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A Look At Florida’s Arcade & Pinball Expo 2013 Plus Mylstar Screw Loose cabinet shown

A Look At Florida’s Arcade & Pinball Expo 2013 Plus Mylstar Screw Loose cabinet shown

February 25, 2013, 1 Comment on A Look At Florida’s Arcade & Pinball Expo 2013 Plus Mylstar Screw Loose cabinet shown

This past weekend was an arcade & pinball event that I somehow overlooked but at the very least talking about it now means pics and video. Many places around the world are holding annual arcade/pinball events so it can be a little hard to track all of them but this one in Ft. Lauderdale, »

Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’

Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’

February 17, 2013, 1 Comment on Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’

A look at the current state of the arcade scene in London, »

Sandy Hook Arcade Center Looking To Open Soon in Newtown, CT

Sandy Hook Arcade Center Looking To Open Soon in Newtown, CT

February 15, 2013, 3 Comments on Sandy Hook Arcade Center Looking To Open Soon in Newtown, CT

A new arcade is opening its doors in Newtown, CT called the Sandy Hook Arcade Center, more details inside »

JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

February 14, 2013, No Comments on JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

The replacement show for the AOU and JAMMA is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there we are getting our first look at some of the hot items to be available soon in Japanese arcades, and perhaps a few that will find their ways overseas as well. »

New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

February 1, 2013, No Comments on New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

If you are in the Athens, GA area and are looking for some retro gaming goodness then there is a new business that opened its doors there a few weeks ago to cater to your tastes called Flashback Games. The official opening was on January 12th so we have not missed this news by »

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

January 31, 2013, 3 Comments on Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

We’ve got some bad news and some good news so like the cliche goes, the bad news first. If you’re near Southampton UK then an arcade has closed its doors there as of yesterday. The Sega Park was a part of the Bargate Shopping Centre, where they were not the only ones forced to »

The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

January 29, 2013, 6 Comments on The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

Its a week after EAG Expo 2013 opened its doors to show off the latest in coin-op/out-of-home entertainment for the European sector and thanks to The Stinger Report here are some pictures from the event. Commentary below is my own. Stay tuned for a full show report from AH writer HeavyElectricity – he has »

BBC Takes Notice Of Pinball Resurgance With Another New Pinball Manufacturer, Heighway Pinball

BBC Takes Notice Of Pinball Resurgance With Another New Pinball Manufacturer, Heighway Pinball

January 29, 2013, No Comments on BBC Takes Notice Of Pinball Resurgance With Another New Pinball Manufacturer, Heighway Pinball

(Thanks to everyone that sent this in!; pictures below via The Stinger Report and were taken at the EAG2013 show last week) Thanks to the EAG Expo that took place last week, arcade and pinball games are getting some mainstream media attention. BBC News has an article up called “Flipping heck: Is pinball about »

New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

January 25, 2013, 2 Comments on New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

Through 2012 we saw an uptick in stories about classic arcades opening their doors around the US and judging by the news today, 2013 is starting off on a similar foot. If you are in or around Houston, TX tomorrow then a new arcade with a focus on the classics is opening it’s doors »

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

January 17, 2013, 1 Comment on Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s Dark Escape 4D, which I have heard is available at a few different venues already. A press release about that »

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

January 16, 2013, 16 Comments on Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an article that directly looks into what they call the “death” of arcades but there is a pretty popular article that was published on The Verge today that does just that. You can read it here. There is also a video which has a different tone than »

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 »