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Newsbytes: The Void Visit; Lots of Pinball; Sound Voltex III US Test; NTG#61
Happy weekend everyone, I hope everyone’s arcade adventures this weekend are fun. For the post this week, get ready for a video overload. I do have a new podcast about ready to go, however
Read More »NESiCA x LIVE Lands At Round1USA Plus Other Game Updates
NESiCAxLIVE Lands At Round1USA – The rush to bring Japanese games to the US market continues and now with a surprise twist. For the past few years, there has been a lot of talk
Read More »Konami’s Disney Tsum Tsum Gets a US Location Test as Tsum Tsum Arcade At Round1USA Puente Hills
Back in February during the JAEPO Expo in Tokyo, Konami had unveiled a unique videmption (or interactive vending) game, originally called Disney ZamZam, which was changed to Disney Tsum Tsum. I mentioned it briefly (scroll
Read More »Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA
In case it wasn’t apparent already, Round1USA in Puente Hills, CA has become the go-to place for Japanese game location tests in the US. While I have not heard how the games fared on
Read More »Newsbytes: NEON FM Alternate; Konami Tests Museca; A Nickelcade Closing; NTG #48
Thanks to E3 this week, there was very little arcade news to discuss but I was able to scrape together the following to fill in the middle of your weekend. Also in the US
Read More »JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)
The biggest Japanese arcade trade show of the year is upon us once again, here is a collection of the various announcements and happenings from the JAEPO 2015 event in Tokyo: (Update: Part 2
Read More »JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.
The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest
Read More »Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015
With a new year having come upon us, it means it is time to look back at some games that are enjoying an anniversary in 2015. For the same thing we did last year,
Read More »Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location
(Thanks to J. Wesley Chiok for the tip) I should have mixed this with the location news from yesterday but it slipped my memory – so better late than never 😉 We have known
Read More »Dinosaurs At The Arcade!
Among the trends one might get into as a child, there are many to choose from. One that pops up every now and then in the greater culture are dinosaurs. The ancient beasts have
Read More »New Trailer For Konami’s Silent Scope Bone Eater
Back on Christmas Eve 2013, news came along that Konami was testing out a new arcade sniper game in Japan they were calling GUNDOG. It didn’t take long for this to become known as
Read More »America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D8; Name That Game #10
Well this week has been a slow one for news, I’ve been busy otherwise. One thing I took care of this week was checking out a spot at the Salt Lake Comic Con. Myself
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