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Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

July 3, 2019, 1 Comment on Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

Welcome to another edition of Location Watch. Here, we take a look at all of the new arcade locations that have opened (or will soon open) their doors in recent times. I also will have an article on an upcoming pop-up arcade in London, I’m just waiting for one more piece of information before »

Newsbytes: Pinball Hall of Fame & Bowl Expo; Scorbit; 90’s Namco & More

Newsbytes: Pinball Hall of Fame & Bowl Expo; Scorbit; 90’s Namco & More

June 29, 2019, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Pinball Hall of Fame & Bowl Expo; Scorbit; 90’s Namco & More

Hello everyone, and welcome to another fine edition of Newsbytes. Today will be a little focused on items from Bowl Expo, where I’ll alert you that I’m feeling a little more critical today than usual, but I do try and keep things as balanced as possible. Bowl Expo 2019 Since I live relatively close »

Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47

Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47

June 27, 2019, 1 Comment on Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47

There is no shortage of made-up holidays out there, which is something that keeps calendar people busy I suppose. So when it comes to the iconic video arcade machine, why not pick a day to highlight their cultural significance, and attach it to a historical milestone? The event that I feel best encapsulates the »

Voxon Photonics Releases The Z3D Volumetric Display Home Arcade Machine

Voxon Photonics Releases The Z3D Volumetric Display Home Arcade Machine

June 26, 2019, 1 Comment on Voxon Photonics Releases The Z3D Volumetric Display Home Arcade Machine

While flat & head-mounted displays soak up most of the attention for new products in the arcade sector, the existence of alternate forms of display tech catch our attention from time to time. One of the more exciting prospects has been that of “holograms,” or more appropriately, volumetric displays. We have covered volumetrics previously »

Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

June 20, 2019, 5 Comments on Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

I mentioned in the last post that we’d have another Location Based Entertainment Virtual Reality (LBE-VR for those that don’t want to spout that mouthful every time) piece to discuss today, and here we are. This one comes to us from Japan, and Bandai Namco Amusements’ latest efforts to bolster VR gaming through their »

Dave & Busters Launches Men In Black: Galactic Getaway (Plus An Interview)

Dave & Busters Launches Men In Black: Galactic Getaway (Plus An Interview)

June 20, 2019, 1 Comment on Dave & Busters Launches Men In Black: Galactic Getaway (Plus An Interview)

With summer time in full swing, that means movies, and there have been plenty to go out and watch lately. While arcades can’t see a game related to every film that comes along, Dave & Busters has certainly been able to squeeze more IP-related products to the market thanks to the Virtual Reality platform »

IGS & UNIS Tout Ultra Race VR For Arcades

IGS & UNIS Tout Ultra Race VR For Arcades

June 18, 2019, 1 Comment on IGS & UNIS Tout Ultra Race VR For Arcades

Back at IAAPA 2017, UNIS had a sit-down racing game at their booth by the name of Ultra Race. While I had thought it was a new racer, it turned out it was IGS’s Overtake with a different name and in a sleeker cabinet. That was the only time I’ve seen the game, although »

Taking A Closer Look: Cosmic Digger 3671

Taking A Closer Look: Cosmic Digger 3671

June 14, 2019, 1 Comment on Taking A Closer Look: Cosmic Digger 3671

It’s time to shine a spotlight on another title that is coming soon to arcades via the Exa-Arcadia EXA platform, this week I’ll be looking at one of the oddball titles that is a reboot of an obscure early 80’s arcade game. That title is Cosmic Digger 3671. If you missed a previous Closer »

Taking A Closer Look: Vritra Hexa

Taking A Closer Look: Vritra Hexa

June 7, 2019, 3 Comments on Taking A Closer Look: Vritra Hexa

Continuing in our previews of upcoming arcade titles thanks to the development of the Exa-Arcadia multi-game platform, let’s shift focus to one of the many shoot ’em ups that will be gracing the system. Previously we’ve talked about the run’n gun Blazing Chrome and fighter Bayani, so today I wanted to cover a game »

Location News: Arcade Club Leeds (UK); Arcade City #5 (NV); The Eberson (MI) & More

Location News: Arcade Club Leeds (UK); Arcade City #5 (NV); The Eberson (MI) & More

June 5, 2019, No Comments on Location News: Arcade Club Leeds (UK); Arcade City #5 (NV); The Eberson (MI) & More

Hello fellow arcade users, it’s time to showcase a number of brand spanking new arcades that are bringing some coin-op gaming goodness to the world. We wish the best of luck to all of these businesses as they jump into the venture, but more than that, if you find yourself near any of them, »