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Available In June: Tipsy Raccoons

Available In June: Tipsy Raccoons

Shaggy May 23, 2018 2

Way back in January you might recall a story we ran about an up-and-coming independent developer by the name of Glitchbit and their first release: Tipsy Raccoons. The game has made appearances at arcade

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Cosmotrons Update: Now Available To Order!

Cosmotrons Update: Now Available To Order!

Shaggy April 21, 2018 4

The journey of the indie arcade game Cosmotrons is about to come to a head as we have a new update to share with you in regards to the production version of the game.

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Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC

Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC

Shaggy March 24, 2018 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, our little collection of arcade & pinball news for the weekend. Note that we had to correct something on the Buckzilla article so that has been updated. Also, I’m hearing from

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Indie Arcades 2018: Cosmotrons Update

Indie Arcades 2018: Cosmotrons Update

Shaggy January 9, 2018 1

Could 2018 be the year of indie ‘true arcade’ game? After yesterday’s news of Tipsy Raccoon and the upcoming releases of titles like Rashlander, Project Armor(formerly Strike Harbinger) and Kraut Buster it is starting

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Just for Bar/Arcades In 2018: Tipsy Raccoons

Just for Bar/Arcades In 2018: Tipsy Raccoons

Shaggy January 8, 2018 5

We’ve been following the “bar/arcade” trend for what seems like an eternity now and contrary to some expectations (including my own), such businesses continue to hold on or in some cases expand their operations.

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Killer Queen Creators Discuss How To Find Success Through The Arcade Community

Killer Queen Creators Discuss How To Find Success Through The Arcade Community

Shaggy May 20, 2016 2

Launching a new arcade game is no easy task as the factors surrounding that are much more complicated and costly than a home game. If you are someone that is “indie”; i.e., no name

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SkyCurser – Discussion And Unboxing Of This New JAMMA Arcade Kit

SkyCurser – Discussion And Unboxing Of This New JAMMA Arcade Kit

Shaggy October 28, 2015 4

As mentioned on the blog the other day, I was expecting a new game to arrive into my hands this week that has some very interesting potential for our industry at large. Known as

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Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

Shaggy February 11, 2015 14

Before you ask, no this is not an old story from 1992. Lately the trend towards big name, big cost games has been gaining steam but so has the occasional indie arcade game development.

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Newsbag: Homebrew Arcade; Darius Store; New Sega Rhythm Game “Chunithm” In Japan

Newsbag: Homebrew Arcade; Darius Store; New Sega Rhythm Game “Chunithm” In Japan

Shaggy December 5, 2014 1

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done the newsbag of collecting some stories for a quick look as I’ve been busy with the IAAPA stuff but with that past, let’s get back at!

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Newsbytes: Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog Update

Newsbytes: Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog Update

Shaggy July 4, 2014 2

This week is always slow for news as a lot of people and companies tend to take off more than just July 4th for a nice Summer break but there is a little something

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