Wargaming’s  World of Tanks  has been reimagined, and is now available in the  Hologate  system. The partnership with Wargaming brings the popular multiplayer PC title to the  Hologate  world of VR. Read more

Amusement Expo is making a lengthy 1,727-mile detour from its usual spot in Vegas to New Orleans next year from March 9-11. Read more

Virtual reality expert Bob Cooney is breaking from his usual Thursday Deep Dive webinars this week to bring viewers a  Friday episode with Brandon Naids of Talon Simulations. Last week,  he spoke with Christal Ho live from the Room Escape Show in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss escape rooms, VR and why they’re converging. Read more

After the recent mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that left 22 people dead, the company has instructed employees to remove all signs, displays or videos that depict violence,  according to NPR . Chiefly, that means shooter video games. Read more

What goes better with classic cars than rock ‘n’ roll? Rock-Ola jukeboxes, of course! It was at the Rock-Ola parking lot in Torrance, Calif., where the SouthBay Mopars car club held its 15th annual Rock ‘N Roll Cruise In/Car Show on Aug. 10.  Read more

Kevin Williams, RePlay ’s international immersive technology correspondent, has penned a report for our September issue on Bandai Namco’s brand-new Mazaria facility.

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Having penned multiple fantasy and video game-related works, author David L. Croddock will soon release  Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room . The title explores the tales of developers who brought arcade pieces like  Pong ,  Missile Command ,  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,  Street Fighter II and numerous others to consoles, handhelds and PCs. Written in a narrative style, the book includes first-hand interviews from a wide array of programmers chronicling their experiences on various port jobs. Each chapter highlights one or more versions of a game, with platforms ranging from the ZX Spectrum to Arcade1Up. Read more

With inflatable attractions for the kids and mini-golf for the whole family, Salty’z Spot in Marshall, Texas, is aiming to carve a niche in the market with its new facility. Owner Damien Sessions has a young son, D’Kotiah, and wanted the type of place he would enjoy coming to play at.

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