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New “World’s Largest” Arcade Cabinet Plus Some History On Big Arcades
(Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip) Way back in 2007, G4TV created what was then called “The World’s Largest Arcade Machine”. Now with the upcoming release of the 2016 Guinness Book of World Records, Jason Camberis has developed his own, slightly larger arcade cabinet to take the alleged record called Arcade Deluxe. It »
The Coin-Op Arcade Now Open In Chattanooga, TN
School is back in full swing (at least in my area) and that means the arcade scene is going to drop in attendance. Such a thing is typical this time of year as kids go back to school and get back into that routine (it usually picks up as we head into the Christmas season). Opening »
Newsbytes: Round1USA In San Jose, CA; Various Pinball news items; Big Buck News; NTG#55
Insert something clever about the weekend here! For some news roundin’ up: Round1USA San Jose Grand Opening Sep. 4th. – It was supposed to have opened already but thanks to inspections and those sorts of things, the new Round1USA location at the Eastridge Mall in San Jose, CA has pushed their grand opening back »
New info on Sega’s Sonic Dash Extreme Arcade Game
We have not been strangers to seeing mobile games make the jump to the larger arcade format, from Fruit Ninja to Temple Run to Angry Birds and more. On the home side, Sega has been releasing on some mobile games such as the popular Sonic Dash, which applied the “endless runner” formula to their »
Now Available: Pink Panther Jewel Heist (ICE); Dolphin Star (Barron)
Here are a couple of items to discuss briefly as they have been announced as being available to grab from a distributor. Pink Panther Jewel Heist – Seen on location test a while back, ICE Games and Play Mechanix have teamed up again to produce a new license based upon the Pink Panther cartoons. »
Newsbytes: Podcast #7; Winners Don’t Use Drugs; DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016; NTG#54
I found it too busy to throw out a newsbytes post last week but I’m ready to go for this weekend. I would have had a podcast up for today but I need more editing time to be able to handle it. Probably next Monday. In the mean time, here are some arcade items »
Pokkén Tournament Getting Console Release; The Next Level Arcade In Trouble
It’s been another relatively slow news week for arcade gaming and unfortunately this post isn’t terribly positive, but we’ll make the most of it. Pokkén Tournament Coming To WiiU – This was inevitable really as the existence of an arcade exclusive fighter is practically a myth. Also, the arcade version had an odd, console »
Seen At The AAMA Gala: New Star Wars Battle Pod Cabinet; Sonic Dash Arcade; Crossy Road Arcade; & More
It is August and that means that the AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) Gala is upon us. The event generally features AAMA business meetings and seminars while always offering a sort of mini-trade show event where some new products are shown off. Thanks to an anonymous tipster, here is your first look at several »
NESiCA x LIVE Lands At Round1USA Plus Other Game Updates
NESiCAxLIVE Lands At Round1USA – The rush to bring Japanese games to the US market continues and now with a surprise twist. For the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about bringing this unique system for bringing digital content to arcades in the US but Taito was always resistant to »
Newsbytes: Jersey Jack & The Hobbit Pinball; Alien Pinball; Golden Tee 2016; NTG#53
Happy Saturday everyone, if you didn’t catch the special preview for the upcoming JAMMA-based arcade exclusive title Skycurser, click here. In the mean time, here are some other news items to chew on. Jersey Jack Pinball & The Hobbit Pinball Updates – We have been following the development of The Hobbit Pinball since it »
Game Central Opens In Los Lunas, NM
Sometimes in political debates, video games are accused as being the culprits of causing abhorrent, violent behavior in young people. That argument usually doesn’t hold water since stronger factors show up after the knee-jerk hyperventilating is over. So it isn’t often that you see the opposite being argued in the same media space – that games could »
SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters
Got a couple of items to share this fine afternoon today. First a quick newsblast about SNK Playmore – A Chinese firm by the name of Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Co Ltd has purchase a large majority stake in SNK Playmore. SNK is most famous in arcade circles for their NEO GEO MVS »
