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Newsbag: Star Wars Battle Pod Trailer #2; Full Throttle Pinball @ EAG; Duo Drive; NTG #32

Newsbag: Star Wars Battle Pod Trailer #2; Full Throttle Pinball @ EAG; Duo Drive; NTG #32

January 24, 2015, 12 Comments on Newsbag: Star Wars Battle Pod Trailer #2; Full Throttle Pinball @ EAG; Duo Drive; NTG #32

Welcome to the weekend everyone! Be sure to visit a local arcade if the opportunity allows! Today’s newsbag is very heavy on videos so let’s get to it! Star Wars Battle Pod Hoth/Vader Trailer – We’ve been getting a lot of news about upcoming Japanese releases this week and while Star Wars Battle Pod »

Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

January 22, 2015, 1 Comment on Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March

If you find yourself in or near London or Nottingham and you are looking for something to do, here is some news that might help with those plans, we have a couple of new locations to discuss! Novelty Automation (London) – The name of this location might sound like some sort of industrial engineering »

Ramping Up For JAEPO: New Arcade Games For Japan

Ramping Up For JAEPO: New Arcade Games For Japan

January 22, 2015, 6 Comments on Ramping Up For JAEPO: New Arcade Games For Japan

Being late January, we all know what that means for the arcade sector – new Japanese arcade titles are approaching fast! February is the time when a big game expo takes place in Tokyo, called JAEPO and in anticipation of that event comes new teasers and unveils. UPDATE: More is coming along so I »

Interview: Kazushi Imoto, Lead Producer for Bandai Namco Amusements’ Star Wars Battle Pod

Interview: Kazushi Imoto, Lead Producer for Bandai Namco Amusements’ Star Wars Battle Pod

January 19, 2015, 2 Comments on Interview: Kazushi Imoto, Lead Producer for Bandai Namco Amusements’ Star Wars Battle Pod

At IAAPA 2014, I was discussing the event with another attendee who stated he would like to see an interview with the designers of Bandai Namco’s Star Wars Battle Pod. It was a great idea – it has been a while since we have done an interview so why not. I tried to find »

Newsbag: EAG Expo 2015 Wrap-Up; Magic Girl Pin; NTG #31

Newsbag: EAG Expo 2015 Wrap-Up; Magic Girl Pin; NTG #31

January 17, 2015, 12 Comments on Newsbag: EAG Expo 2015 Wrap-Up; Magic Girl Pin; NTG #31

I originally was going to post this as all about the EAG 2015 Expo that took place this week but as of writing this I did not get the media I was hoping for so I will just go with what I have. Just a note to stay tuned to the site on Monday »

Arcade Expo Kicks Off In Banning, CA With Over 750 Games To Play

Arcade Expo Kicks Off In Banning, CA With Over 750 Games To Play

January 16, 2015, No Comments on Arcade Expo Kicks Off In Banning, CA With Over 750 Games To Play

A while back we heard about a new arcade event that would be taking place in Banning, CA this year, an event aiming to set a record with “750+ Vintage Pinball & Arcade Machines” available to play. Called the Arcade Expo, it started today in Banning, CA at a 40,000 sq. ft. facility called »

A Few Thoughts On Walt Disney World’s Prize Redemption Ban

A Few Thoughts On Walt Disney World’s Prize Redemption Ban

January 13, 2015, 11 Comments on A Few Thoughts On Walt Disney World’s Prize Redemption Ban

(Thanks to Nick Lombardo of Arcade Hunters for the link) This has been making the rounds in the arcade trade press for the past couple of days so it is probably worth a mention: Disney ditching claw machines, video-game prizes – Orlando Sentinel I was asked about what I think about this so after »

Stern Pinball Unveils The Legends of WrestleMania Pinball LE

Stern Pinball Unveils The Legends of WrestleMania Pinball LE

January 13, 2015, 4 Comments on Stern Pinball Unveils The Legends of WrestleMania Pinball LE

If you are new to the pinball scene then one thing you can expect with every new release, is that more than one version of the table will be made available. Sometimes companies start with unveiling a special/limited edition, sometimes they start with the Standard/Pro. In the case of the newest title on the »

Newsbag: Arcade Location News Including Star Worlds & Neon Retro; Arcade Art, NTG#30

Newsbag: Arcade Location News Including Star Worlds & Neon Retro; Arcade Art, NTG#30

January 10, 2015, 2 Comments on Newsbag: Arcade Location News Including Star Worlds & Neon Retro; Arcade Art, NTG#30

This week was fairly slow for news stories but suddenly at the end, I have quite a bit on my plate to share. Funny how that works. Let’s jump right to it! Ahlgrim Funeral Home & Arcade – I have written many posts about arcades in different places but this has to take the »

Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015

Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015

January 6, 2015, 4 Comments on Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015

With a new year having come upon us, it means it is time to look back at some games that are enjoying an anniversary in 2015. For the same thing we did last year, click here. Use the tabs below to browse the titles, where I am just looking to highlight games that people »

Stern Pinball To Unveil WrestleMania Pinball At CES2015 UPDATED

Stern Pinball To Unveil WrestleMania Pinball At CES2015 UPDATED

January 4, 2015, 4 Comments on Stern Pinball To Unveil WrestleMania Pinball At CES2015 UPDATED

With the New Year holiday already finished, who is ready for a new pinball game? Stern Pinball certainly is. The company has attended the famous CES event before and with CES2015, they are taking the opportunity to unveil their latest game which as you already read from the headline, is a little bit of »

Newsbag: Spellsinger Prototype; ColorDMD Progress; NTG#29

Newsbag: Spellsinger Prototype; ColorDMD Progress; NTG#29

January 3, 2015, 5 Comments on Newsbag: Spellsinger Prototype; ColorDMD Progress; NTG#29

As mentioned on our social media channels, Happy New Year everyone! I hope you are having a great first weekend of the year. I doubt anyone was expecting much of anything for a newsbag this week, I did scour the news lines for a little something. Also, I will be doing a retrospective on »