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New Arcade Venue: Retrocade in Seaside Heights, NJ + Arcade Brewery Connects With Logan Arcade

New Arcade Venue: Retrocade in Seaside Heights, NJ + Arcade Brewery Connects With Logan Arcade

August 12, 2014, No Comments on New Arcade Venue: Retrocade in Seaside Heights, NJ + Arcade Brewery Connects With Logan Arcade

Right before posting today I got a phone call from a reporter at ABC News who was doing a story about “the decline of the arcade over the past 10 years”. I don’t know who she had talked to or what she had read prior but of course I have to disagree with the »

Newsbits: AAMA Gala News, Jersey Jack Pinball Open House

Newsbits: AAMA Gala News, Jersey Jack Pinball Open House

August 9, 2014, 1 Comment on Newsbits: AAMA Gala News, Jersey Jack Pinball Open House

Ready for your weekend arcade newsbits? Here’s a rundown of some stories too short or lacking in enough substantial info to run a full post on. First off, I don’t believe I shared this on the site yet but here is the most recent video from the Arcade Heroes YouTube channel. This is part »

Stern Pinball Announces New AC/DC Pro Model Plus Iron Man Vault Edition Details

Stern Pinball Announces New AC/DC Pro Model Plus Iron Man Vault Edition Details

August 5, 2014, No Comments on Stern Pinball Announces New AC/DC Pro Model Plus Iron Man Vault Edition Details

Stern has been busy lately but interestingly enough the announcements this Summer have not been about brand new games on new licenses but rather brand new games based upon some of their older machines. First they announced and released Iron Man Vault Edition. With this model they applied the upgrades that were initially introduced »

Replay Amusement Museum Opening In Tarpon Springs, FL In August

Replay Amusement Museum Opening In Tarpon Springs, FL In August

July 30, 2014, 2 Comments on Replay Amusement Museum Opening In Tarpon Springs, FL In August

A lot of new venue/location news lately has been from venues opening in IL but while IL sees a little boom in venues that does not mean that other areas do not have something going on. A new venue is prepping to open its doors in Tarpon Springs, FL which is outside of Tampa. They »

Weekend News: Pinball Gremlins Funded; Emporium Logan Square Opens in IL

Weekend News: Pinball Gremlins Funded; Emporium Logan Square Opens in IL

July 26, 2014, No Comments on Weekend News: Pinball Gremlins Funded; Emporium Logan Square Opens in IL

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer is already half-way over. Depending on your perspective, that is either a good thing or a bad one. I’m fine with it staying warm for a nice long while but I know some people that can’t wait to go snowmobiling. Fortunately, no matter what »

Unkle Munkey’s Coin Club Now Open in Edwardsville, IL

Unkle Munkey’s Coin Club Now Open in Edwardsville, IL

July 21, 2014, No Comments on Unkle Munkey’s Coin Club Now Open in Edwardsville, IL

Illinois continues to be the land of the new arcade location, why that is precisely I am not sure, but it is surprising that so many arcade venues have opened their doors their over the past few years. Some of that might be due to it being the hub of new developments for the »

Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

July 19, 2014, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D 8

Well this week has been a slow one for news, I’ve been busy otherwise. One thing I took care of this week was checking out a spot at the Salt Lake Comic Con. Myself and another local arcade, Atomic Arcade will be providing some arcade goodness for the convention in September. While a Comic »

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

July 14, 2014, 1 Comment on Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

UPDATE: I have received a reply from Kevin Kulek of Skit-B Pinball. I asked about what has been going on with Predator and it looks like it has been a parts challenge. With that finally getting set aside, they hope that things continue to move along smoothly so the game can finally get a »

Newsbytes: Ubisoft & Alterface Team Up For Rabbids Invasion; EVO 2014; R-Kaid Unit

Newsbytes: Ubisoft & Alterface Team Up For Rabbids Invasion; EVO 2014; R-Kaid Unit

July 12, 2014, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Ubisoft & Alterface Team Up For Rabbids Invasion; EVO 2014; R-Kaid Unit

Another weekend, another weekend post. I have a couple of things in the works coming soon – first that video I promised a month ago will be posted this next week. I was trying to get some footage of some unannounced new games but that hasn’t worked out like I had hoped so I »

A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

July 10, 2014, 1 Comment on A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

It is somewhat rare to see a story about a new Electro-Mechanical (EM) arcade machine since those were long ago replaced by video arcade games but much like pinball, I think that the right concept has a chance to draw attention and earnings in an arcade venue since it would be unlike anything you »