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Sega Releases Target Bravo: Operation GHOST Upright Models
At IAAPA 2017, one of the new video game pieces to be found on the show floor was an upright version of Sega’s Target Bravo: Operation GHOST. When Operation GHOST was first launched in 2011 it was created as an upright model; when the Target Bravo update came along, that was only available in »
Newsbytes: RIP Ted Dabney & Bradley Chawgo; Kraut Buster; Video Updates; Arcadrone & More
Welcome to our latest round-up of arcade related headlines. Atari Co-Founder & Game Designer Ted Dabney Passes Away Unfortunately we have some bad news to start off today’s Newsbytes with. Ted Dabney passed away from terminal cancer this morning. He was 80 years old. When people talk about the original Atari, they usually discuss »
Available In June: Tipsy Raccoons
Way back in January you might recall a story we ran about an up-and-coming independent developer by the name of Glitchbit and their first release: Tipsy Raccoons. The game has made appearances at arcade locations for testing as well as at a couple of trade shows in Vegas (one of which I was at »
Volumetric Displays From Voxon Photonics Now Commercially Available
While the focus of the blog here is on arcade news and opinion, it’s not just about new releases and locations. The technology that can be adapted for out-of-home entertainment/amusement is just as interesting to note since our format of gaming can often make use of the new and/or the odd to create new »
RIP Heighway Pinball
Last week we heard a ‘rumbling’ that UK based pinball manufacturer Heighway Pinball was filing for bankruptcy. Now, that has been confirmed as a public notice regarding the liquidation of the company’s assets will be taking place this Friday and news that Heighway Pinball staff was let go last week. If you want an »
Newsbytes: LvL Up Opens (CA); Shrek & Baywatch Pins Get Color; Classic Game News & More
Welcome to another weekend and with that, a collection of news from around the arcade world. Here’s what we’ve got for you today: LvL Up Opens For Business (Campbell, CA) While I was saving this for the next location post, I haven’t come across any others this week so let’s put it in the »
Changes Come To Big Buck Wild With The May 2018 Update
It was recently announced that commercial/online Big Buck Wild machines would be receiving a big new update on May 1st, 2018. We ran a post about what was known here; since then we’ve been in the wait-and-see state for more details. Today, Play Mechanix/Raw Thrills pulled the cover back on that update and for »
Newsbytes: MGC’18; Billy Mitchell Disgraced; New VLOG; The Last Starfighter
Hello user and welcome to this week’s Newsbytes Midwest Gaming Classic In Full Swing For those gamers in the Midwest who are looking to get their fill of arcade and pinball goodness this weekend, there is the annual Midwest Gaming Classic, underway as I type this. There is quite a bit to do there, »
Newsbytes: Arcade Events In April; ColorDMD Latest; Cytus Omega; Arcade Factories & More
Hello fellow arcade fans and welcome to the latest collection of arcade news for this Easter holiday weekend. This week itself has been rather quiet for news, although I am working on a new locations post. That will probably be done on Monday next week. Let’s check out some of the items of interest »
Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC
Welcome to Newsbytes, our little collection of arcade & pinball news for the weekend. Note that we had to correct something on the Buckzilla article so that has been updated. Also, I’m hearing from various individuals about the new Rampage game which is at many Dave & Busters locations this weekend but unfortunately I’ve »
Newsbytes: Alice Cooper Pinball; Sega World Drivers Championship; Zoltar; Heiyanko Alien 3671 + More
Well today gets to be a Happy St. Patrick’s Day Newsbytes – although I couldn’t really find anything arcade & Irish related together (unless you want to count old games)…and green cabinets are not terribly common. Although at my arcad eI do have Galaga Assault and Allied Tank Attack which would fit that bill. »
Amusement Expo 2018: Transformers Shadows Rising; Mystery Island; Tomb Raider; VR and More
The AMOA/AAMA Amusement Expo is upon us for 2018, albeit a little earlier than usual – generally this trade show happens around the third week of March as opposed to the end of February. With that, I wasn’t expecting to see much of a change from IAAPA but I’m happy to report about these »
