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Rocket League Is Blasting Into Arcades! (Updated)
UPDATE: Big H/T to Jdevy who created the cabinet mock-ups for this post – he did those, I did the post. Happy April Fools! That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the
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Amusement Expo 2023 Preview
The end of March is upon us which means that the “Spring Show,” or rather, Amusement Expo is taking place. In the past this was also known as the AMOA show – regardless, this
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Newsbytes: Shinorubi & Donut Dodo Do! Pre-Orders; Berzerk & Frenzy Go Atari; More Tests For Taiko
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the arcade and pinball world. There’s plenty to digest in this one than can fit into the headline, so let’s dive in: Pre-Orders Open
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Orders Open For Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead
The headline might be a surprise since it’s been a spell since I’ve mentioned the unique arcade twist of Devolver Digital’s Gungeon. The coin-op version, titled Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead, had
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Newsbytes: Galactic Tank Force; Big Buck WC XVI; DEAL 2023 Preview & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball. We’ve had quite a bit of the latter this week and this post will be no
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Step ManiaX DX Now Shipping
February was a busy month for arcade releases and now we’ve got something for March as Step Revolution has announced (thanks to Ted H. on Discord for sharing the tweet) that the deluxe model
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Newsbytes: IAAPI & GTI 2023 Shows; The Godfather & Galactic Tank Force Pinball; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball. While we’ve had a lot of game releases in the past month, these smaller bits of
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Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games
Welcome to the first Location Watch of the year – I likely could have done this in January but that was a very busy month for me. It is worth noting that while I
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New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up
Since not everyone follows the site on Twitter or Discord, here’s a handy post to round up news from the trade show that just started in Japan, JAEPO 2023. This is the first time
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NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades
I really didn’t expect to be writing this post until Spring, as I had heard at IAAPA that the latest arcade entry for the Need For Speed series likely wouldn’t be shipping until that
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Sega’s Drone Racing Genesis Takes Off
While checking in with Sega Amusements about the release of Storm Rider 2, I found out about something else worth noting – that’s not the only game that has begun to ship. Drone Racing
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Now On Test: Hyper Cross by IGS & Sega
Last year, the Taiwan-based arcade game developer IGS unveiled a new snowmobile racing title called Hyper Cross. It was promoted on Chinese manufacturer Baohui’s website and YouTube channel, but other than that we didn’t
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