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Color Pinball: RollerCoaster Tycoon; Cirqus Voltaire; Terminator 3
One great thing I have noticed about the pinball side of the amusement business is the amount of R&D spent by different companies in the business of “modding” pinball machines. There are quite a few interesting ideas that are done in the efforts to spruce up old machines and that often veers into developing »
The Walking Dead Coming To Arcades In 2017
New games are always in the works for video arcades, it’s just a matter of time before we find out what is next. The current arcade industry has fully embraced the idea of licensing popular media to bring to market. The latest revelation is sure to be popular – AMC’s The Walking Dead is »
Newsbytes: Flynn’s Retrocade; Golden Tee; Skycurser
It’s the last weekend in July, so make sure to get out and play some arcades or pinball (Ok, that’s our advice for every weekend)! Onto news: Flynn’s Retrocade Opening In Roy, UT On Aug. 6th – A new retro themed arcade is opening up not terribly far from me, although I almost never »
Guest Post: “The Death Of Melbourne’s Arcade Industry”
I received an article from Anthony Cocking, former employee of the Galactic Circus in Melbourne, Australia. Recently, the “largest indoor interactive theme park” in Australia that has been open since 1999. They were recently purchased and are undergoing renovations to completely change up the theme. With the coming changes, not everyone is happy about it, »
Newsbytes: Gamers Arcade Bar; NJ Gamer Con; Alien Pinball; DDR A Hits Europe
Not a whole lot to discuss this weekend so it will be brief. Have a great weekend! Gamers Arcade Bar Opening Soon In Spokane, WA – If you are in the Spokane area and have been hoping for some bar/arcade action coming to you then this place is for you. Called Gamers Arcade Bar, »
The Games of CAX 2016
Another successful California Extreme (CAX) event came and went this past weekend and with that, many items of interest were seen. Let’s get started! It’s The ’10s and It’s Time For CAX Vid Kidz Reunion of Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar – Ok, so we’ll start with something that isn’t exactly a “game” but »
Knowing Your Rs: SR, VR, AR and MXR
With the return of VR onto the scene, we’ve begun to cover the subject on the blog recently as “VR Arcades” and other out-of-home applications of the technology find their way into amusement. The purpose of this editorial is to explain in a little more detail what the different types of “technological reality” can »
Newsbytes: CAX 2016; Jarvis Documentary; Brian Colin Tour; Ghostbusters
July always seems like it is the shortest month of the year to me, because it is the middle of summer and you make time fly by while having fun…let’s check out some of the arcade fun out there: Don’t forget to visit the Arcade of the Week – Underground Retrocade! California Extreme 2016 »
Three New VR Arcade Locations: Immersion Arcade & Ivirtex (IL); VR Junkies (UT)
News tip via Now that HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are out there, a few businesses are quickly jumping onto the bandwagon. So far everyone is going for the HTC solution as Oculus shot themselves in the foot early on with their refusal to allow commercial locations to use the hardware. Via Chicago Inno »
Newsbytes: The Jarvis Project; Gunslinger Stratos 3; Skycurser; Donkey Kong Cake; Wreck-It Ralph 2
It never hurts to end the week with some bright news instead of what you usually get with mainstream events… here’s Newsbytes! Housemarque Making An Arcade Version of Their “Jarvis Project” – You might recall that sometime ago, console developer Housemarque announced that they were collaborating with arcade legend Eugene Jarvis on their next »
ARCADE OF THE WEEK – Underground Retrocade, West Dundee, IL
(For the previous AotW, click here) LOCATION Underground Retrocade – West Dundee, IL ADDRESS/HOURS/PRICING 121 W Main St, West Dundee, IL 60118 Mon-Thu: 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm Fri: 3:00 pm – 1:00 am Sat: 11:00 am – 1:00 am Sun: 11:00 am – 11:00 pm Note: weekdays open at 5pm October-May Admission of »
Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution A Landing At Dave & Busters Soon UPDATE: Round1USA Too
It has been teased for a while now that Dave & Busters was doing something with Konami’s popular Dance Dance Revolution series this Summer but it wasn’t clear until today what that would entail. Thanks to this post by Bemanistyle, we learn that Dave & Busters is going to be testing out the latest »
