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JAEPO 2019: Pinball In Japan; Bandai Namco Unveils Pac-Man Panic
While Japanese industry has long embraced video games, pinball’s journey in the country has been a struggle. With JAEPO 2019, it looks like that might be about to turn around as Stern Pinball, Jersey
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NESiCAxLive 2 Begins Testing In The USA Until Jan. 27th
Just a quickie post here. We recently highlighted news about Taito looking to test their NESiCAxLive 2 digital download arcade network in the states, and now it has begun. This tweet from the official
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The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review
2019 is upon us, which means that it is time to take a look back at the arcade, pinball and other amusement news of 2018. The State Of The Industry 2018 2018 has been
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New Arcades 2018: Japan Update; Babylon Park (Israel); Save Point (MD); Starcade (NJ); Prince Arcades (IL); & More
Welcome to the last new arcade locations post of 2018. This year has been marked by strong growth in the amusement sector, thanks to favorable economic circumstances and a great pool of games to
Read More »Taito To Begin Testing NESiCAxLive 2 Exclusively At Round1USA
At the end of 2010, Taito released their version of a digital game delivery service to Japanese arcades by the name of NESiCAxLive. The idea was to replace the hardware kit with download-only software
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IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #1: The Beatles, Fantasy Soccer, Halo & House of the Dead
There’s no rest for the weary as the saying goes, and for me, that is certainly going to be the case for the next week. I had the great opportunity to spend the past
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Arcade Fighters Update: Street Fighter V; Dead Or Alive 6; Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
It’s to to catch up on some news that has come out of Japan this week, all involving the beloved genre of fighting games. Street Fighter V Finally Coming To Arcades Street Fighter was
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Newsbytes: Deadpool Pinball; New Virtual Rabbids; Mario Kart VR; Japan Location Tests & More
Welcome to the weekend fellow arcade users. Here are your compiled Newsbytes to enjoy as we head into August. Stern Pinball Teases Deadpool The rumor mill had pegged Deadpool (the Marvel comic book character)
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Atari Table PONG Japanese Trailer
It’s been another slow news week so instead of holding this one over for NEwsbytes this weekend, we’ll just show it now. The Atari Table PONG game has been covered on AH various times
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Taito Celebrates 40 Years Of Invader Blasting With Space Invaders Gigamax
Forty years ago, Taito released a game that not only turned the arcade business on its head, it would mark a cultural turning point for entertainment in general – Space Invaders. Many consider this
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Newsbytes: 10 Years In Business; Connect 4 Hoops; PONG Table Coin-Op; Southern Fried Gaming Expo; Arcade History & More
Most everyone is going to be paying attention to E3 news that is hitting the wires this weekend but there are still things going on in the world of arcades. Here’s what I’ve gathered
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Taito Begins Testing AirSoft BB Gun Arcade Game ‘GunArena’ In Japan
There have been many legends in this business, one of which is a Japanese company by the name of Taito. With around 500 arcade machines to their name over the past 45+ years, you
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