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A first look at Amusement Expo 2024 booth tours, covering Team Play, Raw Thrills, Bandai Namco, Sega, LAI Games and leading pinball manufacturers.
Animal Kaiser Plus revives Bandai Namco’s collectible card arcade series, with a new red cabinet, card-buying mode and UK and US releases planned.
Bandai Namco’s latest arcade releases include a charity-ready Pac-Man cabinet, Tom & Jerry air hockey and the coin-building redemption game Tower Island.
Bandai Namco has confirmed that Taiko no Tatsujin will reach North American arcades in November 2024, with US-assembled cabinets and online Passport support.
Day one at GTI Asia China Expo 2024 highlights Wahlap, Monster Eye 3, licensed arcade games and Bandai Namco’s surprise Chinese showcase.
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.
GoldStorm Pirates reaches Japanese locations as ACOS 2024, Monkey Splash Studios, Sega’s IAAPA plans and major arcade headlines fill the news cycle.
Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates combines two-player shooting, motion seating, treasure hunting and pirate battles in a large-format arcade cabinet.
Taiko No Tatsujin USA Version has begun shipping in limited numbers, with online Passport access, per-song fees and further cabinets expected in 2025.
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.
Bandai Namco has unveiled Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition, featuring a new engine, redesigned cabinet and Japanese location tests planned for next month.
Bandai Namco is testing Magi Blast, an original Japanese arcade shooter featuring fixed magic wands and a possible holographic or mixed-reality system.
February 2025 saw new arcades open across North America, Europe, Japan, India, Indonesia and South Korea, with rhythm games and free-play venues prominent.
Bike Dash Delivery returns to a US Round1 location test, with localised cabinet elements, revised seating hardware and its commercial future still undecided.
Steph Jones explains how Bandai Namco developed the PAC-MAN Street Range, combining brand guidelines, operator feedback and venue-focused design.
AAA 2025 day one in Guangzhou showcased Wahlap’s VR, Pokémon, basketball and multiplayer games alongside Bandai Namco’s latest Chinese arcade releases.
May 2025 brought new freeplay arcades, arcade bars, museum expansions and family entertainment venues across North America, Europe and Asia.
Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates is preparing for Western arcade release, combining two-player motion shooting, treasure collection and a five-stage pirate adventure.
New footage reveals Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot’s wired light guns, standing cabinet, precision shooting and possible release outlook.
Bandai Namco has unveiled One Piece Dawn Strike, a vertically screened punching arcade game featuring characters from the hit One Piece franchise.
Bandai Namco’s Pac-Man Baller Jr, One Piece Dawn Strike and GoldStorm Pirates each reach a new stage in testing, shipping or international release.
Bandai Namco and Capcom have revealed Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot, an immersive arcade lightgun game with North American and Japanese location tests planned.
Bandai Namco has revealed Penlalive, a Japanese arcade rhythm game built around illuminated wotagei pens, ahead of another five-day location test.
Bandai Namco producer Shogo Ito explains how GoldStorm Pirates evolved from a five-minute prototype into a motion-equipped arcade shooter tested worldwide.
Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot has entered a limited US location test, revealing its cabinet, blowback light guns, challenging gameplay and unfinished levels.
Bandai Namco’s IAAPA 2025 preview covers Speed Rider 4DX, Superwing motion shooters, Pac-Man attractions, Taiko no Tatsujin and redemption games.
Japan Amusement Expo 2025 previews new arcade games, attractions and prize machines from Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Taito.
Japan Amusement Expo 2025 showcased new racing, rhythm, redemption and immersive arcade attractions from Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega, Taito and more.
Our IAAPA 2025 arcade round-up examines new and returning games from Bandai Namco, Sega Amusements, LAI Games and Player One Amusement Group.
Bandai Namco has begun shipping Speed Rider 4DX and Mini World Motion, two IAAPA 2025 arcade releases with distinctive racing and motion features.
Japan’s latest arcade developments include Biohazard RE:2 Arcade testing, Cotton Rock With You on APM3, and Sega’s compact StarHorse Party.
Bandai Namco has revealed new details about Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune Ignition, including its cars, cabinet, handling, sound design and uncertain overseas release.
Bandai Namco revisits Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune Ignition and Resident Evil 2: Arcade in Japan, while Konami tests a new Jubeat cabinet.
AAA Expo 2026 opens with Wahlap’s Asphalt updates, Demon Hunter 1892 and Monster Eye 3 Plus, plus regional arcade releases from Bandai Namco.
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