The weeks after a big tradeshow always tend to be a little slow, although I’ve been a little surprised by just how quiet arcade things have been this April. Fortunately we won’t close the month out this way, as we have something to discuss and that is a new model release of NFS Heat Takedown, [...]
A little over a week ago, a Brazilian simulator company by the name of Motion Sphere posted a video showcasing a new product that they are launching this summer by the name of the Star Wars Sphere. I did a video about it, but here’s the full thing for those interested: While the video shows [...]
Back at the end of 2020, UNIS showed off a brief video of a new arcade concept called Rowing Champs. What was notable about it was that it would have been a river rafting game similar to Namco’s old Rapid River. Likely due to the pandemic however, the concept stayed just that and we never [...]
Way back in February of last year, I ran a story about an interesting new game that had launched over in the UK/EU via a distributor called UDC; The name of the game was Sky Riders. What made it interesting was that it was a new age take on a unique Namco arcade game from [...]
I’m working hard on editing and uploading videos from IAAPA 2021 to the net, although I’ve got a lot of other things requiring my time, so hang tight, the 2nd IAAPA 2021 show report post is coming soon. In the meantime, I wanted to mention something that was announced right after the expo – a [...]
Hello coin-op user and welcome to another nail-biting edition of Newsbytes. This is a weekend curation of news from around the arcade & pinball world, that may not be long enough to warrant their own post on the site. Quick note on my upcoming arcade trivia game for PC/mobile: I am almost ready to begin [...]
To start off June, we have some news on another arcade racer software update: Tecnoplay’s Race Craft. This is a racing game released to the European market last year, and has been detailed on the site a few times. While I have not had a personal opportunity to try the game yet, as it was not [...]
It’s been a couple of weeks since the last Newsbytes, but this has allowed for the curation of a little more material so that this post isn’t just doom & gloom from the pandemic. Fortunately enough non-virus related stories popped up this week to discuss, so lets go! Sega Launches Transformers: Shadows Rising In Japan [...]
While there are a number of VR-enhanced arcade machines out there on the market right now, nothing has made as big a splash as the Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride by LAI Games. By all reports I’ve heard, the machine is performing well on location, and has likewise been selling well into new locations. To [...]
Earlier this year, Sega Amusements launched their newest racing simulator by the name of ATV Slam to the market. I’ve only had the opportunity to see it once at Amusement Expo 2019, where I did get a little time to see what it was all about. Today, Sega launched a little promotional blitz for the [...]