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New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

arcadehero January 25, 2013 2

Through 2012 we saw an uptick in stories about classic arcades opening their doors around the US and judging by the news today, 2013 is starting off on a similar foot. If you are

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Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

arcadehero January 24, 2013 37

When it comes to arcade collecting there are many resources one can use to hopefully find that one game (or games) that you are looking for. eBay and Craigslist would be well-known among those

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Flashbacks: The 90s Arcade Racer; “Arcade” Movie Trailer

Flashbacks: The 90s Arcade Racer; “Arcade” Movie Trailer

arcadehero January 24, 2013 1

Newsfeed 1286 via As we wait for more news to come along from EAG 2013, we may as well cover some arcade-related things, a couple of which have been sent to us by The

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EAG Expo 2013 First Look – Dead Heat Riders, Sega Booth, Electrocoin, UNIS

EAG Expo 2013 First Look – Dead Heat Riders, Sega Booth, Electrocoin, UNIS

arcadehero January 22, 2013 9

Today the EAG Expo 2013 took place and with it, some new stuff. AH writer HeavyElectricity (Nick Thorpe) was there to check everything out and he will be providing a larger and more detailed

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Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

arcadehero January 17, 2013 1

Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s

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Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

arcadehero January 16, 2013 16

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an article that directly looks into what they call the “death” of arcades but there is a pretty popular article that was published on The Verge today

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Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game

Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game

arcadehero January 12, 2013 1

Some months ago Namco Bandai showed off some pictures of a new concept in what’s known as “kid vending” type games, something that are popular in Japan but not so much here out West.

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Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

arcadehero January 11, 2013 4

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own

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IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

arcadehero January 4, 2013 3

Among fans of unique arcade-specific hardware, some despair over the trend where most game companies these days find it easier and more economical to use PC machine builds tied to some sort of specialized

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Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

arcadehero January 3, 2013 10

Newsfeed 1281 via Hot on the heels of news that Namco will be opening up a new theme park in Tokyo later this year comes news that Namco Entertainment (which is the division of

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Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch

arcadehero January 3, 2013 3

Newsfeed 1280 via For our first Stinger newsfeed of the year, they pointed us to a story about the development of a new Namco Bandai indoor theme park that is set to open its

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Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

Disney Cars Arcade As Seen On Location Test At Tomorrowland Arcade, DisneyWorld

arcadehero December 31, 2012 7

Shortly I am going to be rolling out the Arcade Releases for 2013 page and as a way to kind of start that off, as well as the New Year tonight, here is a

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