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Sega Releases House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn In Japan

Sega Releases House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn In Japan

September 13, 2018, 4 Comments on Sega Releases House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn In Japan

Back in January of this year, big news hit the web of a return to the House of the Dead franchise with the reveal of House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn. Since then, we’ve been receiving a somewhat steady stream of news about the game, mainly through the location tests that have been taking »

SNK Reveals Samurai Spirits…Could An Arcade Version Be In The Works?

SNK Reveals Samurai Spirits…Could An Arcade Version Be In The Works?

September 10, 2018, 10 Comments on SNK Reveals Samurai Spirits…Could An Arcade Version Be In The Works?

In 1993, SNK released Samurai Shodown on the Neo Geo MVS arcade platform. It did enough to stand out from other fighting games of the era, earning itself numerous sequels and console ports throughout the years. The last time the franchise saw an arcade release was in 2008 with Samurai Spirits Sen. Today, SNK »

Newsbytes: Deadpool Pinball Gameplay; Galaga World Championship; Tipsy Raccoons; Bombergirl & more

Newsbytes: Deadpool Pinball Gameplay; Galaga World Championship; Tipsy Raccoons; Bombergirl & more

August 18, 2018, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Deadpool Pinball Gameplay; Galaga World Championship; Tipsy Raccoons; Bombergirl & more

Welcome to this weekend’s Newsbytes. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have bought my latest book, I hope you are enjoying it. Let’s get to the news: Deadpool Pinball: The Stream In case you missed it this week, the pinball wizards over at Dead Flip got their »

Game #2 Lands On Airframe: Rashlander

Game #2 Lands On Airframe: Rashlander

August 17, 2018, 2 Comments on Game #2 Lands On Airframe: Rashlander

Back in October of last year, we ran news the JAMMA-based “Airframe” platform would be getting a new game called Rashlander. Airframe, as you might recall, is the first JAMMA based kit to have launched in a while, coming to us from Griffin Aerotech (developers of Skycurser). While a neat idea to help refresh »

Location Watch: Spare Time (SC); Arcadia (NZ); Plaza Lanes (IN); Scene75 (PA & OH), Prince Arcades (IL) & More

Location Watch: Spare Time (SC); Arcadia (NZ); Plaza Lanes (IN); Scene75 (PA & OH), Prince Arcades (IL) & More

August 13, 2018, 6 Comments on Location Watch: Spare Time (SC); Arcadia (NZ); Plaza Lanes (IN); Scene75 (PA & OH), Prince Arcades (IL) & More

It’s time for another arcade location round-up, as I have scoured the web for news of new venues opening their doors to provide amusement entertainments to enjoy. Almost all of these locations have opened their doors already, but I only came across the news recently. If you know of a new arcade opening up »

A Flyer & Location Tests For Step Revolution’s Step ManiaX

A Flyer & Location Tests For Step Revolution’s Step ManiaX

August 10, 2018, 2 Comments on A Flyer & Location Tests For Step Revolution’s Step ManiaX

Last week, it was mentioned that the non-coin/non-commercial version of Step ManiaX had sold out in record time, selling out within just a few minutes of becoming available on the Step Revolution store. For this release, the non-coin version has been receiving a bulk of the attention, as various school, gym and non-profit facilities »

Play Meter Magazine Publisher Retires; Final Issue Was June 2018

Play Meter Magazine Publisher Retires; Final Issue Was June 2018

August 8, 2018, No Comments on Play Meter Magazine Publisher Retires; Final Issue Was June 2018

When I first began to research the arcade industry around 2005, there were two trade magazines that I had access to for putting together my business plan. One of those was Play Meter Magazine, a publication that has been around since 1974. One of the most useful collections of data that they published were »

Friday Newsbytes: Big Buck Championships XI; Chrono Reglia Loctest; VR Troubles; Nintendo Hearts Arcades

Friday Newsbytes: Big Buck Championships XI; Chrono Reglia Loctest; VR Troubles; Nintendo Hearts Arcades

July 27, 2018, 1 Comment on Friday Newsbytes: Big Buck Championships XI; Chrono Reglia Loctest; VR Troubles; Nintendo Hearts Arcades

This newsbytes is earlier than normal as I am headed to California for the California Extreme show, unsure of my time and internet access for such things. I will certainly post any big news as I am able to although Twitter will likely be the easiest place for sharing any item of that nature. »

Incredible Technologies Previews Golden Tee 2019

Incredible Technologies Previews Golden Tee 2019

July 25, 2018, No Comments on Incredible Technologies Previews Golden Tee 2019

It’s that time of year, when the company behind everybody’s favorite golfing arcade game begins to preview the next iteration of of the title for all to see. The company in focus is Incredible Technologies and the game is Golden Tee 2019. This edition is celebrating a milestone next year, as it marks 30 »

A New Pinball Manufacturer Appears: Team Pinball

A New Pinball Manufacturer Appears: Team Pinball

July 21, 2018, No Comments on A New Pinball Manufacturer Appears: Team Pinball

Gather round pinball fans, there’s another new face in town. It is very easy to be skeptical of such newcomers, especially given some of the history of what has happened with “boutique” pinball makers (Skit-B, Heighway, John Poupadiuk, and so on). That said, it appears that these guys have taken those situations to heart »