There was pinball, arcade games, three cakes, and two full bars. What more could anyone need? Sunday marked the soft opening of the Phoenix area’s latest arcade, the amazing Electric Bat, inside the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe. Check it out!

Tell your mother, tell your father, tell your weird cousin’s neighbor’s friend. It’s almost here, and we could hardly be more excited for the opening of the Electric Bat Arcade! There’s a lot of places to play pinball in Phoenix, but none of them will be quite like this. Check it out!

When you get to ZapCon on Saturday, you might feel a bit overwhelmed. The majesty of nearly 350 games just waiting for you to play may be overwhelming, especially coupled with the joy of really cool merchandise, and the awe of side lounges that will take you back to the halcyon days of your console-driven childhood. But […]

We’re proud to announce that our charity drive for Puerto Rico disaster relief raised hundreds of dollars! We spent our weekend auctioning off this Old Coney Island pinball machine, as part of our Pinball for Puerto Rico auction. One amazing family liked the idea so much that they pushed the bidding up to $750! We’ve […]

We’d heard so much buzz about Sunday’s Star Wars Launch Party at Tilt Studio that we had to stop by. We sure weren’t alone! More than 60 people showed up for the tournament, and for the chance to play Stern Pinball’s newest offering, Star Wars. If you haven’t been to Tilt Studio yet, check it […]

As much fun as we had at Day One of ZapCon, Day Two was even better! As Sunday came on, people continued to flock to the Mesa Convention Center to play the most games that organizers have ever assembled. It was a blast! Check it out! Check out our Best of ZapCon coverage too! And […]

We’re still recovering from all the fun we had at ZapCon, the state’s biggest pinball and arcade convention. But we wanted to get out a few words of thanks to everyone involved. The convention depends upon volunteers and contributors, those awesome folks who share their own personal games with what seemed for a few hours […]

We just returned from ZapCon Eve, and we’re still grinning. The Mesa Convention Center is packed to the gills with arcade and pinball machines, great vendors, and awesome tournaments waiting to happen. This weekend is going to be great! Don’t miss out on ZapCon! Here’s a little preview:

When you get to ZapCon on Saturday, you might feel a bit overwhelmed. The majesty of nearly 350 games just waiting for you to play may be overwhelming, especially coupled with the joy of really cool merchandise with your name practically on it already, and the awe of side lounges that will take you back […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like ZapCon down at the Mesa Convention Center! The boss just sent this photo of our machines, set up nicely with a few friends’ games. See you at ZapCon!