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Marvelous launches Naruto Emblem Battle in US arcades while Pokémon Frienda updates the company’s card-game formula for Japan.
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Bandai Namco has confirmed that Taiko no Tatsujin will reach North American arcades in November 2024, with US-assembled cabinets and online Passport support.
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Atari and Alan-1 have opened orders for Asteroids Recharged Arcade, with three cabinet versions, US location testing and modern multiplayer features.
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Taiko No Tatsujin USA plans, Golden Tee 2025 courses, Naruto distribution, Haggis Pinball’s liquidation and more arcade news from July 2024.
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Three location tests spotlight Konami’s Beatmania IIDX 32, Taito’s Godzilla coin pusher and a new Kung Fu Panda VR arcade attraction.
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BumbleBear Games is adapting ZOMBEEZ: A Killer Queen Remix for a compact arcade cabinet with two-player play, high-score boards and boss battles.
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Breakers Revenge Chicago brings Visco’s Neo Geo fighter to exA-Arcadia with 0.3-frame input latency, new modes, arranged music and vertical-monitor support.
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Maimai DX is undergoing a two-month online location test at Dave & Busters in Dallas, offering fresh clues about a possible North American release.
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A detailed look at Utah Retro GameXpo and California Extreme 2024, covering new arcade releases, pinball, rare machines, prototypes and classic games.
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Music games are returning to Western arcade testing, with Taiko No Tatsujin, MAIMAI DX, Pump It Up and StepManiaX leading a cautious rhythm revival.
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From free-play arcades and pinball lounges to rhythm-game communities, discover the notable new venues and industry updates reported worldwide in August 2024.
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Raw Thrills’ NBA Superstars has entered wider North American production and shipping, while online features and European availability remain works in progress.
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Mission: Impossible may receive a sit-down cabinet as Japan tests new arcade games, Dave & Buster’s launches Playce It, and Taiko targets global expansion.
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Stern’s new X-Men pinball machine and Jersey Jack’s Avatar project revive familiar licences while raising important questions about design, testing and venue performance.
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Stern Pinball’s new Uncanny X-Men machine combines time-travel storylines with an unusual lower playfield, three flippers and distinct Pro, Premium and LE editions.
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DSM Arcade’s Perfect Pour brings intuitive four-tap gameplay, social appeal and venue-focused features to bars, breweries and other locations.
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From TAAPE and GTI Asia to Amusement Expo, IAAPA and Pinball Expo, here is RETROCADE’s guide to the arcade industry’s busy 2024 trade-show season.
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Golden Tee PGA Tour 2025 brings new courses, contests, seasons and gameplay modes to Incredible Technologies’ long-running commercial golf arcade series.
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Blue Motion Games enters the amusement market with Amega simulator partnerships, original arcade projects and plans for North American FEC operators.
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Jersey Jack Pinball’s Avatar: The Battle For Pandora is now shipping, with two editions, dual lower playfields and a feature-packed Pandora theme.
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Day one at GTI Asia China Expo 2024 highlights Wahlap, Monster Eye 3, licensed arcade games and Bandai Namco’s surprise Chinese showcase.
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UNIS brought racing, card battlers, VR attractions and licensed arcade games to GTI Asia China Expo 2024, including the cyberpunk motorbike racer Neon Rush.
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GTI Asia China Expo 2024’s final day revealed new Chinese arcade shooters, racers, redemption machines, VR attractions and emerging trends for international operators.
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Sega’s NAOMI transformed late-1990s arcade development through Dreamcast-based hardware, flexible media, third-party support and a remarkable range of applications.
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Bay Tek is testing two fresh arcade concepts: ICEE Slush Rush, a drink-filling videmption game, and Battleship: Bounce Off, a ball-toss redemption challenge.
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Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix unveil Angry Birds Boom!, a competitive two-player redemption cabinet with destructible scenes, force-feedback launchers and ticket play.
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IAAPA Expo Europe 2024 showcased new arcade games, redemption machines, cranes, pinball, VR and immersive attractions across a record-breaking Amsterdam exhibition.
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FixEight EXA LABEL brings Toaplan’s 1992 run-and-gun shooter back to arcades with four-player play, new modes, updated presentation and two kit options.
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UNIS confirms Bigfoot Smash and previews Sailor’s Quest VR 2 and Monster Kart, three arcade releases spanning motion driving, VR shooting and kart racing.
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Golden Tee PGA TOUR 2025 brings seven new courses, returning online competition and fresh game modes to home arcade cabinets and Golden Tee GO.
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New screenshots suggest Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR could receive three promised chapters, potentially debuting at IAAPA 2024 alongside other Raw Thrills titles.
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Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates returns to US location testing with a redesigned motion cabinet, more playable stages and a possible Q1 2025 release window.
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Big Buck Hunter crowns a new champion, Dutch Pinball unveils Alice, and arcade preservation, rhythm games and Stern Pinball updates lead the latest roundup.
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Wahlap’s 2024 E-Sport Championship brought 5,500 players, six arcade games and ¥500,000 in prizes to a major Guangzhou final.
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Sega Amusements tests seated VR shooter Alpha Ops VR Strike, while Konami revives Contra for a surprising gun-based redemption arcade conversion.
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Stern Pinball’s Metallica Remastered updates the 2013 machine with new artwork, toys, electronics, an LCD display and Insider Connected features.
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UNIS has announced five upcoming arcade games, from motion motorcycle racing and monster karting to prehistoric rafting, VR adventure and carnival shooting.
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LAI Games will present Kaiju Rampage at IAAPA 2024, bringing Wahlap and IGS’s Monster Eye 3 shooter to Western arcades with motion-powered gameplay.
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Pinball Expo 2024 showcased major new machines, collector releases, homebrew designs and electro-mechanical surprises, from X-Men and Avatar to ABBA and Alice in Wonderland.
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October 2024’s arcade roundup covers new retro venues, barcades, family entertainment centres and the Adelaide launch of Paradigm Zone.
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