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Blowing Off Steam With These Re-imagined Arcade Art Pieces

Blowing Off Steam With These Re-imagined Arcade Art Pieces

April 16, 2020, 2 Comments on Blowing Off Steam With These Re-imagined Arcade Art Pieces

It’s time for another guest post, although I (Arcadehero) is doing a lot of the writing, while the guest, Gozer5454, has created the artwork. This was offered to us as some good fun, so I’d suggest taking it in the same spirit as our annual April Fools posts. Gozer5454 created the Firefly Arcade cabinet »

Screenshots Released For Big Buck Hunter: Reloaded With Zombie Deer & Terminator

Screenshots Released For Big Buck Hunter: Reloaded With Zombie Deer & Terminator

April 14, 2020, 1 Comment on Screenshots Released For Big Buck Hunter: Reloaded With Zombie Deer & Terminator

While I do not need to detail the circumstances that have brought ours and many other industries to a halt, it has meant that it’s been a terrible time for launching a new game. Every spring sees a number of arcade releases, so the pandemic shutdown has meant that several games have had their »

Hybrid Rhythm/STG Game NOISZ ARC⌖CODA Announced For Exa-Arcadia

Hybrid Rhythm/STG Game NOISZ ARC⌖CODA Announced For Exa-Arcadia

April 9, 2020, No Comments on Hybrid Rhythm/STG Game NOISZ ARC⌖CODA Announced For Exa-Arcadia

While there hasn’t been a whole lot of arcade news to chew on lately, some developers are doing what they can to keep things going through the pandemic. One of those cases is with games being made for the Exa-Arcadia platform. We recently had news that Cave bringing DoDonPachi to the EXA, and today »

Lost From 1983: Garfield’s Quest by Atari

Lost From 1983: Garfield’s Quest by Atari

April 2, 2020, No Comments on Lost From 1983: Garfield’s Quest by Atari

Now that April Fools is past us (until next year 😉 ), we can get back to real news. Although this post is dealing with a new find of an old game that never came into being. I love finding information on long lost prototypes and sharing that data here, although it has been »

iD Software Announces Doom Eternal Arcade

iD Software Announces Doom Eternal Arcade

April 1, 2020, 6 Comments on iD Software Announces Doom Eternal Arcade

UPDATE: A small update has been added at the end of the post! It’s been a roller coaster of a year so far, but outside of the current pause on the economy & subsequently the amusement industry, things have been shaping up to provide a strong line-up of games to the arcade business. Today, »

Amusement Expo 2020 Wrap-Up

Amusement Expo 2020 Wrap-Up

March 18, 2020, No Comments on Amusement Expo 2020 Wrap-Up

It’s hard to believe that it has already been a week since Amusement Expo 2020 took place. This post and editing videos has kept me busy, but finally it’s ready to go. The Expo was possibly one of the final trade events held on the planet before the situation around You-Know-What really went downhill »

Amusement Expo 2020 Preview

Amusement Expo 2020 Preview

March 4, 2020, No Comments on Amusement Expo 2020 Preview

We’re less than a week away from the next industry tradeshow, known as Amusement Expo 2020 (some still call it the “AMOA show,” just old habits). While some shows & events out there have been canceled due to concerns about the “Wuhan Pneumonia,” AE2020 is still slated to take place in New Orleans from »

Leap Newsbytes: Indie Games Make An Impact This Week

Leap Newsbytes: Indie Games Make An Impact This Week

February 29, 2020, 1 Comment on Leap Newsbytes: Indie Games Make An Impact This Week

Welcome to an ultra-rare Leap Day edition of Newsbytes. As a note, I am working on a post about an unreleased Atari Games title called Bounty Hunter, which should be an interesting read to those who like game design, game history and prototypes. I’m aiming to have that up Monday morning… or maybe tomorrow »

Stern Pinball Teases A New Limited Release: Heavy Metal

Stern Pinball Teases A New Limited Release: Heavy Metal

February 19, 2020, No Comments on Stern Pinball Teases A New Limited Release: Heavy Metal

While we’re still in the throes of Winter in the Northern hemisphere, Spring is just around the corner, which means that a new pinball machine from Stern can be expected. Last night I saw a mention of their potential Spring 2020 release on several pinball focused Facebook pages, which looked official enough, and today »

Location Watch: New Arcades in California, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon & Ireland

Location Watch: New Arcades in California, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon & Ireland

February 15, 2020, No Comments on Location Watch: New Arcades in California, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon & Ireland

It’s been a little while since we did a locations post, and I did a catch-up Newsbytes yesterday, so let’s get back on track by seeing who is new out there. Due to the time, this post is a little longer than usual, so I’m going to list them all out here at the »