Last year about this time, we unveiled that a new company by the name of Blue Motion Games would make their debut to the industry at IAAPA 2024. A few months after that, they arrived at Amusement Expo 2025 with two premiere titles: Desert Chase & Cannonball Jam. Both were large 4-player games intended for FECs; now they are both getting 2-player models. Let’s take a look.
Arduino Team — October 16th, 2025 The Arduino UNO Q is here and it is a very exciting product that combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QRB2210 processor and STM32U585 microcontroller, giving users the best of both worlds in a single convenient package. One of its best features is the ability of the SBC to send data seamlessly to the microcontroller for interfacing with other components. James Bruton took advantage of that to build an...
If you’ve been turning to ChatGPT to write your Arduino code, you may actually be missing out on a tool designed just for you: the Arduino AI Assistant, built directly into Arduino Cloud. While general-purpose AIs like ChatGPT can generate code, they often miss critical details, such as using the wrong libraries or adding unnecessary complexity. The Arduino AI Assistant, on the other hand, is trained on Arduino’s own documentation and libraries and has context about the user’s...
The day is finally here! I’m hitting the road with Editor-in-Chief Keith Hammond for Maker Faire Rome—an event I’ve wanted to attend for years. Why am I so excited? As content lead for Maker Faire Bay Area, I am always on the lookout for new makers and community connections. It’s Maker Faire’s landmark European event, and I can’t wait to see how they do it. Frankly, everyone loves it! I’ve done my homework with the map and exhibitor...
Sometimes you want just a little bit of scary, a touch of terrifying, a peck of the paranormal. In these times, look to Annie Robertson, also known as Blacklillybee. She is a medium of sorts, channeling a miniature world of ghosts through tiny, delightful dioramas. Her creations capture spooky moments in time; the ghosts’ expressive little eyes tell a story, left for you to figure out. Of course, this all depends on her not dropping them during the sculpting...
While exA-Arcadia usually waits for trade shows and video game-related events to announce brand new games, that isn’t always the case. Today, the company has revealed a major anime license is coming to arcades, so let’s take a look at what they are doing with Hunter X Hunter: Nen X Impact. Before we get fully into this story, I just also want to take a moment to recognize the late Paul Williams, formerly of Sega Amusements International. He passed...
For some time now, there has been quite a bit of ‘loose talk’ on the scene surrounding the state of American Pinball and their rumored releases. Following several personnel departures and a few absences at events, a lot of that has been based around the assumption that they would soon be shutting up shop and cancelling everything in the works. However, the reports of American Pinball’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The parent company that owns American is keeping them going,...
From October 17th to 19th, the Gazometro Ostiense in Rome will once again become a playground for innovation as Maker Faire Rome returns to celebrate the brilliant minds turning ideas into reality. As a Gold Partner, we’ll be there with our biggest booth ever in Hall 41, bringing together people, projects, and a whole lot of creative energy. Maker Faire Rome has always been close to our hearts – it’s where ideas meet hands-on experimentation, and where we...
This week sees the return of Pinball Expo, and with that, we get some new game announcements. One company that has certainly been behind some interesting designs (and the only pinball manufacturer who doesn’t put “pinball” into their name) is Barrels of Fun. Earlier this year they did DUNE, and now they’ve taken a different tack with Winchester Mystery House. Let’s take a look.
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