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ReRave Goes International

ReRave Goes International

arcadehero January 16, 2012 2

I have been sitting on two press releases for upcoming rhythm arcade title, ReRave by Step Evolution and Coast-To-Coast Entertainment. Not because I wanted to but it’s been crunch time for me at the

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Stinger Report/BMIGaming Releases Best of Show Awards for IAAPA 2011

Stinger Report/BMIGaming Releases Best of Show Awards for IAAPA 2011

arcadehero January 4, 2012 6

From our friends at The Stinger Report and BMI Gaming, they wanted to share their new “Best of Show” Awards for the recent IAAPA event this past November. From here I’ll let Kevin Williams

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Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

arcadehero November 27, 2011 0

Way back in 1983, Atari promised to revolutionize game controls with a device they called the Atari Mindlink. Prototypes were built and tested, running on modified versions of Pong and Breakout, but ultimately it

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Video: “Real life” Metal Slug

Video: “Real life” Metal Slug

arcadehero November 16, 2011 1

I meant to have some pics from IAAPA up for viewing already but there was an issue which should be resolved later today. On top of that I will be arriving at the show

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Seasons Beatings Fighter Event In Ohio This Weekend + Galloping Ghost Arcade expands

Seasons Beatings Fighter Event In Ohio This Weekend + Galloping Ghost Arcade expands

arcadehero October 11, 2011 1

This weekend in Columbus Ohio some fights are going to go down, but of the virtual kind on a number of fighter games. Players from all over the world will gather to compete on

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The Gran Turismo 5 simulator at Mercedes-Benz

The Gran Turismo 5 simulator at Mercedes-Benz

arcadehero September 24, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1118 via It won’t be showing up at an arcade venue near you anytime soon, but it’s got kind of the same idea. Although I’m sure if GT5 ever made an arcade appearance

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From Australia: IKEA tests Manland; Insert Coin(s) retro arcade event a success

From Australia: IKEA tests Manland; Insert Coin(s) retro arcade event a success

arcadehero September 12, 2011 1

Newsfeeds 1110 & 1111 via Let’s start the week off with a couple of news items coming from the land down under, more specifically from the city of Sydney. First is an interesting development

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Obscura’s CueLight Interactive Pool Table System

Obscura’s CueLight Interactive Pool Table System

arcadehero August 31, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1103 via A couple of years ago Sega showed off a surprise development at the annual JAMMA show in Tokyo called Heat-Up Air Hockey. It used an overhead projector to create an image

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The Change Machine T-Shirt

The Change Machine T-Shirt

arcadehero August 16, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1097 via It’s near impossible to track down all of the clever T-Shirts that have been made over the years to feature something arcade-related. But I can’t say I’ve ever come across a

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Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA classic arcade setup confiscated by The Man (aka, state of Georgia)

Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA classic arcade setup confiscated by The Man (aka, state of Georgia)

arcadehero August 3, 2011 6

(Thanks to Mark Arson for the tip) UPDATE: Since this story broke, it looks like some fans of Plaza have come to the rescue, covering the fees and allowing Plaza to keep the games.

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LEPOS: From street art to arcade game demo

LEPOS: From street art to arcade game demo

arcadehero July 20, 2011 2

As a character who started out as street artwork, the creator of Lepos, Diego Bergia has been looking to move him from there to something a little more interactive. What better way to take

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Hell’s Kitchen’s Pinball Intro

Hell’s Kitchen’s Pinball Intro

arcadehero July 19, 2011 3

Each season of the TV reality competition show Hell’s Kitchen has a different opening sequence. With the season that just started yesterday they actually have a pretty nice nod to pinball on there as

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