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Atari and Retro Arcade Remakes are producing reproduction PCBs for classic vector games including Major Havoc, Gravitar and Black Widow.
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Taito’s 70th anniversary attractions, Dynamite Bomb!! testing, the Amusement Hall of Fame and a packed arcade release schedule headline this news round-up.
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Punny Factory 2520 enters production with limited orders, while Australian maker Haggis outlines plans for Fathom, Celts and its next pinball game.
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Trio-Tech’s QUBE motion arcade attraction has begun shipping, bringing four-player light-gun action, D-BOX seats and Unreal Engine 5 visuals to the $100,000-plus market.
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Bandai Namco Amusement is testing GoldStorm Pirates, a possible DeadStorm Pirates sequel with motion seating, wind effects and familiar gun controls.
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Andamiro has revealed Pump It Up Phoenix, featuring updated scoring, Premium mode and new music after four years since Pump It Up XX.
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Axel City 2 enters location testing at two Japanese arcades, while Donut Dodo Do! receives a trailer and pre-order details for exA-Arcadia.
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AAA 2023 showcased Initial D: The Arcade, tank combat, shooting games, cranes and new amusement concepts aimed at China’s arcade market.
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From Indy 800 and Star Fire to VR rides and motion racers, explore how Deluxe and Super Deluxe arcade cabinets became modern amusement attractions.
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From Wichita to Melbourne, May 2023 brought a wave of new arcades, pinball rooms, bar venues and family entertainment centres worldwide.
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This arcade news round-up covers Batsugun Exa Label pre-orders, House of the Gundead shipments, rare preservation finds, prototypes and pinball headlines.
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LAI Games is bringing Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR to operators, with an updated cabinet, HP Reverb G2 headset and exclusive Hunted mode.
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From Galaxian 3 and Battle Pod to VR arenas, explore how Super Deluxe arcade machines turned theme-park spectacle into venue-ready entertainment.
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Raw Thrills has two unannounced arcade prototypes on test: King Kong of Skull Island II and the dinosaur-themed T-Rex Adventure VR.
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Wahlap’s Asphalt Moto Blitz DX brings three-axis motorcycle motion, four-player linking and nitro-fuelled racing to its 2023 arcade debut.
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May 2023’s arcade releases include House of the Gundead, Donut Dodo Do! and a new four-player tethered model of Halo: Fireteam Raven.
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Nitto Game’s Zombies Crisis light-gun shooter has arrived at an Amusement Source International warehouse in Texas, opening North American sales to arcade operators.
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Bandai Namco’s first Maximum Tune 5DX+ Online Champion Match offered North American players qualifying races, exclusive name plates and a Pegasus reward.
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Park Avenue Open Day introduced Air Zone Deluxe, Bullseye Crack Shot, new Stern pinball and redemption attractions to the European amusement market.
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Batsugun EXA LABEL adds modes, music and collector extras, while Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix receives an August window before Pump It Up XX services end.
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Catch up on Bullseye Crack Shot, iiRcade’s bankruptcy, Bandai Namco projects, Final Vendetta, Valo Climb and the week’s arcade headlines.
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IGS and Baohui’s Hyper Cross has appeared in further UK and US location tests, revealing QR-code global rankings while its wider release remains uncertain.
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Unico’s 26-inch Phoenix LCD offers a 4:3 CRT replacement for arcade cabinets, with broad legacy input support but US-only availability at launch.
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GoldStorm Pirates, the sequel to DeadStorm Pirates, has appeared in a US location test at Dave & Buster’s in Addison, Illinois.
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Touch Magix will debut MagixPool at BOWL Expo 2023, using projection mapping and mixed reality to transform existing pool tables into interactive attractions.
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Bowl Expo 2023 preview: a manufacturer-by-manufacturer look at upcoming redemption, videmption, VR, racing and arcade attractions expected at the trade show.
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Bowl Expo 2023 introduced new redemption games, VR racing, light-gun cabinets and oversized crane equipment for arcade and FEC operators.
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Toaplan’s Batsugun helped define early danmaku with dense bullet patterns, tight hitboxes, memorable pilots and a lasting influence on arcade shooters.
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Dynamite Bomb!! brings chain combos, parries, portrait support and a claimed 0.5-frame response target to exA-Arcadia arcades.
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Taiko No Tatsujin returns to testing in Los Angeles while Axel City 2 brings a 40-character fighting roster and ultra-low input lag to Japan.
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Andamiro’s Pump It Up Phoenix 2023 launches in South Korea, while Haggis Pinball announces limited Centaur Revisited editions based on Bally’s classic.
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Raw Thrills’ MotoGP VR has begun shipping to ordered arcade venues, bringing updated circuits, new riders, VR headsets and eight-bike multiplayer racing.
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Drakons: Realm Keepers returns to test as a two-player motion light-gun shooter, bringing dragon combat, fireball attacks and a striking square display.
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Stern Pinball has teased Venom, a Marvel-themed machine designed by Brian Eddy and Dwight Sullivan, with limited LE ordering restricted to All-Access members.
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The Last Starfighter turns an arcade high score into a space adventure. We examine its cancelled arcade game and consider what a respectful remake could improve.
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Catch up on Maximum Tune’s 20th anniversary, HEXA Pinball’s Space Hunt, an eight-player Indy 500 auction and the week’s biggest arcade headlines.
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Stern’s VENOM pinball machine brings Marvel’s symbiote chaos to Pro, Premium and LE editions, with branching hosts, changing paths and frantic ball action.
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A hands-on look at Griffin Aerotech’s Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead, covering its light-guns, controls, branching gameplay and arcade appeal.
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exA-Arcadia is taking ten games, including five fighters and two unreleased titles, to EVO 2023 in a major showcase for modern coin-op combat.
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Pump It Up Phoenix officially reaches US arcades on 14 August 2023, bringing a 500-plus song library, revised charts and online cross-venue matching.
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