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Sega Amusements Int’l Fully Re-Opens

Sega Amusements Int’l Fully Re-Opens

Shaggy July 1, 2020 0

The news cycle for the past few months has been a cycle of closures, indefinite closures, re-openings, & re-closures. It’s been a little hard to track it all, since every industry has been affected

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New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

Shaggy June 29, 2020 0

Just a brief post to start out the week, thanks to some screenshots that were released today for the horizontal scrolling shooter, Vritra Hexa. For quick background, Vritra is an obscure shoot ’em up

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Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Shaggy June 27, 2020 3

Hello and welcome to this summer edition of Newsbytes. Arcade news itself has been pretty slow this week, apart from talking about Chuck E. Cheeses, but we’ve got enough “bytes” to hopefully tide you

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Will Chuck E. Cheeses Survive?

Will Chuck E. Cheeses Survive?

Shaggy June 25, 2020 1

I’m not leading this story with the headline “Chuck E. Cheeses files for bankruptcy,” as it seems to be taken incorrectly by some. Unfortunately, I’ve found that many “readers” on both Facebook and Twitter

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Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Shaggy June 20, 2020 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of arcade content from around the web that is generally run on the weekends. While a lot of general news in 2020 has been terrible, to say the least,

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New trailer for Hot Wheels Pinball

New trailer for Hot Wheels Pinball

Shaggy June 17, 2020 0

First shown at Amusement Expo 2020, Hot Wheels follows Oktoberfest and Houndini as the third product for American Pinball. Due to the pandemic and subsequent shutdowns that took place as soon as that Expo

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Happy Space Invaders Day!

Happy Space Invaders Day!

Shaggy June 16, 2020 2

It’s time to celebrate another game anniversary, as Taito appears to have taken a page from all of the celebrations surrounding Pac-Man’s 40th, and come up with their own ways to celebrate the game

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Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

Shaggy June 15, 2020 2

We haven’t had many updates on game content to discuss as of late, as most titles have been stuck in development hiatus hell thanks to the pandemic. Today seems to be showing a shift

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Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams; Grid Snaps; CEC Bankruptcy; New Arcade 1up Titles; Various Events

Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams; Grid Snaps; CEC Bankruptcy; New Arcade 1up Titles; Various Events

Shaggy June 13, 2020 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend curation of news from around the arcade & pinball world. Most of it is positive/good, but sometimes we do come across bad news that just can’t be avoided. Overall,

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Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

Shaggy June 12, 2020 0

It’s been a dead week for arcade news, although I am thinking about doing a VLOG about the news that Chuck E. Cheeses is potentially facing bankruptcy. As a quick thought on that, I

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Lightning Knights Is Officially Available For Arcades

Lightning Knights Is Officially Available For Arcades

Shaggy June 10, 2020 2

Mentioned on the blog a few times already, on Monday I got my hands on Lightning Knights for my Exa-Arcadia system. Thus we can say that the game is available in the event you

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Newsbytes: Indie Arcade Updates (Exa, Step Revolution); Arcade Backpack; Pac-Man Minecraft & More

Newsbytes: Indie Arcade Updates (Exa, Step Revolution); Arcade Backpack; Pac-Man Minecraft & More

Shaggy June 6, 2020 1

Welcome Newsbytes, a semi-regular curation of arcade & pinball news content from around the world. Normally these are done just on weekends, although with the slowdown in amusement news as of late, I’ve had

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