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Launching This Month: Pump It Up XX – 20th Anniversary Edition

Launching This Month: Pump It Up XX – 20th Anniversary Edition

January 3, 2019, 2 Comments on Launching This Month: Pump It Up XX – 20th Anniversary Edition

2019 is starting off with strong for the arcade business, as we have a couple of new games to discuss that should be available for arcade/amusement venues to add to their collections. For this post, we’ll be focusing on Andamiro’s next big video release, Pump It Up XX. Fans of Pump It Up (PIU) »

The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

December 31, 2018, 1 Comment on The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

2019 is upon us, which means that it is time to take a look back at the arcade, pinball and other amusement news of 2018.  The State Of The Industry 2018 2018 has been a great year for arcades, to the point that long-time industry figures are saying that they’ve “never seen it as »

New Arcades 2018: Japan Update; Babylon Park (Israel); Save Point (MD); Starcade (NJ); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

New Arcades 2018: Japan Update; Babylon Park (Israel); Save Point (MD); Starcade (NJ); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

December 28, 2018, 2 Comments on New Arcades 2018: Japan Update; Babylon Park (Israel); Save Point (MD); Starcade (NJ); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

Welcome to the last new arcade locations post of 2018. This year has been marked by strong growth in the amusement sector, thanks to favorable economic circumstances and a great pool of games to choose from spanning the course of almost five decades. Here are links to several of the “new locations” posts that »

Taito Testing Head-To-Head “Space Invaders Pinball Jam” In Japan [UPDATED]

Taito Testing Head-To-Head “Space Invaders Pinball Jam” In Japan [UPDATED]

December 23, 2018, 7 Comments on Taito Testing Head-To-Head “Space Invaders Pinball Jam” In Japan [UPDATED]

This week is starting strong with the arcade news, and we’ve got quite the interesting product to start off with, something unexpected from Taito. Taito has been full of surprises over the past month, beginning with their first appearance at the IAAPA trade show event. The Taito staff mentioned that they were working on »

Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2019

December 22, 2018, Comments Off on Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2019

The world of coin-op arcade entertainment continues to grow with new video games, videmption games and pinball tables being released at various times and seasons. This page was created to track those releases from around the world for the 2019 calendar year. Simply select the region you wish to browse for video games & »

IAAPA 2018: The Final Wrap-up With AR & VR Attractions

IAAPA 2018: The Final Wrap-up With AR & VR Attractions

December 19, 2018, 1 Comment on IAAPA 2018: The Final Wrap-up With AR & VR Attractions

For our last look at IAAPA 2018, here are the Augmented and Virtual Reality attractions that have been designed specially for the amusement industry »

Arcade Heroes Interviews: David Goldfarb

December 17, 2018, Comments Off on Arcade Heroes Interviews: David Goldfarb

Interview with an industry veteran – David Goldfarb Last month at the International Association of Amusements Parks and Attractions Expo in Orlando (better known as “IAAPA”), we caught up with David Golfarb of Miami Beach, Florida for a brief interview. Goldfarb, a native of New York and globe-trotter extraordinaire, has been in the arcade »

Namco USA Arcade Operations Expanding & Re-branding As Pac-Man Entertainment

Namco USA Arcade Operations Expanding & Re-branding As Pac-Man Entertainment

December 12, 2018, No Comments on Namco USA Arcade Operations Expanding & Re-branding As Pac-Man Entertainment

(Thanks to everyone who sent this in! h/t to The Stinger Report for sending it my way first) Among the news items that I overlooked at or following IAAPA, was this press release from Namco USA about a major change in their arcade operations. I did pass by a booth at IAAPA that was »

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

December 7, 2018, No Comments on IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

Time for another look at some of the products that were at the IAAPA 2018 trade show in Orlando, FL this past November. If you missed one of our previous Wrap-Up posts, then you can get up to speed by clicking on the links below: Wrap-Up #1 Wrap-Up #2 Wrap-Up #3 For the games »

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #3 – Games From UNIS, Capcom, Team Play, Touch Magix, Trio Tech & More

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #3 – Games From UNIS, Capcom, Team Play, Touch Magix, Trio Tech & More

November 30, 2018, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #3 – Games From UNIS, Capcom, Team Play, Touch Magix, Trio Tech & More

Time for another look at what was at the IAAPA 2018 trade show, marking post #3. My apologies about these taking longer than usual to get posted; the video edits in addition to working at the arcade & prepping for opening up a small operation south of here has been extremely time consuming. But »

Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

November 24, 2018, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

Hello user, and welcome to another Newsbytes. We’ve not had one for a little while since I’ve been busy working on videos and news from IAAPA 2018; I’ve still got more to get to this week, so stay tuned. As a note before we get started, today is “Small Business Saturday,” an invention that »

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #2: Super Bikes 3; Atari PONG Tables; Mystery Island; Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball; PIU 20; Rampage

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #2: Super Bikes 3; Atari PONG Tables; Mystery Island; Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball; PIU 20; Rampage

November 23, 2018, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #2: Super Bikes 3; Atari PONG Tables; Mystery Island; Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball; PIU 20; Rampage

The problem with a major trade show like IAAPA, is that it happens before one of the busiest weeks of the year 😛 That said, I’ve found time to throw together some videos of the titles seen at the show, so let’s get into Part 2 of our IAAPA 2018 coverage. In case you »