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Next Up From Spooky Pinball: Looney Tunes & Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Spooky Pinball has announced their next two games which will lead them into 2024: Looney Tunes and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. As pinball companies often do, the information was released in a staggered way, making this post a little bit of a hodge-podge at first – but it is now focused on the products after »
IAAPA 2023: The UNIS Round-up
Next up for our IAAPA recap is UNIS. Based out of China with offices in Canada and the US, they tend to have a large booth space with a strong focus on redemption. That has been expanding into cranes in recent years as crane interest has exploded, particularly in Asia. They still do some »
Arcade Heroes Turns 17
Seventeen years ago today, an intrepid creator in the arcade industry known as “PointyThing” created this site, Arcade Heroes. He did so as at the time, there was very little reporting being done to promote arcades to the wider world, beyond industry trade magazines. Giant game news websites and general gaming magazines basically ignored »
IAAPA 2023: Coastal Amusements Recap
Next up for our IAAPA recap is Coastal Amusements. Based in New Jersey, Coastal has long supported a mix of cranes, redemption, and videmption pieces in their line-ups. They’ve been increasing in the latter, and those games can operate without tickets if the location desires. In case you missed/overlooked previous recaps: IAAPA 2023 – »
IAAPA 2023: The LAI Games Round-Up
Next up in our focused posts from the IAAPA 2023 trade show is LAI Games. They’ve long had a strong presence at Western trade shows like IAAPA and Amusement Expo, and this time they had a few brand new games to show off, along with some popular titles that have been around for a »
Japan Amusement Expo Recap
Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken place in February since 2013; and has always been covered as such on here. However, after all of the disarray »
IAAPA 2023: The Sega Amusements Round-Up
New arcade games have been announced via the IAAPA 2023 trade show, so it’s time to digest what is headed to venues for you to play. As mentioned previously, instead of lumping all of the companies and news together over the course of a few posts, I’m going to keep most IAAPA coverage focused »
IAAPA 2023 – The Overview
The IAAPA 2023 trade show is sunsetting today but there is a ton of news to digest. Hang in there exhibitors – I know how tough it is doing all that standing/walking/talking for so many days (plus setup/breakdown). This year instead of overwhelming you, the reader, with a smorgasbord of random stuff, I’m going »
IAAPA 2023 – The Grand Preview
It’s IAAPA season, which means it is time for tons of new games. The sheer size of the show and its amount of exhibitors is a little overwhelming, but hopefully this preview and guide will help you navigate the news. IAAPA 2023 will also provide a unique gauge to see where the amusement sector »
Raw Thrills To Launch Fast & Furious Arcade Standard Edition At IAAPA 2023
Have you been interested in the recent Fast & Furious Arcade by Raw Thrills, but didn’t have the space or the budget to make it work? Well, now you might be able to fix that as the company has announced a standard model of the game. Let’s check it out. ALERT – The cabinet »
IAAPA 2023: Amusement Source International’s Game Line-Up
Next up in our previews for the IAAPA 2023 Expo, we have Amusement Source International. Founded by Cory Haynes (a former CEO of Game Works), they import games from Asia that would otherwise not find their way to the US. They also work with developers to make certain changes so the games perform better »
VR 360 Action To Hold Raffle Giveaway For Their $30,000 OMG Simulator At IAAPA 2023
I’ve been going to the IAAPA trade show since 2009, and while manufacturers will often do prize giveaways, I don’t recall hearing about anything quite as elaborate as today’s story. It’s usually something like a tablet or some other kind of relatively inexpensive schwag. Relatively is the key word this time as we take »
