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Newsbytes: April Fools; Taito VR; Arcade Easter Eggs; Skycurser;
It has been a little while since our last Newsbytes but this is due to the large amount of time I’m needing to spend remodeling a new spot for my arcade business to move into. When you can’t afford to hire a contractor, you have to do it yourself and it is a time »
Touring Orlando & Dallas Arcades + A Quick Visit To Disney Quest
The site has been sort of quiet lately as I have been out and about travelling in the warm state of Florida, then a visit to Dallas for Amusement Expo. Not to mention spending a lot of time in remodeling a new store to move my arcade over to. While abroad, I sought out »
New Locations: Cidercade (TX); Ready Player One Bar (MI); Token (Ireland); Round1USA (IL)
When we started the month of March, we did so with various posts covering new arcade amusement locations that are opening their doors out there. So it is fitting as we reach the end of the month that we bring the same spotlight to even more venues that are jumping into the business. There »
Master List Of Unreleased Arcade Games
There are many video game developments that never saw the light of day. The reasons for them going unreleased are varied – perhaps a concept just wasn’t working out, the hardware wasn’t up to the task, it tested poorly, the budget ran out, etc. Whether or not the games were released, teams of developers »
Cineplex Rec Room to open several large Entertainment Centers across Canada in 2017 and beyond
Cineplex, a popular Canadian entertainment brand based out of Toronto, Ontario Canada, is set to open 10-15 large entertainment centers called Rec Room in 2017 and beyond. Cineplex is a popular brand of movie theaters in Canada that is expanding more into the entertainment industry. Cineplex bills their new entertainment centers as “social playgrounds »
New Arcades: Strike 10 Bowling (FL); Funky Munky (UT); Tamba Gaming Arcade (UK); Vertigo Arcade (UK); Round1USA (GA)
Time to take a look at another round of new arcade locations that are opening out there, showing once again how arcades are still alive and thrive out in the Western world. In a way, this is a follow-up to the recent post Why Arcades Aren’t Dead In The United States but with the »
UNIS Opens VR Amusement Division Called Fun VR Tech
Back at IAAPA 2016, I had the chance to try out a new Virtual Reality amusement setup by Virtuix and Universal Space called the Omni Arena. Using Virtuix’s innovative multi-directional treadmill design and player harnesses, this allows for users to “walk in place” for VR games. This is particularly helpful in first person shooters; »
Video Arcade Games Turning 20 In 2017
Welcome to Part 3 of our series on games that will be celebrating a certain anniversary during this calendar year of 2017. With going back to 1997, we will be looking at games turning 20 this year. But first, check out the first two parts if you haven’t already: Arcade Games Turning 40 in »
New Trailer: The Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Championship USA
Sega Amusements released a new trailer for Daytona Championship USA this morning, showcasing the recreation of the Daytona International Speedway. This follows a trailer from a few weeks ago that focused on the remake of Daytona USA’s Three-Seven Speedway. The Daytona International Speedway Trailer Since this particular track aims to recreate the actual course, »
Why Arcades Haven’t Died In The United States
This past week, I had a few readers point out an article by Brian Ashcraft on Kotaku entitled Why Arcades Haven’t Died In Japan. It offers up that writer’s perspective as to why the arcade business and culture has remained strong despite diminishing in size. These readers wanted to know my take on this, »
