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Article: What Really Happened To Arcades
Thanks to ‘Venumspyders’ for the tip. I was just going to briefly mention this in addition to something else but then I started writing and it became its own thing (cue, “It’s aliiiiive!” here).
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New Locations: Pins ‘n Pockets in Lake Elisnore, CA; Vector Volcano Classic Arcade In Bend, OR
Let’s start this fine Spring week with a couple of stories on new arcade locations! Pins ‘n Pockets – This venue in Lake Elisnore, CA just opened their arcade which also includes 8 lanes
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Big Buck HD Wild Launches Today + Review
With the video review below I don’t need to make this post very long but with today being April 1st, it is more than just April Fools – in the world of real news
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No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing
A month ago we received word that Raw Thrills’ latest arcade game Jurassic Park Arcade was beginning to ship out to distributors so that arcade venues could begin carrying the game. That said, how
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Amusement Expo 2015 Wrap-Up
For today’s newsbag, I’m going to use it to wrap up Amusement Expo 2015 which took place earlier this week in Las Vegas, NV. I attended the show for the two days that they
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Amusement Expo 2015 Preview
It is Vegas week, thanks to the start of Amusement Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, NV starting Wednesday. Since I started my arcade in 2008 I have attended this event annually, with one exception.
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Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More
In North America, our winter nightmare has come to a close with Spring finally here. For the arcade business, in my particular situation, that has seen the typical slowdown that occurs when people can
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Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled
UPDATE: Fixed the official trailer link at the bottom of the post During the Big Buck HD 2014 World Championship online stream, they showed off a promotion for an update that would be made
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Trailer For The Arcade Game Related PIXELS
The other day I mentioned TRON 3 as being in pre-production but well before that hits theaters, a new film involving arcade video games and characters will be coming to silver screens across the
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16-Bit Bar + Arcade Aiming To Open Their 3rd Location This Spring
[Thanks to George Arbogast Jr. for the tip] Expansion is generally going to be a positive thing in business and the 16-bit Bar + Arcade that first opened in Ohio back in 2013 certainly
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Sega Begins Shipping Showdown Special Attraction
About a month ago we reported that the standard version of Sega’s latest video arcade driving title Showdown began shipping and today I received a press release from Sega Amusements stating that both versions
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Q&A On Jurassic Park Arcade With Eugene Jarvis
The name Eugene Jarvis is well-known in video gaming circles although more than once I have surprised someone by mentioning that he is not only still in the industry but he is also still
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