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UNIS Opens VR Amusement Division Called Fun VR Tech
Back at IAAPA 2016, I had the chance to try out a new Virtual Reality amusement setup by Virtuix and Universal Space called the Omni Arena. Using Virtuix’s innovative multi-directional treadmill design and player harnesses, this allows for users to “walk in place” for VR games. This is particularly helpful in first person shooters; »
Video Arcade Games Turning 20 In 2017
Welcome to Part 3 of our series on games that will be celebrating a certain anniversary during this calendar year of 2017. With going back to 1997, we will be looking at games turning 20 this year. But first, check out the first two parts if you haven’t already: Arcade Games Turning 40 in »
New Trailer: The Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Championship USA
Sega Amusements released a new trailer for Daytona Championship USA this morning, showcasing the recreation of the Daytona International Speedway. This follows a trailer from a few weeks ago that focused on the remake of Daytona USA’s Three-Seven Speedway. The Daytona International Speedway Trailer Since this particular track aims to recreate the actual course, »
Why Arcades Haven’t Died In The United States
This past week, I had a few readers point out an article by Brian Ashcraft on Kotaku entitled Why Arcades Haven’t Died In Japan. It offers up that writer’s perspective as to why the arcade business and culture has remained strong despite diminishing in size. These readers wanted to know my take on this, »
Newsbytes: Weird Al Sings Pac-Man; GALACTIKA Opens in Colombia; Donkey Kong Advanced & More
Happy weekend fellow Heroes! I’ve been so busy that even getting newsbytes completed has been a task but here we are with some arcade related news for you to chew on. Let’s get to it: Weird Al Releases Pac-Man Parody songwriting legend “Weird Al” Yankovic is releasing his complete works later this year and »
Q&A With Eugene Jarvis: Cruis’n Blast And The Modern Arcade Industry
With a new year and various game releases upon us, it is well past time for a new developer interview. The last time we talked with Eugene Jarvis, CEO of Raw Thrills, it was about Jurassic Park. Fast forward to today and his company is busier than ever, pumping out Space Invaders Frenzy, The »
JAEPO 2017 Day 2: More New Arcade Games, More Videos
Welcome to the second day of JAEPO 2017. Today is heavy on the video so take that as a warning in the event that your connection is running slow (like mine has been today, making the creation of this post time consuming). Attack on Titan Team Battle (Capcom) Unveiled last year, Capcom has built »
JAEPO 2017 Preview: Japan Hearts Virtual Reality
We are closing in on the latest Japanese amusement trade show, known as JAEPO. With that event comes new game announcements and concepts. We have been covering some of the Out-Of-Home developments for Virtual Reality and while home based VR hasn’t caught fire yet, it looks like Japan is hoping that VR is the »
Newsbytes: Art of Atari; JAEPO 2017; Aurcade; Ninja Turtles Redemption
The work on remodeling a space to move my arcade continues, as such I have not been able to keep news flowing on the site. I have been slowly working on another look-back in arcade history but it is taking a while. For now, here is some news from the wonderful world of arcades: »
World’s Largest Pac-Man Adds Galaga With New Update
Instead of a Newsbytes today, I’m just going to get to one piece of news really quick as time is up. So Newsbytes will be on Monday again. Hectic, hectic, hectic! New Update Adds Galaga To World’s Largest Pac-Man When it was first shown at IAAPA 2015, The World’s Largest Pac-Man was incomplete but »
Industry Passings: Masaya Nakamura (Namco); Marvin Yagoda; Dick Hawkins
There have been a few amusement/arcade industry deaths to occur this month, hopefully the families of those affected can find peace through the grieving process. Masaya Nakamura – Various outlets are reporting that Namco founder Masaya Nakamura has died at the age of 91. The cause of death was not released by the family but »
Newsbytes: Cruis’n; Attack On Titan Loctest; Jersey Jack Pinball; Homebrews + More
It has been a hectic week with various news items accumulating on the plate. I finally received the key to a new space this week and have begun the tedious remodeling process – the location has seen many tenants over the years including a Kay Bee Toys, a pet store, a Payless Shoe store, »
