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Stern Pinball To Unveil JAWS On Thursday

Stern Pinball To Unveil JAWS On Thursday

arcadehero January 2, 2024 0

Happy New Year everyone – in what has become something of a tradition, our first piece of news for the year comes from Stern Pinball as they are gearing up to unveil their next

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State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

arcadehero December 29, 2023 1

It is time to look back at the year and see where we’re at as an industry, with this ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m hearkening back to Play Meter Magazine with this idea,

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Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade Appearing At Round1USA’s Across The Land

Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade Appearing At Round1USA’s Across The Land

arcadehero December 28, 2023 0

Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade has begun to appear in the United States but only at Round1USA locations. It is going to replace existing Street Fighter V Type Arcade setups, so any R1

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Location Watch December 2023: New Arcades For The Holidays

Location Watch December 2023: New Arcades For The Holidays

arcadehero December 23, 2023 0

Welcome to Location Watch, an occasional series of posts that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world, splitting the news

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VR 360 Action Launches Crazy Racing

VR 360 Action Launches Crazy Racing

arcadehero December 21, 2023 1

For locations in the market for a new motion racing simulator, VR 360 Action has a solution called Crazy Racing. This is a multi-game, race-focused simulator. Let’s see what it is all about: Crazy

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Arcana Heart 3 Xtend Now Shipping In Japan; Western Pre-Orders Open

Arcana Heart 3 Xtend Now Shipping In Japan; Western Pre-Orders Open

arcadehero December 16, 2023 0

exA-Arcadia has released Team Arcana’s Arcade Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars Xtend in Japan, with Western pre-orders now up. Let’s look into the details: What Is Arcana Heart? The Arcana Heart series is

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Newsbytes: Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade; Men In Black; Headlines

Newsbytes: Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade; Men In Black; Headlines

arcadehero December 9, 2023 6

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades and pinball machines. There isn’t a ton of news to chew on this time, but just enough to have

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IAAPA 2023: The UNIS Round-up

IAAPA 2023: The UNIS Round-up

arcadehero December 6, 2023 0

Next up for our IAAPA recap is UNIS. Based out of China with offices in Canada and the US, they tend to have a large booth space with a strong focus on redemption. That

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Arcade Heroes Turns 17

Arcade Heroes Turns 17

arcadehero December 3, 2023 2

Seventeen years ago today, an intrepid creator in the arcade industry known as “PointyThing” created this site, Arcade Heroes. He did so as at the time, there was very little reporting being done to

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Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

arcadehero December 2, 2023 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, an occasional post that curates quick bytes of news from around the arcade, pinball, and amusement world. Due to the deluge of news coming out of IAAPA 2023, this series has

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IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International

IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International

arcadehero December 2, 2023 1

The next company to receive our IAAPA 2023 focus is on Wahlap and Amusement Source International. Wahlap is based in Guangzhou, China, while ASI is setup in Texas. I need to stress that they

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IAAPA 2023: Andamiro USA’s Game Line-up

IAAPA 2023: Andamiro USA’s Game Line-up

arcadehero November 29, 2023 0

Welcome to the next piece of IAAPA 2023 coverage, now focusing on Andamiro USA. As the US division of the South Korean arcade developer, they are fairly autonomous in the products that they can

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