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IAAPA 2024’s preview day revealed new rhythm, VR, racing, sports and competitive arcade attractions before the main trade show opened.
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Taiko No Tatsujin USA Version has begun shipping in limited numbers, with online Passport access, per-song fees and further cabinets expected in 2025.
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IAAPA 2024 delivered new redemption games, VR attractions and major arcade releases from Raw Thrills, TouchMagix, Wahlap, Alan-1 and Night Heron.
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From OutRun 2 and Wangan Midnight to Taiko no Tatsujin, revisit 18 years of arcade news, industry milestones and unexpected reader favourites.
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IAAPA 2024 delivered a substantial 2025 arcade pipeline, from Taiko No Tatsujin and GoldStorm Pirates to new VR, racing and redemption attractions.
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IAAPA 2024’s pinball showcase featured Stern’s Metallica Remastered, Jersey Jack’s Pinball XP system and American Pinball’s latest line-up.
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DSM Arcade’s Perfect Pour combines precise tap controls, soda mode and barcade appeal in an original arcade game planned for early 2025.
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Asteroids Recharged arcade cabinets are shipping in Pro and Deluxe formats after winning an IAAPA Brass Ring award for innovative connected gameplay.
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IAAPA 2024 revealed a broad arcade resurgence, from exA-Arcadia’s new releases and ARC-32 cabinet to indie games, motion racers and Australian talent.
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IAAPA 2024’s final arcade report explores redemption games, cranes, family attractions, racing simulators, VR, prize machines and emerging location-based entertainment.
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Virtua Fighter returns, Stern starts a new pinball competition, Wahlap celebrates 35 years and GoldStorm Pirates expands across Japan.
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Triotech is testing a two-player standing VR simulator in Montreal, combining a motion base, virtual reality and physical controls in an early prototype.
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A global tour of new arcades, barcades, pinball venues and family entertainment centres that opened in late 2024 or are planned for 2025.
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A detailed look at 2024 arcade business conditions, trade shows, new games, venue openings, hardware announcements and arcade-history preservation.
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Stern Pinball begins 2025 with Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye, a campaign-driven table featuring Tiamat, character progression and a changing dungeon.
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A recovered coin-op prototype reveals how Archer Maclean’s Defender-style Atari shooter, Dropzone, might have made the jump into arcades.
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Sega’s Maimai DX returns for a Chicago-area test while Bubble Bobble, Street Fighter 6 and Initial D music headline a busy rhythm-arcade update.
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EAG Expo 2025 brings European arcade distributors together with new video games, redemption attractions, pinball, vending and immersive entertainment previews.
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From 1975 pioneers to 1985 classics and 2000’s final arcade-era highlights, revisit the machines and design ideas reaching major anniversaries in 2025.
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EAG 2025 showcased European arcade releases from Bandai Namco, Sega, Ace Amusement and others, alongside pinball, VR and social entertainment attractions.
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Three new North American arcade releases bring competitive bird combat, motion-based VR treasure hunting and multiplayer mining to venues.
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Alan-1’s second MLeS World Championship brought eight players together across two arcade games, cash prizes and a new tournament winner.
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Alan-1 is developing a large two-player arcade cabinet for Missile Command Recharged, with twin seating, a huge screen and distinctive new controls.
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New shipping updates cover GoldStorm Pirates, Carnival Shot and exA-Arcadia’s Cambria Sword: Another Cry AC, which is now available through distributors.
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Bandai Namco’s Penda Beats enters testing at Namco Ikebukuro, revealing illuminated wotagei-style controllers and a colourful cabinet inspired by Japanese arcade rhythm games.
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From child-friendly Molly Fantasy to Gen Z-focused Feedy Diner & Arcade, Aeon Mall reveals the changing face of Japanese arcade entertainment.
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Maimai DX is confirmed for Amusement Expo 2025, with Sega and Velocity eSports preparing a Western arcade presentation and limited operator release.
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Bandai Namco has unveiled Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition, featuring a new engine, redesigned cabinet and Japanese location tests planned for next month.
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From MAGFest’s indie cabinets to Japanese arcade tests, Florida pinball and major industry headlines, catch up on the latest arcade news for February 2025.
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exA-Arcadia outlines Airgallet EXA Label, Bunny Bomber Blast, Chaos Code Next, Daemon Bride ExAgain, trackball games and new system updates.
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Sega Amusements has revealed a theatre cabinet for House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn, retaining surround sound and seat vibration in a simpler format.
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Blue Motion Games is shipping two new four-player attractions: the motion-heavy light-gun game Desert Chase and soft-ball shooter Cannonball Jam.
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Pop-A-Shot is returning to commercial arcades with the Elite, a connected basketball machine featuring a 49-inch screen, Wi-Fi and QR tournament tracking.
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Bandai Namco is testing Magi Blast, an original Japanese arcade shooter featuring fixed magic wands and a possible holographic or mixed-reality system.
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Alpha Ops VR Strike receives a revised cabinet design, confirmed pre-orders and an expected April or May industry release from Sega Amusements.
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Raw Thrills is testing a motion-based Top Gun Maverick arcade game, with aircraft controls, Dave & Buster’s promotion and a rich air-combat history.
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IAAPI Expo, Rimini Amusement Show and Family Entertainment Expo revealed new arcade games, distributors and FEC attractions across India and Italy.
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Raw Thrills is adapting The Wizard of Oz for video redemption arcades, combining a giant spinner, ticket bonuses, a 110-inch display and reusable cards.
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February 2025 saw new arcades open across North America, Europe, Japan, India, Indonesia and South Korea, with rhythm games and free-play venues prominent.
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LAI Games is shipping Kaiju Rampage in North America, bringing Monster Eye’s giant-monster light-gun action to a new environmental arcade cabinet.
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