesome Atari logo animation: https://twitter.com/Lord_Arse/status/858337926102618112 The »
AAMA Issues The “Fair Play Pledge” For Redemption Machine Operations
The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) is not an organization that most gamers are familiar with; as their ‘About’ page states, “The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) is an international non-profit trade organization representing the manufacturers, distributors, and part suppliers of the coin-operated amusement industry…Committees work with the Association staff to develop programs to »
New Locations: John & Jay’s Arcade (MA); Konbo Arcade Cafe (UK); Quarter Horse Arcade (NC); Free Play #2 (TX); Arcadeology (MD); R1USA (NY)
I know it hasn’t been very long since our last post about new arcade locations opening their doors out there but right after that post was finished, tips came pouring in about other locations! So let’s do another – if there are any new locations I have missed recently, please let me know! With »
