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Insomnia 47
December 10, 2012
We’ve been busy beavers here at Bespoke Arcades, especially the last weekend! We were at both Insomnia 47 and Gadget...
Hyper Japan: A touch of Japanese Culture.
December 4, 2012
Last weekend we were at Hyper Japan, the first time we have been at the exhibition. We were nervous but...
Back to the Gadget Show Expo Christmas 2012!
November 28, 2012
We are proud to announce that we are yet again at the Gadget Show Live at ExCeL London from Friday...
Summer Exhibition Review
November 22, 2012
We’ve been really busy at Bespoke Arcades this summer, and would like to offer our apologies for the lack of...
Hyper Japan is round the corner and we are there!
November 16, 2012
It’s been a busy month here a Bespoke Arcades, as we are preparing for the upcoming expos over the last...
The Retrobox is finally here!!!
November 6, 2012
Once again we listen to what our customers want and we have launched our Retroboxes to all new and current...
Time to hit the MCM Expo 2012!
October 26, 2012
The London Comic Con MCM Expo is back again this year and is here from the 26th to the 28th...
The Eurogamer Expo 2012!
October 17, 2012
The time has come for the Eurogamer Expo again, we shared an area with the the guys from Replay just...
Bespoke Arcades at Mad Catz Unveiled
July 20, 2012
Friday the 13th is usually reserved for more spooky affairs, but Bespoke Arcades were proud to assist Mad Catz with...
An In-Depth Look At Some Options
June 21, 2012
For this fortnight’s blog I thought we would take a look at some of our most popular options. Since starting...
Another Happy Customer!
June 1, 2012
Hello all, for this week’s blog we’re focusing one one of our arcade machines which was delivered to one of...
Are You 2, 4 or 8 Way?
May 25, 2012
Here at Bespoke Arcades we don’t like to get personal but we feel we always have to ask the question...
Gadget Show 2012
April 20, 2012
Another year, another Gadget Show flies by. And once again we shared a stand with the guys from the Play...
Bespoke Arcades Versus Vice
April 2, 2012
This weeks blog into the world of the home arcade has gone a lot more glamorous (for once). A whole...
The Arcade at Shoreditch House
March 9, 2012
If you feel like demonstrating one of our arcade machines and are free on the last monday of every month,...
Arcades At Home
March 5, 2012
For this week’s blog we thought we’d show a couple of our arcades in situ at clients’ properties. As you...
Valentine's Day Is Here Again
February 6, 2012
This week’s blog is dedicated to our other halves. Yes, it’s almost that time of year again with Valentine’s day...
Happy 29th Birthday Dynamo!!!
January 23, 2012
We were happy to help Dynamo celebrate his 29th by quickly whipping up an Apex last minute. He was one...
Jaguar Skills Custom Arcade Cabinet
January 16, 2012
From time to time we create an arcade machine of such awesomeness that we have to share it with the...
Bespoke Arcades wishing all a Happy New Year!!!
January 5, 2012
We just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year. Make sure you keep an eye out for some extraordinary...
Come Visit Our New Showroom
December 9, 2011
Hi guys, We are in the process of refurbishing our North London workshop and are starting to set up a...
White Synergy Media in Harrods
December 5, 2011
Hi gamers, As some of you may know, our arcade cabinets are sold in some of the most exclusive shops...
Choosing Buttons For Your Arcade Cabinet
November 18, 2011
Button 101 – Which buttons are right for me? A little while ago on our blog, we tackled the issue...
'2012-White' Synergy Cocktail Arcade Cabinet
November 16, 2011
Here at Bespoke Arcades, we are constantly striving to improve and develop our products. With this in mind, we have...
Thai Floods Cause Global Hard Drive Shortage
November 11, 2011
We start this week with the terrible news of severe flooding in Thailand, particularly in Bangkok and the 7 surrounding...
Preview: 3 New Fighting Games for the Evo
November 1, 2011
Ever since we were commisioned by Warner Bros to make a range of high end custom arcade machines to promote Mortal...
Come See Our Arcade Cabinets @ EGL Emirates
October 14, 2011
Hi Gamers Just wanted to bring you some exciting news about yet another event which we have been asked to...
Come See Our Arcade Cabinets @ MCM
October 14, 2011
Hi Gamers! We are very excited to announce that we have been asked by our good friends at Gamespot UK...
New Marquee Artwork for Evo Arcade Machines
October 12, 2011
Just a quick one to show you guys some of the designs we’ve done for the Evo arcade machine. We...
Come See Our Arcade Cabinets @ LITS
October 12, 2011
Hi Gamers! We are very excited to announce that we have been asked to exibit our custom arcade cabinets at...
Bespoke Arcades at Eurogamer Expo 2011
October 7, 2011
Hi Guys! It was a great (but gruelling) expo for the Bespoke Arcades team. Literally thousands of retrogamers flocked to...
Commission for Royal Armouries Museum - Leeds
October 5, 2011
HI GAMERS! We were recently commissioned by the Royal Armouries to produce a series of coin-op arcade machines for use...
Metal Slug Custom Arcade Machine
September 27, 2011
Hi Gamers!! We’ve just finished a very special custom arcade machine for one of our clients which we thought some...
Japan Tsunami Relief - Ltd Edition "Art-cade" Machine
September 14, 2011
When the earthquake and tsunami occurred in Japan, we knew we had to do something to help. A few years...
Artist Profile: SHOK-1
September 14, 2011
Bespoke Arcades has decided to team up with the cream of world street artists in order to produce a range...
Competition Winner Receives His Prize
September 12, 2011
Hi Guys!! Hope you had a nice weekend and got to recharge the batteries… Just a quick one today to...
Gaming Cabinets - Promotional Flyers
September 9, 2011
Hi Gamers! We recently designed some promotional material to publicize our arcade machines at the Gadget Show Live at the...
Priceless Arcade Machine for Japan Tsunami Appeal
September 7, 2011
HELP JAPAN THROUGH ARCADE MACHINES! The origins of coin-ops can be traced back as far as 1920’s America and early...
Win Tickets to the Eurogamer Expo This Month
September 6, 2011
Hi guys, wanna win free tickets to the UK’s biggest arcade machine expo?… We’re so excited about this year’s Eurogamer...
New Facebook Competition Launched Today
August 23, 2011
Hi Guys!! After the incredible success of our first ever competition which saw Ben Burton from Surrey win an Apex...
Evo Arcade Machine - New Photos
August 17, 2011
Hi guys!! Here’s the final instalment of our new high-quality photos which were recently taken by a professional photographer. This...
And the Winner of an Apex Arcade Machine is....
August 15, 2011
Hi Guys!! Having reached our initial target of 1000 Facebook fans, we’re very excited to announce the winner of our...
The London Riots and Violence in Videogames
August 11, 2011
We just thought we’d take a few minutes to thank all of you who contacted us to make sure that...
Synergy Arcade Machine - New Photos
August 11, 2011
Hi Guys!! We recently brought you the news that we had a professional photographer come and take some high quality...
Choosing Joysticks For Your Arcade Machine
August 1, 2011
Joystick 101 – Which joystick is right for me? This is perhaps the one question which we can’t help you...
Top 5 Upgrades
July 27, 2011
Here at Bespoke Arcades, we pride ourselves on offering truly bespoke arcade machines (hence the name). The Apex, Synergy and...
Facebook Competition - Update
July 25, 2011
Hi Guys!! Just thought we’d update you on our progress… As some of you may know, a few weeks ago...
Apex Arcade Machine - New Photos
July 19, 2011
Hi guys!! We’ve finally got around to taking some high quality photos of some of our custom arcade machines so...
Try our arcade machines at clubnight "The Arcade"
July 15, 2011
It’s that time of the month again… The Arcade LEVEL 5 // SAT 16TH JULY // 9PM – 2AM Hi...
Evo Arcade Machine: Top 5 Next-Gen Games
July 11, 2011
Following on from our recent article about our Evo arcade machine’s compatibility with next generation consoles XBOX 360 and PS3,...