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Wrapping Up Midwest Gaming Classic 2019

Wrapping Up Midwest Gaming Classic 2019

April 15, 2019, 1 Comment on Wrapping Up Midwest Gaming Classic 2019

The Midwest Gaming Classic event has come and gone for 2019, with the show expanding their reach into a larger venue and bringing along more names to show off their goods. I did not attend; unfortunately this does tend to happen very close to Amusement Expo and while I’d love to jet around to »

Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More

Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More

April 13, 2019, No Comments on Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More

Welcome to another Spring edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, Arcadehero, and let’s take a quick look at some newsworthy arcade items to get you through the weekend. It’s good news all around, so let’s get to it: Midwest Gaming Classic Drawing the Crowds I’ve been hearing and seeing quite a lot of stuff »

Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

April 6, 2019, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

Hello valiant readers, and welcome to another edition of Newsbytes. If you’re new to the site, Newsbytes are posted every Saturday and feature a variety of quick news items from the wonderful world of arcades. Let’s get to it: Samurai Spirits Confirmed For Japanese Arcade Release When SNK announced the reboot of their Samurai »

Sega Amusements Announces Availability of Daytona Champions USA Upgrade, “New Season Edition”

Sega Amusements Announces Availability of Daytona Champions USA Upgrade, “New Season Edition”

April 5, 2019, No Comments on Sega Amusements Announces Availability of Daytona Champions USA Upgrade, “New Season Edition”

At IAAPA 2018, Sega previewed an early build of another major update to their arcade-exclusive Daytona Championship USA game. Called the New Season Edition, this software package made several big modifications to the game, from updated graphics with a new lighting engine, improved handling, new car models and damage modelling, enhanced camera control and »

Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

April 4, 2019, 1 Comment on Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

The big surprise of Amusement Expo 2019 for me, was the strong focus on indie-made arcade games. These are titles that have not been developed by one of the major manufacturers that we generally focus on, but rather by an individual or small independently funded team (often they are self-funded). The console world knows »

Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

April 1, 2019, 9 Comments on Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Some information of the most important nature has been added to the bottom of the post. Please check it out on this, the first day of April, 2019. 2019 has been quite the year for arcade releases up to this point, as our arcade & pinball releases page can attest to. While last »

New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

March 30, 2019, 1 Comment on New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

The Spring event for the trade of arcade/amusement games has come and gone, better known as Amusement Expo 2019. Held in Las Vegas over the past three days, I took the quick flight down to check out what was there, play it and film it. This is organized by the AMOA and AAMA industry »

Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

March 26, 2019, No Comments on Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

UPDATE: Stern has posted a press release, which I’ve added at the end of the post. You can also download a PDF file of the full features matrix here. Yesterday was the teaser on Stern’s new Black Knight game, which means that today is the full course. Let’s get to it. As mentioned in »

Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

March 25, 2019, No Comments on Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

Spring is upon us and March is almost over, which means that it’s time for another arcade trade show by the name of Amusement Expo International (AEI). In the distant past, this was known as the AMOA or AMOA/AAMA Show; it is generally held in Las Vegas, NV and in March, although there have been »

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

March 23, 2019, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Hello, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. This is a collection of quick arcade/pinball news items to get you caught up. While you might not expect a collector/fan focused event to be the source of new game unveils, that has certainly become the case in both video and pinball. The Texas Pinball »