Pump It Up PRIME 2 2017 is 15th installment of the series of the highly successful Pump It Up series by Andamiro. This will be available as a LX 55" Arcade Machine as well upgrade kits for your Pump It Up CX, TX, FX, DX, GX and SX cabinets. Pump It Up PRIME 2 2017 features over 100 new songs, simple and easy card login as well as a new and exciting auto velocity mode. [more information]
SNK's Samurai Shodown VI was made available for PlayStation 4 this week. The Samurai Shodown VI franchise was released for PlayStation 2 in 2005 before the game was featured in arcades, which created its fan base. [more information]
Korean game developer CFK has released a new patch for Wonder Boy Returns. The new patch will let users play as the current new Boy as well as the 1986 version retro Boy, and even select Tina as a playable character. [more information]
While Los Angeles is set to lose one of its last remaining mall arcades, there has been a resurgence in arcade games in New York City. Cecilia D'Anastasio, for gaming news site Kotaku, spoke with Mark Kleback from Death by Audio Arcade about the flourishing indie arcade scene that has developed in New York. [more information]
The LA Weekly is reporting that the last mall arcade in the US city, the All Amusement Fun Center, will close its doors in March 2017. [more information]
French video game developer Pasta Games has announced that it will make its arcade title Pix the Cat available on Xbox One following its success on PC, Steam and the PlayStation platforms. [more information]
A new arcade that has opened in the US state of Ohio is bringing back the retrocede experience. The Times Recorder interviewed Adam Kurtz, the owner of Smashing Barrels Retrocade. [more information]
Britain’s housing crisis has been turned into a spoof arcade game where players have to dodge second-home owners and foreign investors to “buy a house or die trying”, The Guardian reports. [more information]
Sega appeared to be a big hit at the 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo with many taking to social media to talk about the products the company showed in its booth. [more information]
Pinball machine producer Stern Pinball has released the Stern Pinball Arcade video game for PS4 and Xbox One consoles, including a virtual reality version. [more information]
Inside the Magic, a US company dedicated to covering all things entertainment and amusements, has uploaded a number of videos showing some of the latest arcade products that are being debuted at the 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo. [more information]
A number of exhibitors at the 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo have ended day one on a high after being named a winner of the IAAPA Brass Ring Awards. US company Face Place took out first place in the Best New Product for Game and Devices: Arcade, Video Games and Equipment category for its Face Place photo booth. [more information]
Undoubtably one of the big drawcards of the 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo will be the latest video arcade, pinball and videmption games on show. Find out what some of those arcade and games will be! [more information]
The Golden Age of pinball will be honoured at Pacific Pinball Museum's 2016 Shoot the Moon Pinball Expo in California (US) this weekend. [more information]
In a humorous and picture-filled five-part series on The Arcade Blog, UK blogger Tony Temple charted his journey to finding and restoring an Atari Centipede upright arcade machine. [more information]
The 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo is just one week away and a number of companies are showing their excitement by releasing sneak peeks and teasers about what they will be showing at the event. [more information]
The recent rise in the popularity of virtual reality (VR) has been hard to miss. Although many of the major headsets only launched in 2016, the buzz surrounding the industry is huge. That has prompted experts to predict big things. [more information]
Police have finished their investigation of the crime scene at Queensland fun park Dreamworld almost two weeks after a ride malfunctioned and killed four people. [more information]
Creative Works has announced an exclusive partnership with Kevin Williams, founder and director of the out-of-home leisure entertainment consultancy KWP, to develop a mixed reality attraction. [more information]
Arcooda arcade machines due to be released in the next two months will be distributed throughout Australia by Highway Entertainment. [more information]
Massive savings will be available for Arcade Spare Parts members during the 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo as company representatives will be on the Arcooda booth (6106). [more information]
A recent disaster at Ardent Leisure’s Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast resulted in the deaths of four visitors, and the theme park is to remain closed for the duration of the police investigation. [more information]
The ICE 2017 Show is expanding due to the growing number of first time exhibitors that attended the 2016 show and those already registered for next year’s trade show. [more information]
Australian manufacturer Arcooda has revealed it's 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo full line up of arcade and amusement machines that will be on show. [more information]
LAI Games will be giving away several tickets to the rapidly approaching IAAPA Expo 2016 show and all you need is your name and email! The drawing will be held this Thursday, October 27. [more information]
Golden Tee 2017 is the latest software update for the Golden Tee LIVE platform, which began shipping on September 26 to machine operators across the U.S. and Canada, with thousands of cabinets already updated. [more information]
The VOID's Ghostbuster: Dimension virtual reality attraction in New York has received positive reviews, drawing crowds out into the city's unseasonable heat to play. [more information]
Taito has announced that they will be releasing NESiCAxLIVE 2 for Japanese arcades with King of Fighters XIV as a launch title, which will be an interesting addition to the Japanese arcade scene. [more information]
A new arcade, called the Grid VR Arcade, is hoping to bring a "virtually" more futuristic style of gaming to the residents of Regina and had its grand opening on Friday October 14. [more information]
Jersey Jack announced some time ago that their third pinball machine would be an original title designed by Pat Lawlor, which has recently been revealed as Dialed In! [more information]
Bandai Namco Amusement Europe has signed an exclusive distributor deal with Embed to distribute Embed products in the UK and Ireland. [more information]
Resident Evil will become an Escape Room Experience for Halloween thanks to Capcom and iam8bit, open from October 21 to November 6 in Los Angeles, USA. [more information]
Up and coming Australian manufacturer, Arcooda, will be exhibiting their range of innovative multi-platform games at IAAPA 2016 trade show in November! [more information]
Recent website blocking bothers a lot of news online resources focusing on the gambling business. RGW Sochi media office has discussed this issue with Sarkis Darbinyan, the head and lawyer of the Digital Rights Protection Center, who will describe the situation in detail on 27 October at the gambling industry conference. [more information]
Raw Thrills has announced their first arcade-exclusive release, Cruis'n Blast, a reboot of the legendary driver series that debuted in the '90s, known as Cruis'n U.S.A. [more information]
UNIS is currently promoting their new family-focused kiddie game, Super Big Rig, which is a new video redemption arcade machine where parents and kids can play together! [more information]
GameCo Inc. is the creator of the world's first skill-based videogame gambling machines (VGM™) and will debut its product on casino floors at Caesars Entertainment resorts in Atlantic City, NJ, this year. [more information]
Injoy Motion Corp. introduced a new virtual reality platform at the Tokyo Game Show 2016, 5D Totalmotion, with the help of their partner company Futuretown. [more information]
Canadian company, Cineplex Entertainment is in the process of acquiring American redemption games manufacturer, Tricorp, with the acquisition to be completed by early October. [more information]
Russian Gaming Week 2016 will take place on the 27th October, and to prepare for the country's biggest gaming show, RGW has interviewed licensing consultant and expert, Leonid Borodin. [more information]
Effective beginning October 3, Scott Blume will be the new Group Managing Director for Timezone and Adam Steinberg will take over as Chairman of the board. [more information]
Liberty Games UK have masterminded six movie-based arcade machines that we never knew we needed, but that definitely need to be made! [more information]
Coastal Amusement has revealed a new product for their line up at IAAPA, a new arcade machine featuring the famous Breakout game from Atari. [more information]
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