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Knowing Your Rs: SR, VR, AR and MXR

arcadehero July 20, 2016 1

With the return of VR onto the scene, we’ve begun to cover the subject on the blog recently as “VR Arcades” and other out-of-home applications of the technology find their way into amusement. The

Bandai Namco Opening VR Zone Project i Can In Tokyo This April

arcadehero March 28, 2016 2

There have been “whispers” about more out-of-home amusement VR projects coming their way although it hasn’t entirely been clear who is working on what. With today’s news we can remove Bandai Namco Amusements off

“Best of Show Awards” 2015 Open To the Public

arcadehero March 3, 2015 6

For the past few years I had ran a poll for Arcade Game Of The Year, although for 2014 I missed out on that, being pre-occupied with some other items on my plate. Awards for

The Zone Dome As An Arcade Display

arcadehero October 14, 2014 4

A short time ago, I mentioned an interesting new product by the name of Zone Dome in a weekend news collection post. I couldn’t find out if this was designed to also work in

Article: Looking At VR From A New Perspective

arcadehero March 11, 2014 4

The video game world is teasing with VR once again but it is hardware that still has plenty of potential in the arcade/amusement space. A year ago this month saw the release of the

Videos From IAAPA 2013 + More Details on Congo Bongo

arcadehero November 29, 2013 1

Generally speaking, the week after IAAPA is not one with a lot of news. A lot of people are traveling in the US for Thanksgiving and for a lot of companies in the business,

Alterface Launches Vanguard For The 5Di Gamebox

arcadehero August 28, 2013 0

In 2011 we ran a brief story about a “5D” multi-player theater called Alterface. They create interactive motion theaters and “dark rides” (usually interactive indoor roller coasters or rides). To try and summarize what

Sega’s Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years

arcadehero June 6, 2013 7

On June 6th 1964, Sega began selling arcade games. They had been in business prior to that dealing with vending machines but they recognized the value of electromechanical amusements at the time. This path

Sega’s Orbi Unveiled as A Virtual Zoo Amusement Facility

arcadehero May 28, 2013 5

For the past couple of years I’ve seen some issues made about a trademark requested by Sega by the name of Orbi. A very small minority of fans made some pretty broad assumptions based

Namco To Open 200 Amusement Centers For Teenage Girls (UPDATED )

arcadehero April 1, 2013 5

Update: Yes this was an April Fools joke. I had wanted to do another one again but that didn’t come together but fortunately Namco decided to do one. There is a notion about arcades/amusement

Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

arcadehero January 3, 2013 3

Newsfeed 1280 via For our first Stinger newsfeed of the year, they pointed us to a story about the development of a new Namco Bandai indoor theme park that is set to open its