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The Veil Lifts a Little More on Jersey Jack’s The Hobbit Pinball UPDATE: FULL PLAYFIELD SHOWN

The Veil Lifts a Little More on Jersey Jack’s The Hobbit Pinball UPDATE: FULL PLAYFIELD SHOWN

arcadehero August 13, 2013 10

UPDATE: The full playfield was just unveiled. Since it’s so soon and this story from the other day is still in the top 5, I’m just going to bump this up. According to Joe

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Late Saturday News: Gamers Go Crazy for Guilty Gear Xrd in Japan; Galaxy Collision Air Hockey, Transformers at AAMA in US

Late Saturday News: Gamers Go Crazy for Guilty Gear Xrd in Japan; Galaxy Collision Air Hockey, Transformers at AAMA in US

arcadehero August 10, 2013 0

Happy Saturday everyone. Just a couple of news blurbs here to share as everyone experiences the weekend. Some big location test news out of Japan for the new Guilty Gear Xrd Sign by Arc

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Rerave Arcade “Unboxing”

Rerave Arcade “Unboxing”

arcadehero August 9, 2013 6

In lieu of my sort-of tradition in “unboxing” new/newer arcade games (Example 1; Example 2; Example 3) ,  a new arcade game has found its way to my arcade this past Wednesday and here’s

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New Round 1 USA Location Open In Lakewood Mall, CA; “Smaller, Badder, Meaner and Uncut”

New Round 1 USA Location Open In Lakewood Mall, CA; “Smaller, Badder, Meaner and Uncut”

arcadehero August 8, 2013 7

Round 1 USA, a Japanese FEC company keeps on growing. AH correspondent Phil Arrington, who has provided us with some stories on occasion of some happenings here and there, recently made a visit to

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Newsbash: Cut The Rope Videmption; Classic Arcade Finder; More Mario Kart GPDX Play

Newsbash: Cut The Rope Videmption; Classic Arcade Finder; More Mario Kart GPDX Play

arcadehero August 2, 2013 1

Well this was a slow news week. Slow enough that I don’t have a whole lot to share today but as mentioned in the last multi-news post, that will change with the AAMA Gala

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Atari’s Paperboy Lives Vicariously Through PaperDude VR

Atari’s Paperboy Lives Vicariously Through PaperDude VR

arcadehero August 1, 2013 0

After Warner bought up the Midway properties, which included the Atari Games content, they haven’t really done much with the treasures they have. Yet another sequel to the Mortal Kombat series was handled and

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Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2

Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2

arcadehero July 26, 2013 3

Welcome to the last weekend of July. This week has given us some new game announcements with Raw Thrills’ Batmobile and Namco/Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. There was some arcade news at the

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Namco Launches Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Japanese Version

Namco Launches Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Japanese Version

arcadehero July 25, 2013 6

The news about the next installment of Mario Kart for arcades is nothing new, something that has been on the wire since February. The game was announced for a summer release in Japan and

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Next from the Makers of H2Overdrive & Dirty Drivin’, a Batman Arcade Game: Batmobile

Next from the Makers of H2Overdrive & Dirty Drivin’, a Batman Arcade Game: Batmobile

arcadehero July 22, 2013 9

(Newsfeed 1323 via ) Ever since a Southern California company by the name of Specular Interactive was discovered to be behind the arcade racing title H2Overdrive, they have been on our map. I had

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DNA Announces Growth & New Book: The Out Of Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier

DNA Announces Growth & New Book: The Out Of Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier

arcadehero July 20, 2013 1

The Digital Out Of Home Interactive Entertainment Network Association is on the move again with some news about their growth as a group and plans for launching a new book about the industry this

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In Air Hockey News: The Gold Standard Games Table of Champions; Way of the Puck Documentary

In Air Hockey News: The Gold Standard Games Table of Champions; Way of the Puck Documentary

arcadehero July 19, 2013 0

(Thanks to Mark Robbins for the info) About a year ago at the AAMA Gala, among the new products shown was a picture of a company that used to be known as Shelti. They

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All You Can Arcade Aims For Widespread Rental Access

All You Can Arcade Aims For Widespread Rental Access

arcadehero July 17, 2013 3

In the many discussions I frequently have with current or prospective operators or people just looking to have a little game room arcade action at home, there is one question that pops up all

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