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Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

January 11, 2013, 4 Comments on Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own arcade its a far cry from where it was just a month ago. That is normal as the post-Christmas doldrums »

Stern Pinball Makes An Appearance At CES 2013

Stern Pinball Makes An Appearance At CES 2013

January 8, 2013, 1 Comment on Stern Pinball Makes An Appearance At CES 2013

[Thanks to  for the tip] When I hear of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, I think of the line from TRON: “If you’ve seen one consumer electronics show, you’ve seen them all”. I am sure that they can be fun or fascinating if you know what to look for but it always helps when »

Arcade Releases for 2013

December 31, 2012, No Comments on Arcade Releases for 2013

Wanting to know what brand new arcade games are hitting the market? Stay up-to-date with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2013 calendar year. This includes games already released starting in January 2013 and those which have been hinted at a release by their parent companies. Note that the arcade industry behaves »

The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

December 31, 2012, No Comments on The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

Last year I took a look at the top 10 posts that we ran as a way to recap the news of the year and it doesn’t hurt to do it again – its one of the few times I can get behind a “Top 10” type list since there is a way to »

Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

December 27, 2012, No Comments on Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

(Image above by Daniel Love, from the Exhibit website) As the year comes down to its final days, news in this sector tends to slow down as companies tend to close their doors for the last week of the year. But there is occasionally some things that do come up, like the news of »

Arcade Heroes Players Choice Game Of The Year Poll 2012

Arcade Heroes Players Choice Game Of The Year Poll 2012

December 23, 2012, 2 Comments on Arcade Heroes Players Choice Game Of The Year Poll 2012

It’s that time of year again, where as it comes to a close we want to know what you the players found to be the arcade Game Of The Year for 2012. There was an increase in “videmption” type content this year, where it all can be set to work without dispensing tickets so »

Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

December 8, 2012, No Comments on Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

Not much has gone on in the arcade world this past week, which is often the case in the post-IAAPA month since all the new game announcements come along at that time. But enough can accumulate to talk about, such as today. First off, the website Aurcade.com just hit a couple of milestones in »

As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

December 3, 2012, 3 Comments on As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

I am sure that you have heard by now that Atari’s Pong celebrated 40 years in existence this past Friday. I did not forget, I just figured it would be nice to do an article about it as this site dedicated to arcade games celebrates a birthday of its own (and it gave me »

Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Announces 2nd Machine: The Hobbit

Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Announces 2nd Machine: The Hobbit

November 30, 2012, 9 Comments on Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Announces 2nd Machine: The Hobbit

Hot on the heels of the announcement that their first pinball game, The Wizard of Oz is starting to ship, Jersey Jack Pinball wasted no time in leaving it up in the air what their next pinball machine will be: The Hobbit, based upon the three new Peter Jackson films that are coming to »

Results From The Big Buck World Championship 2012

Results From The Big Buck World Championship 2012

November 23, 2012, No Comments on Results From The Big Buck World Championship 2012

Check out some results and pictures of the recent Big Buck World Championship 2012 event. »

South Town Arcade Closing On Nov. 25th

South Town Arcade Closing On Nov. 25th

November 21, 2012, 7 Comments on South Town Arcade Closing On Nov. 25th

RIP South Town Arcade, Nov 25th 2012. Details inside »

IAAPA 2012 Pictures Batch #3

IAAPA 2012 Pictures Batch #3

November 17, 2012, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2012 Pictures Batch #3

With IAAPA 2012 being the huge show that it is, we have more to share about it, here is another picture post to wrap up the show. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: PHOTOS PART 1 / PART 2 ; VIDEOS PART 1 / PART 2 Animal Kaiser – I had already posted a picture of Sega’s Hero »