Amusement Expo 2026 Arcade Preview

Amusement Expo International 2026 begins next week at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Conference and education sessions run on 16 and 17 March, followed by the main trade-show days on 18 and 19 March.

This year’s event moves into the West Hall, which opened in 2021, while the official host hotel changes from the Westgate to Resorts World. It is the first Amusement Expo held in this hall, so visitors should check their drop-off point and venue entrance before arriving.

After a particularly strong 2025 show featuring Top Gun: Maverick, Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars and Maimai DX, the 2026 programme includes returning products, new content and several previously unseen arcade releases. For a video overview, watch the full livestreamed rundown, which runs for just over two hours.

For Australian operators, collectors and enthusiasts tracking the wider coin-op market, this is a useful snapshot of the games and machines likely to shape the next round of arcade releases. You can also follow more industry coverage through the RETROCADE Arcade Blog.

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Raw Thrills

Booths: 2044, 2146 and 2555 with Betson.

Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix are working on new projects, but Raw Thrills is not currently expected to bring an entirely new game to this show. A surprise remains possible, while other future projects may instead appear at later trade shows or location tests.

The company will show current updates for Minecraft Dungeons Arcade, Marvel: Contest of Champions and Angry Birds Boom!, alongside recent titles including Godzilla Kaiju Wars Deluxe and the newly shipping Jackpot Racer. A spotlight feature in this month’s RePlay Magazine covers the latter. The planned Mountain Goat update for Big Buck Hunter Reloaded was initially listed as playable, but no longer appears to be part of the show line-up.

TouchMagix

Booth: 2001.

TouchMagix is bringing a version of its IAAPA line-up, led by the redemption games Pickleball Toss, Treasure Chest, Boxed Up! and Minions Bullseye Mania. Despite its name, Pickleball Toss uses the type of ball associated with the sport rather than recreating the court-and-paddle game itself.

Alan-1

Booth: 1855.

Alan-1 is returning with its largest trade-show footprint to date: a 40-by-40 space. The display combines IAAPA products with several marked debuts:

Asteroids: Recharged
Atari PONG Cocktail*
Avian Knights
Breakout: Recharged*
Butts On Things cranes and toys
Caverns of Mars: Recharged*
Gravitar: Recharged
Missile Command: Recharged
Yars’ Revenge: Recharged*

*The asterisks identify the expected new debuts. A previously suggested Butts on Things videmption game will not debut at this event.

The three new Atari Recharged cabinets use a Pepper’s Ghost-style display effect. Angled glass or a semi-silvered mirror reflects imagery to create a holographic appearance. Alan-1’s implementation uses two monitors, with foreground objects layered over a background image, creating a glasses-free 3D effect inspired in part by Taito’s Wyvern F-0. It also helps distinguish these arcade versions from their console counterparts.

Alan-1 will also host its annual Major League eSports World Championship. Eight players will compete on Alan-1 games, primarily Avian Knights, with a $5,000 first prize.

Blue Motion Games

Booth: 2265.

Blue Motion Games debuted at Amusement Expo 2025 with Desert Strike and Cannonball Jam. This year it plans to unveil a new light-gun motion simulator based on a major Hollywood property after the show opens. The title had not been publicly identified at preview time, with a reveal scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Other arcade exhibitors

Adrenaline Amusements

Booth: 1513.

Adrenaline has kept a relatively low profile since IAAPA 2025, where it showed a Back to the Future spinner redemption prototype and an Angry Birds coin-roll game sourced from another company. Its Amusement Expo line-up beyond the existing catalogue remains unclear. There is also an open question over whether Hot Wheels: Victory Lap could eventually move beyond Dave & Buster’s locations.

Amusement Source International

Booth: 1327, also represented at Shaffer Distributing.

ASI will present a broad selection of redemption and vending products, including Wahlap’s Storm Racer 2 and Storm Rider X. Storm Racer 2 previously appeared at Wahlap’s IAAPA booth, while Storm Rider X is expected to make its North American debut here. Additional Ace Amusement products will also be shown.

Balloon Fest
Box Stack
Crossbow Fishing
DIY Souvenir Coin
Dragon Kingdom
Fortune Zombie
Print Cases
Rooster ’N Bro 2DX
Storm Racer 2
Storm Rider X
The Container
Trick Pong
Wild Hunting

Andamiro USA

Booth: 2445.

The show offers many operators their first opportunity to play Nickelodeon Kart Racers Arcade. It missed IAAPA and instead debuted at MAGFest and NJAA Expo. Andamiro will also display its Dragons pusher, recently seen in location testing and at NJAA, alongside established redemption products such as Star Wars.

Bandai Namco

Booths: 1801 and 1900.

Bandai Namco’s announced line-up largely repeats its IAAPA presentation: GoldStorm Pirates, Speed Rider 4DX and the Pac-Man range, including newer kiddie attractions. Possible surprises such as a smaller standard GoldStorm or Resident Evil 2: Arcade should not be assumed. The status of The Future, which appeared with Mini World at IAAPA, is also worth checking; Mini World appears to be continuing.

DSM Arcade

Booth: 1353 with AVS Companies.

DSM Arcade will be represented through AVS rather than operating its own stand. The principal product is the recently released Perfect Pour Pabst Blue Ribbon Edition. The company has also been quietly developing another game, although details remain unavailable.

exA-Arcadia

Booth: 1364, listed under Show Me Holdings on the venue map.

After missing the 2025 event, exA-Arcadia returns with two major new releases planned for the first day, plus existing games from IAAPA. The platform has been unusually quiet on monthly releases, but further titles may be present. The larger announcements are expected at EVO Japan later in the year, with major news scheduled for May.

Incredible Technologies

Booth: 1813.

Silver Strike Bowling: League Night, Incredible Technologies’ first non-Golden Tee machine in some time, returns after its IAAPA debut. The bowling title incorporates real bowling equipment through a partnership with Storm Products. The latest update for the company’s long-running golf series should be present as well.

JET Games

Booth: 2235.

JET Games has released few details, but G.I. Joe Big Cannon is expected to appear. The game is being localised from the Chinese title Flamestone Cannon, whose original presentation had limited connection to the licensed property. JET confirmed a 1 May shipping target. Likely supporting products include Giga Shot, Cyber Boxer and redemption games such as Talking Tom Gold Rush.

LAI Games

Booth: 1445.

LAI Games used Amusement Expo 2025 to launch an early version of Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars. This year’s more compact presentation is expected to include the IAAPA 2025 line-up: Ubisoft All-Star VR, Wahlap/IGS/Gameloft’s Phantom Vanguard, Playmore’s Cube Clash pusher and FOG’s Hyper Grid social entertainment attraction. Other current products and the completed, improved version of Cyberpunk should join them.

Pop-A-Shot

Booth: 1245.

Pop-A-Shot returns with a larger booth and its revived commercial basketball game. Ryan Cravens, the son of former Capcom USA vice-president Bill Cravens, brought the brand back to the industry. No additional products have been announced, with the basketball machine reportedly performing strongly.

Sega Amusements

Booth: 1833.

Maimai DX returns after attracting substantial attention at its first US trade-show appearance in 2025. Sega Amusements is expected to bring much of its IAAPA 2025 line-up, plus newer redemption products such as Go Go Ducky, which appeared at EAG in January. Maimai will run its Circle content update and will also appear at the Player One/Kiddleton booth. Subsoccer Arcade is also scheduled.

Stern Pinball

Booth: 2345.

Stern is expected to be the only dedicated pinball exhibitor at the show unless another manufacturer appears through a distributor. Alongside recent games including Star Wars, the headline attraction is Pokémon, making its first amusement-industry appearance after its New York Toy Fair debut. The machine has already begun shipping, and one operator reported a daily $70 result from a new machine, a figure he had not seen in 25 years of operating pinball.

UNIS

Booth: 1606.

UNIS has confirmed several new products, including the Cyberpunk 2077 Chrome Rush motorbike racer. Its display should also include Ski Hero, which was planned for IAAPA but did not appear there, and Pickleball Rivals, a motion-control sports game distinct from TouchMagix’s redemption title. IAAPA 2025 products such as Spin City, Monster Jet Riders and Turbo Nova may return.

Redemption, cranes and attractions

Visitors focused on ticket redemption and crane machines can expect familiar names including Bay Tek Entertainment, Coastal Amusements, ICE, Smart Industries, Team Play and Zooom Studios. Many companies appear to be using similar displays to IAAPA rather than introducing entirely different line-ups.

Toccata Gaming International is notable for returning to the arcade sector after several years away, with a new Outbreak update for Zombie Snatcher.

Virtual, augmented and mixed reality

Dedicated VR exhibitors are now joined by companies working across augmented and mixed reality, making this category more compact than it was in previous years.

Axcitement Projected Gaming, booth 2569
DOF Robotics, booth 1145, introducing the smaller, FEC-friendly Compact Flying Theater
InstaVR Arena, booth 1412
Rilix, booth 2169, with its mounted-gun VR game from IAAPA
Valo Motion, booth 2122
Verse Immersive, booth 1233
VEX Solutions through Amusement Products, booth 2369, with Party Dash

Party Dash will be one of the products to watch in this group, particularly to see whether its IAAPA momentum continues.

What to watch at Amusement Expo 2026

The 2026 event appears set to deliver more genuinely new arcade hardware and software than expected, despite many manufacturers carrying forward products first shown at IAAPA. The first-day reveals from Blue Motion Games and exA-Arcadia should provide the clearest surprises, while established names will offer a broad mix of video games, racing cabinets, redemption machines, pinball and immersive attractions.

For anyone comparing commercial products with home setups, RETROCADE’s arcade machine buying guide is a useful starting point, while readers interested in driving cabinets can browse racing arcades. A full event recap is expected after the show, once booth tours and gameplay videos are available.