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Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014
(Image from a D&B location in the Northwest, USA) There are not many big chains of arcades or FECs in the Western world but there are a few. One of those, Dave & Busters,
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Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures
This has been a slow month for news, although in part I’m sure there are items I have just overlooked as I’ve been busy handling many other things in life and business (and several
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Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2
Welcome to the last weekend of July. This week has given us some new game announcements with Raw Thrills’ Batmobile and Namco/Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. There was some arcade news at the
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DNA Announces Growth & New Book: The Out Of Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier
The Digital Out Of Home Interactive Entertainment Network Association is on the move again with some news about their growth as a group and plans for launching a new book about the industry this
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Begin the Week with Saving Rusty Quarters, Arcade UFO Re-opening & Mario Kart Arcade DX Footage
The weather is starting to warm up in my locale, hopefully it is in yours if you happen to be in a cold region but either way don’t forget to support a local arcade
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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
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Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?
We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which
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Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC
In a post earlier today I brought up the trend in retrocades opening up this year and almost as it were on cue, here comes another location that has opened its doors with that
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Family Fun Arcade to Close in January 2013
(Thanks to Tom for the tip!) So far this year we have been running a lot of stories about new arcades opening their doors, more than I have been accustomed to doing which has
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Galaxy FEC Opening This Fall In Millbury, MA
A new FEC location with plenty of entertainment options including an arcade is coming soon to Millbury, MA USA. Check inside for more details!
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Scene 75 Now Open In Dayton, OH
It’s been a little while since we reported on a new venue opening in Ohio (example 1 and example 2 from 2009) and today’s news is about a location that is a full-blown FEC
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Namco Station in Manchester, UK undergoing major remodel, “21st century” version reopens July
If you are familiar with the Namco Station in Manchester, UK then you probably know already that the place closed down in May for a refurb. As we have just found out thanks to
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