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Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Adam July 2, 2014 5

Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would

Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

Adam July 1, 2014 2

Sometimes news has a weird way of getting to me – I checked the Arcade Otaku forums this afternoon and caught an interesting post from May 20th about an AO member whose girlfriend’s Grandma

New Location News: GAMA Ride Open in Belmont, CA; Summer Street Arcade in Denver, CO

Adam June 30, 2014 8

(Thanks to Jon Cox for this first tip) A new FEC venue has opened their doors in Belmont, CA by the name of GAMA Ride (corrected from San Francisco, thanks for the point Sean).

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Reunion, Japan Arcade Games On Test

Adam June 28, 2014 2

It’s hard to believe we are pretty much at July already. Speaking of the date, yesterday was Atari’s anniversary which I think we could consider National Video Arcade Day. So Happy Belated Video Arcade

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

Adam June 26, 2014 0

For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at

Primal Rage II Prototype Finds A Home At Galloping Ghost Arcade

Adam June 23, 2014 1

(Thanks to those that sent this in) We’ve mentioned a few times when prototypes have found their way to a location but it isn’t the kind of news that we hear about all of

Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Adam June 21, 2014 0

Welcome to another Newsbytes rounding up a couple of interesting pieces of arcade news. Neither of these concern fresh product on the market but should be cool to read about… Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

Adam June 18, 2014 2

(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for

The TRON Joystick Shifter

Adam June 15, 2014 0

Normally when you think of TRON and vehicles, motorcycles come to mind first but here is a new product that shows both a TRON and arcade element for your car – the TRON Arcade

New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

Adam June 14, 2014 17

It was mentioned on the blog previously (I can’t remember exactly where) that 2014 was shaping up to be a good year for independent/small developments in the arcade sector. Today, Coate Games has shared

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

Adam June 11, 2014 2

Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For

New Arcade Releases: Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, ReRave Plus

Adam June 10, 2014 1

There were a couple games on our release list which were schedule for a May 2014 release but the month came and went without any official word on the availability of those games. I’ve received