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1 Apr, 2021 |
Andamiro USA, a division of South Korea's Andamiro Co. Ltd., announced
the official retirement of SpongeBob Pineapple Arcade, effective
immediately. The final inventory of SpongeBob Pineapple units
sold out in March. Parts and service support for the retired amusement
machine line will be available for seven years from its retirement date.
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26 Mar, 2021 |
| SEGA Amusements International Ltd which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA CORPORATION headquartered in Japan and has been at the core of distribution of amusement games to EMEA and USA markets is being acquired by its management team. Industry veteran, Paul Williams who has been employed by SEGA for 22 years has led a Management Buyout (MBO) of the company. |
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25 Mar, 2021 |
Disney World has been testing facial recognition technology on its guest at entry as a way to let visitors into its parks. This testing is expected to last until April 23 and is optional for guests.
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24 Mar, 2021 |
Baton Rouge's Bowling Alley, Circle Bowl, which has been around for 62 years, will close its doors on April 1st. The bowling alley made their announcement via Facebook, claiming COVID "shutdowns, mandates and other restrictions" as the main reason for the closure.
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22 Mar, 2021 |
| Release late last year, Sega's Astro City Mini Arcade cabinet is set to
be released for North America and the UK. Pre-orders for the mini
cabinet open on the 26th of March for $129.99 USD. |
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12 Mar, 2021 |
| Bandai Namco Amusement America has announced the latest card series for
the DC Superheroes coin pusher machines. The new Series 3 cards feature
16 new artworks of popular DC superheroes and villains such as Superman,
Joker, Green Lantern, Darkseid etc, and these new cards will be fully
replacing the current Series 2 cards. |
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20 Jan, 2021 |
| IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, today
announced IAAPA Expo Asia 2021 will take place in Shanghai, China at the
Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) August 10-13, 2021. |
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20 Jan, 2021 |
Originally announced in 2014 by Homepin, production has ended as of December 2020 for Thunderbirds Pinball with the expiry of the license. This makes any remaining machines available the last new machines in the world.
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15 Dec, 2020 |
| Visitor registration is now open for the popular business-to-business
trade exhibition, The Entertainment, Attractions & Gaming
International Expo (EAG). Due to the pandemic, the event is taking place
online next year from 27-28 January 2021. |
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11 Dec, 2020 |
| Undertale LIVE reimagines game creator and composer Toby Fox's beloved,
quirky, genre-scrambling score as the core of an interactive show where
audience members make the choice to slay or spare from the edge of their
seats. |
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