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Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

arcadehero September 19, 2013 2

San Fransisco has showed up on our radar for arcade locations before, particularly with the now closed Southtowne Arcade. One business decided to bring some arcade goodness back to the city although by their

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Exclusive New Images From Specular Interactive’s Batman Arcade

Exclusive New Images From Specular Interactive’s Batman Arcade

arcadehero September 19, 2013 2

Last week we got a look at a near production model cabinet for the upcoming Batman Arcade game by Specular Interactive and Raw Thrills. As discussed in that post, this new game will allow

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Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

arcadehero September 17, 2013 6

This evening (or morning, if you are in Japan), news broke out that Sega has purchased video game development company Atlus (well to be specific, the parent company that now goes by Index)  for

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Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

arcadehero September 16, 2013 1

Last week was quite a punch for arcade news, especially after a relatively slow summer. Sometimes a lot of the big stuff hits all at once then leaves us wanting for a few days

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First Pic of Raw Thrills’ BATMAN Arcade Cabinet

First Pic of Raw Thrills’ BATMAN Arcade Cabinet

arcadehero September 12, 2013 22

(Please note, a couple of updates have been added below) UPDATE (11/5/13): An interview with Steven Ranck of Specular Interactive about Batman is up now with many more details including new videos! Some weeks

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Star Trek Pinball Now In Production, Different Game Versions Detailed

Star Trek Pinball Now In Production, Different Game Versions Detailed

arcadehero September 11, 2013 5

The other day Stern Pinball announced that their next pinball machine, Star Trek Pinball, was coming soon and just now they have announced it as in production. They also have published pictures of the

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Star Trek Returns To Arcades With Stern’s Star Trek Pinball

Star Trek Returns To Arcades With Stern’s Star Trek Pinball

arcadehero September 10, 2013 1

UPDATE: More details + pictures released! The game is actually in production now. Two big announcements today for some major media franchises. First Duck Dynasty comes to the video arcade game market and now

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Duck Dynasty Enters Video Game Market Via Big Buck HD Arcade Machines This October

Duck Dynasty Enters Video Game Market Via Big Buck HD Arcade Machines This October

arcadehero September 10, 2013 6

I do not have a lot of time to watch TV given my schedule but not long ago my wife and I decided to check out A&E’s Duck Dynasty that everyone has been raving

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Newsbag: Arcade Button Watch, Terminator 2 Arcade Footage

Newsbag: Arcade Button Watch, Terminator 2 Arcade Footage

arcadehero September 7, 2013 0

Happy weekend once again to everyone. In some areas with school getting in full swing it has probably meant a slow-down for many arcades so if you’ve been meaning to get to your local

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Two New Venues For Arizona: D&D Pinball Opens in Tucson; Flipside in Gilbert

Two New Venues For Arizona: D&D Pinball Opens in Tucson; Flipside in Gilbert

arcadehero September 5, 2013 0

We haven’t ran two many stories about new locations opening their doors in the same state in the same post although partially it was because one of these locations we did not hear about

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Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

arcadehero September 4, 2013 0

Since the early days of arcade gaming and single player games started making their way onto the scene, the concept of “Man Vs. Machine” has been a challenge taken seriously by many gamers. That

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Soon To Open Ann Arbor Pinball Museum Reaches Funding Goal

Soon To Open Ann Arbor Pinball Museum Reaches Funding Goal

arcadehero September 3, 2013 0

(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) A new pinball museum will be opening its doors in Ann Arbor, MI in the next few months, thanks to 238 backers on Kickstarter. Pinball museums seem

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