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Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit
It has been a slow news week for the most part but when video arcade news seems to slow down, pinball stuff seems to pop-up. As such here are updates for two games that are still in-development. Magic Girl by Zidware: John Popadiuk Jr’s next project is coming along nicely and is nearing completion. »
Kickstarter Project Looks To Shine A Light On DJ Max Technika Arcade Games
(Thanks to Nick Dobkin for the info) One of the negatives of any video game that relies on internet functionality for any major feature is that one day, that service will be shut off, leaving fans of the particular game in the wind. It is worse if it makes the game unplayable; bearable if »
Elaut USA Takes Jersey Jack Pinball To Court / ASCAP Renews Targeting of Arcade Venues
Well this is a great way to start February (while rolling my eyes). Fortunately I will have a new venue story up soon, as soon as I get some more details about it. In the meantime: Elaut USA Vs. Jersey Jack Pinball – First off, an intra-industry lawsuit. It hit the newswires yesterday that »
Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto
Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently waiting on news for the Medieval Madness Pinball remake. When it was seen at IAAPA 2014, they were suggesting that »
JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.
The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest of what I have gathered together for those interested. As usual, the disclaimer here that most likely we won’t see »
Newsbag: Star Wars Battle Pod Trailer #2; Full Throttle Pinball @ EAG; Duo Drive; Diverbras Dark Escape
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
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
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. Luigi Mansion Arcade – This game is »
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
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
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
(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 »
