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Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

arcadehero March 15, 2012 2

Amusement Expo 2012 officially opened up yesterday in Las Vegas and here is what was there to look over. Images thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. Compared to last year, there is

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First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

arcadehero March 14, 2012 0

(Pictures thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report) Amusement Expo officially kicks off today in Las Vegas but yesterday Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix held a special and unusual launch event for their

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New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

arcadehero March 13, 2012 9

(Gun Lord running on an Egret 2 cabinet) The development of the Gun Lord for the NeoGeo MVS (and a few other platforms such as the AES and Dreamcast) is something that fans of

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Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

arcadehero March 12, 2012 2

It’s been another weekend with very little arcade news to speak of – calm before the storm of Amusement Expo I expect – so I’ve had to strain a little on news today, hope

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Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 Coming in Two Weeks

Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 Coming in Two Weeks

arcadehero March 9, 2012 0

Next week we will be keeping an eye on Amusement Expo in Las Vegas but the week after that is another event certainly worth checking out, the annual Midwest Gaming Classic show, which takes

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Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

arcadehero March 7, 2012 1

Time for another random general interest post, mixing in small pieces of news that probably aren’t worth a whole post to themselves. Amusement Expo is just a week away. Unfortunately as things have worked

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New Trailer For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited; Western release for Sega’s MaiMai?

New Trailer For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited; Western release for Sega’s MaiMai?

arcadehero March 5, 2012 5

Namco America has uploaded a new trailer to Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited, which in a way confirms what I reported on just a few days ago that this is coming to arcades in

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First Look At Big Buck HD

First Look At Big Buck HD

arcadehero March 2, 2012 7

(UPDATE: See pictures of the game cabinet and read about features from the Las Vegas Reveal!) It’s no secret that that latest Big Buck Hunter game is just about to hit the scene and

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Sweet new details on Ben Heck’s Zombie Adventureland Pinball in 3D

Sweet new details on Ben Heck’s Zombie Adventureland Pinball in 3D

arcadehero March 2, 2012 0

Some time ago I ran a story about a new pinball machine project by John Popadiuk and Ben Heckendorn – two men who have made quite a name for themselves in their respective fields,

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New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Here’s a new location story from my neck of the woods – Holladay, UT which is essentially SLC. The new business is called Atomic Arcade and they are offering a great selection of classic

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Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Ever since I was a kid, I have had a little infatuation for Atari, starting with the discovery of the Atari 2600 and later on their many other systems and arcade games. So if

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