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UNIS Unveils IAAPA Europe Expo 2022 Line-up

UNIS Unveils IAAPA Europe Expo 2022 Line-up

arcadehero September 3, 2022 0

Following Sega’s announcement the other day of their upcoming IAAPA Europe Expo presence, now UNIS has sent out an email detailing most of what they will have at the same show. We’ve had some

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Team Play Inc. Reveals Carnival Wheel

Team Play Inc. Reveals Carnival Wheel

arcadehero May 25, 2022 0

Today’s bit of news that breaks our dry spell comes to us from the world of redemption/videmption – something that we don’t always focus on here but will dabble with every now and then.

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Sega Releases Details On Men In Black For Arcades

Sega Releases Details On Men In Black For Arcades

arcadehero November 4, 2021 1

I can remember going to see Men In Black in the theaters back when the film launched in the 1990s, and it became a movie that I think rewatched several times over the years.

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Twister by Adrenaline Amusements Spotted On Test

Twister by Adrenaline Amusements Spotted On Test

arcadehero March 16, 2021 0

Got a quickie for you today, thanks to an anonymous tipster that sent a couple of photos my way. I tip my hat to you,  once again 😉 You likely know what the classic

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New Centipede Videmption Game Spotted On Location Test

New Centipede Videmption Game Spotted On Location Test

arcadehero March 14, 2019 2

No, this is not a throwback nor time travel post from 1981. While the Atari name and brand is absent from actively manufacturing new games for the amusement market, the current IP holders (Atari

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Popular App Slither.Io Makes The Jump To Arcades Via Raw Thrills

Popular App Slither.Io Makes The Jump To Arcades Via Raw Thrills

arcadehero October 8, 2018 1

Not long before Space Invaders dominated the gaming scene, “Snake” games did. Now, there wasn’t any game actually called Snake that was in arcades – instead it was games like Comotion or Dominos. But

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Touch Magix To Release MXR Game Mystery Island At IAAPA 2018

Touch Magix To Release MXR Game Mystery Island At IAAPA 2018

arcadehero October 5, 2018 2

If you can recall our coverage of Amusement Expo 2018, then you might remember a game by the name of Mystery Island by Touch Magix (who recently became advertisers here on the site at

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Rampage Returns To Arcades As A Dave & Busters Timed Exclusive

Rampage Returns To Arcades As A Dave & Busters Timed Exclusive

arcadehero March 16, 2018 4

We’ve had a lot of big news items hit the wires this year, some of them coming from arcade chain Dave & Busters as they seek to differentiate their game offerings from the competition.

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IAAPA 2017: Andamiro Gets Ready To Ride The ‘Tight Rope’

IAAPA 2017: Andamiro Gets Ready To Ride The ‘Tight Rope’

arcadehero November 8, 2017 0

A little over a year ago, a Youtube redemption gamer came across a location test for a videmption title known as Tight Rope. It wasn’t clear who was making it from the video but

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Videmption Updates: Fly O’Clock; Crazy Tower; Shooty Skies Arcade & Launch Code

Videmption Updates: Fly O’Clock; Crazy Tower; Shooty Skies Arcade & Launch Code

arcadehero November 4, 2016 1

One type of game that we expect to see in droves at the upcoming IAAPA 2016 trade show are videmption games. More can be done in redemption with video so these have been quite

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Atari’s BREAKOUT Returning To Arcades As A Videmption Game

Atari’s BREAKOUT Returning To Arcades As A Videmption Game

arcadehero September 21, 2016 2

(Via Replay Magazine) UPDATED: Updates below in red 40 years ago, Atari released a game that I personally consider to have been at the forrefront of the “Golden Age” of gaming – Breakout. It

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Two New Videmption Games: Strings & Red Light Green Light

Two New Videmption Games: Strings & Red Light Green Light

arcadehero January 19, 2016 1

(Thanks to JDevy for the tip) There are always new amusement games in development somewhere out there and today we have a look at two titles of the videmption persuasion: Strings and Red Light

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