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Taito’s JAEPO 2023 showcase pairs Music Diver with compact X-Station attractions, including projection-mapped adventures built for modern entertainment venues.
EAG 2023, JAEPO previews, TRON 3, Space Invaders’ 45th anniversary, pinball updates and rising arcade energy costs headline this industry round-up.
Sega’s Storm Rider 2 brings motion, touchscreen controls and four-bike multiplayer racing to a new arcade motorcycle simulator from Wahlap and 3MindWave.
LaserDisc arcade games promised cinematic breakthroughs but exposed the risks of costly hardware, shallow gameplay and unreliable machines during the 1980s crash.
IGS’s Hyper Cross snowmobile racer is being tested by Sega Amusements at London’s Airport Bowl, but a Western release is not yet confirmed.
Sega’s Drone Racing Genesis brings aerial competition to arcades with five drones, four courses, vivid visuals and a joystick-based control system.
Need for Speed Heat Takedown is shipping in its standard arcade cabinet, combining powerful audio and modern visuals while a deluxe motion model remains in testing.
LaserDisc and CD-ROM promised to reinvent 1990s arcades, powering light-gun games, simulators and giant attractions before reliability and cost ended the experiment.
UNIS’s Sailor’s Quest VR and Rilix’s SpongeBob VR Bubble Coaster bring motion seating, licensed themes and immersive gameplay to new arcade venues.
The latest arcade news covers Roger Sharpe’s pinball biopic, Street Fighter VR testing, mysterious cabinets, Super Shot and Pump It Up.
Two arcade-exclusive releases arrive in February 2023: a faithful Ice Cold Beer remake and Bandai Namco’s eight-level racer Dead Heat Unleashed.
Bandai Namco’s Taiko No Tatsujin has entered an official USA location test, using an English Nijiro-based build with a limited song list.
Stern Pinball teases Foo Fighters, with Jack Danger and possibly Zombie Yeti attached and a full reveal expected before Amusement Expo 2023.
February 2023’s global arcade roundup covers new venues, Japanese imports, free-play formats, pinball museums, family entertainment centres and upcoming openings.
Stern, Jersey Jack and American Pinball tease new tables, including Foo Fighters and Galactic Tank Force, as the 2023 pinball season gathers pace.
Stern Pinball’s Foo Fighters brings 15 songs, an alien invasion storyline and three cabinet editions to the company’s latest rock-themed machine.
March’s arcade news includes IAAPI and GTI Asia China Expo 2023, pinball reveals from Jersey Jack and American Pinball, plus fresh industry headlines.
Step ManiaX DX is now shipping, bringing a larger screen, stronger audio and expanded LED lighting to the rhythm arcade game’s deluxe cabinet.
Jersey Jack Pinball’s The Godfather 50th Anniversary arrives in Limited and Collector’s Editions, combining film licence appeal with collector-level pricing.
Play Mechanix and Chicago Gaming are developing Pulp Fiction Pinball, with Mark Ritchie designing the machine and a fuller reveal still to come.
Galactic Tank Force, Big Buck World Championship XVI qualifiers, DEAL 2023 and Vader Immortal hardware changes lead this week’s arcade news.
Play Mechanix’s Pulp Fiction pinball machine channels late-1970s design, with base and LE pricing, trailers, sculpted toys and a simpler playfield layout.
Jousting Heroes updates classic aerial arcade combat with weapons, egg transformations, wind feedback and multiplayer cabinets for up to eight players.
Orders are open for Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead, a compact Griffin Aerotech light-gun cabinet with procedural gameplay and customised recoil.
The latest arcade news covers exA-Arcadia pre-orders, Atari’s Stern catalogue acquisition, NFS Heat Takedown DX, Galactic Tank Force and Taiko testing.
American Pinball’s Galactic Tank Force combines sci-fi pinball, live-action characters and 1990s FMV-style humour across four editions.
Zombies Crisis, Nitto Game’s light-gun shooter, is moving toward the US market through Amusement Source International after its EAG’23 appearance.
A detailed preview of Amusement Expo 2023, covering the arcade, pinball, redemption, VR and mixed-reality products expected in Las Vegas.
Sega Amusements International celebrates 40 years, tracing its journey from a European coin-op operation to an independent global arcade business.
A fictional Rocket League arcade cabinet promised steering-wheel controls, collectible cards, rocket effects and eight-player linking in an elaborate April Fools joke.
Amusement Expo 2023 showcased record attendance, new arcade games, pinball, redemption attractions and VR hardware from leading industry manufacturers.
The latest arcade and pinball news covers House of the Gundead, documentary projects, Cosmotrons, Amusement Expo videos and major industry headlines.
From the Bally Astrocade to Windows-based cabinets, trace how consumer computers moved into arcades and eventually became the industry standard.
Adrenaline Amusements’ NFS Heat Takedown Motion Deluxe adds a 16-degree motion seat, 75-inch 4K display and linked racing support.
Atari and Retro Arcade Remakes are producing reproduction PCBs for classic vector games including Major Havoc, Gravitar and Black Widow.
Taito’s 70th anniversary attractions, Dynamite Bomb!! testing, the Amusement Hall of Fame and a packed arcade release schedule headline this news round-up.
Punny Factory 2520 enters production with limited orders, while Australian maker Haggis outlines plans for Fathom, Celts and its next pinball game.
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.
Bandai Namco Amusement is testing GoldStorm Pirates, a possible DeadStorm Pirates sequel with motion seating, wind effects and familiar gun controls.
Andamiro has revealed Pump It Up Phoenix, featuring updated scoring, Premium mode and new music after four years since Pump It Up XX.
Axel City 2 enters location testing at two Japanese arcades, while Donut Dodo Do! receives a trailer and pre-order details for exA-Arcadia.
AAA 2023 showcased Initial D: The Arcade, tank combat, shooting games, cranes and new amusement concepts aimed at China’s arcade market.
From Indy 800 and Star Fire to VR rides and motion racers, explore how Deluxe and Super Deluxe arcade cabinets became modern amusement attractions.
From Wichita to Melbourne, May 2023 brought a wave of new arcades, pinball rooms, bar venues and family entertainment centres worldwide.
This arcade news round-up covers Batsugun Exa Label pre-orders, House of the Gundead shipments, rare preservation finds, prototypes and pinball headlines.
LAI Games is bringing Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR to operators, with an updated cabinet, HP Reverb G2 headset and exclusive Hunted mode.
From Galaxian 3 and Battle Pod to VR arenas, explore how Super Deluxe arcade machines turned theme-park spectacle into venue-ready entertainment.
Raw Thrills has two unannounced arcade prototypes on test: King Kong of Skull Island II and the dinosaur-themed T-Rex Adventure VR.
Wahlap’s Asphalt Moto Blitz DX brings three-axis motorcycle motion, four-player linking and nitro-fuelled racing to its 2023 arcade debut.
May 2023’s arcade releases include House of the Gundead, Donut Dodo Do! and a new four-player tethered model of Halo: Fireteam Raven.
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.
Bandai Namco’s first Maximum Tune 5DX+ Online Champion Match offered North American players qualifying races, exclusive name plates and a Pegasus reward.
Park Avenue Open Day introduced Air Zone Deluxe, Bullseye Crack Shot, new Stern pinball and redemption attractions to the European amusement market.
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.
Catch up on Bullseye Crack Shot, iiRcade’s bankruptcy, Bandai Namco projects, Final Vendetta, Valo Climb and the week’s arcade headlines.
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.
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.
GoldStorm Pirates, the sequel to DeadStorm Pirates, has appeared in a US location test at Dave & Buster’s in Addison, Illinois.
Touch Magix will debut MagixPool at BOWL Expo 2023, using projection mapping and mixed reality to transform existing pool tables into interactive attractions.
Bowl Expo 2023 preview: a manufacturer-by-manufacturer look at upcoming redemption, videmption, VR, racing and arcade attractions expected at the trade show.
Bowl Expo 2023 introduced new redemption games, VR racing, light-gun cabinets and oversized crane equipment for arcade and FEC operators.
Toaplan’s Batsugun helped define early danmaku with dense bullet patterns, tight hitboxes, memorable pilots and a lasting influence on arcade shooters.
Dynamite Bomb!! brings chain combos, parries, portrait support and a claimed 0.5-frame response target to exA-Arcadia arcades.
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.
Andamiro’s Pump It Up Phoenix 2023 launches in South Korea, while Haggis Pinball announces limited Centaur Revisited editions based on Bally’s classic.
Raw Thrills’ MotoGP VR has begun shipping to ordered arcade venues, bringing updated circuits, new riders, VR headsets and eight-bike multiplayer racing.
Drakons: Realm Keepers returns to test as a two-player motion light-gun shooter, bringing dragon combat, fireball attacks and a striking square display.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A compact arcade and pinball news roundup covering flyer preservation, Donut Dodo, Junkyard Rumble, custom tables and retro-gaming headlines.
Kevin Williams revisits the arcade industry’s transformative 1983, from Mario Bros. and Pole Position II to today’s connected social-entertainment venues.
Bay Tek’s Toilet Bowl Toss and Smart Industries’ JJ Bot The Avatar are putting unusual redemption concepts through location testing.
Golden Tee, Jurassic Park pinball, Raccoon Rampage, DDR A3, Supercharged Shuffle and Drone Racing Genesis headline this arcade industry update.
Axel City 2 is now open for exA-Arcadia pre-orders, bringing a 40-fighter roster, hand-drawn artwork and demanding arcade combat to operators.
Bandai Namco’s Bike Dash Delivery combines bicycle pedals, food-delivery missions and building-jumping shortcuts in an experimental Japanese arcade test.
The latest arcade news covers Taito’s 70th anniversary, VAR BOX NBA BOX, Golden Tee, Zooom Studios, Unico Phoenix monitor issues and home releases.
Arcana Heart 3 Xtend is testing in Japan on exA-Arcadia, bringing 26 characters, four modes and a worldwide arcade release to fighting-game fans.
Homepin’s This Is Spinal Tap pinball machine has begun shipping, bringing the comedy-rock film licence to a new physical table for operators and collectors.
StepManiaX and Pump It Up Phoenix gain new songs, while QBIX expands its mixed-reality line-up with Pack-A-Boom and another game in development.
Touch Magix and Pudgy Penguins are partnering on arcade games and merchandise, although the first machine format and launch details remain unconfirmed.
The 2023 GTI Asia China Expo in Guangzhou showcased licensed rhythm games, racers, redemption machines and intriguing new arcade concepts for global operators.
A concise arcade industry roundup covering the AAMA gala, Raw Thrills’ T-Rex prototype, QBIX updates, pinball news and upcoming redemption attractions.
A practical preview of IAAPA Expo Europe 2023 in Vienna, covering arcade games, pinball, redemption, VR and the exhibitors most relevant to operators.
PLAYMIND has refreshed its PLAYBOX ball-toss arcade system with a smaller footprint, improved sensors, new lighting and practical operator-focused upgrades.
Tokyo Game Show 2023 featured new arcade releases, exA-Arcadia announcements, unusual cabinets and arcade-inspired games from major Japanese developers.
IAAPA Expo Europe 2023 in Vienna showcased new redemption games, racers, shooters, pinball machines and simulators from leading amusement manufacturers.
September 2023’s global arcade round-up covers new barcades, pinball rooms, family entertainment centres and major venue updates across three regions.
Marvelous USA is testing Naruto Arcade Battle at two US venues, introducing an English-language card battler built around kunai throws and Shinobi Plates.
UNIS previews Lane Master Xtreme, a fast-paced ball-bowling sequel, while Sega prepares Hyper Cross and Zombies Ready, Deady, Go! for IAAPA 2023.
Barrels Of Fun enters pinball with a limited-edition Jim Henson’s Labyrinth machine featuring film artwork, LCD screens, ramps and articulated figures.
Drakons: Realm Keepers is a large motion-based arcade attraction with competing display details, location testing and pricing still to be announced.
Steve Ritchie’s first Jersey Jack Pinball design is Elton John, featuring 16 songs, an animatronic piano figure and two collector-focused editions.
LAI Games is bringing four new arcade concepts to IAAPA 2023, including Asphalt Moto Blitz DX, Demon Tower and two still-unconfirmed attractions.
GoldStorm Pirates returns for testing with an open cabinet, 85-inch screen, motion base, wind effects and a detailed pirate wheel.
UNIS has unveiled Bigfoot Mayhem, a large dual-screen monster-truck arcade racer with motion hardware, four-player linking and destructive timed gameplay.
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