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Dave & Busters To Launch Their ‘Store of the Future’ Format In Dallas This February

Dave & Busters To Launch Their ‘Store of the Future’ Format In Dallas This February

arcadehero January 24, 2024 1

Dave & Busters has been a leader in the arcade industry for a long time, and now they are upping their game with a format they are calling the “Store of the Future.” This

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GENDA Gains Ground In US With Pac-Man Entertainment Acquisition

GENDA Gains Ground In US With Pac-Man Entertainment Acquisition

arcadehero May 13, 2021 0

Arcade operation acquisitions have become a bit more frequent in recent times, with one of the most talked about being GENDA’s acquisition of Sega Japan’s operations last year. There was also a bit of

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Jersey Jack Pinball Moving Manufacturing Operations To Illinois

Jersey Jack Pinball Moving Manufacturing Operations To Illinois

arcadehero February 27, 2020 0

Well, news has been pretty slow in the arcade world this week, so I’m going to highlight a piece of news that I would normally leave for our Newsbytes. Yesterday, Jersey Jack Pinball issued

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Location Watch: Spare Time (SC); Arcadia (NZ); Plaza Lanes (IN); Scene75 (PA & OH), Prince Arcades (IL) & More

Location Watch: Spare Time (SC); Arcadia (NZ); Plaza Lanes (IN); Scene75 (PA & OH), Prince Arcades (IL) & More

arcadehero August 13, 2018 6

It’s time for another arcade location round-up, as I have scoured the web for news of new venues opening their doors to provide amusement entertainments to enjoy. Almost all of these locations have opened

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New Locations: The Grid Arcade Bar (MN); Big Al’s (CA); Little Big Thrills (MN); 1up Arcade (AU); Rock N’ Fun (HI)

New Locations: The Grid Arcade Bar (MN); Big Al’s (CA); Little Big Thrills (MN); 1up Arcade (AU); Rock N’ Fun (HI)

arcadehero April 21, 2017 2

Time for new arcade locations and updates! These have been accumulating for a few weeks as I’ve been very busy with other things, mainly in remodeling my own location. Let’s jump into the news

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New Arcade Review: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar Williamsville, NY

New Arcade Review: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar Williamsville, NY

SaraAB87 February 23, 2016 0

As previously reported by Arcade Heroes a new arcade and sports bar called Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar has opened up in the Western New York area. Today I will take a

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Bandai Namco Building A New Star Wars Battle Pod Location Directory

Bandai Namco Building A New Star Wars Battle Pod Location Directory

arcadehero February 2, 2016 7

Today Bandai Namco Amusements sent out the following e-mail, looking for information on where to find Star Wars Battle Pod arcade games out ‘in the wild’: To owners of: Star Wars: Battle Pod and

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California Venues: Ultimate Gaming Center Open; Powersurge Closes

California Venues: Ultimate Gaming Center Open; Powersurge Closes

arcadehero May 13, 2014 11

Thanks to Edward Castillo for the tip, here is a little news regarding locations in California to discuss. First let’s talk about the closure. About 4 years ago I had a post here on

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Videos: Stern Pinball @ CES2014; A Tour of The Arcadia in Ryde (IOW, UK)

Videos: Stern Pinball @ CES2014; A Tour of The Arcadia in Ryde (IOW, UK)

arcadehero January 8, 2014 3

Newsfeed 1343 via Stern at CES Most of the big news I’ve heard coming out of CES has been famous movie director Michael Bay not handling teleprompter malfunctions very well but there is one

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Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

arcadehero December 23, 2013 11

This has been a slow month for news, although in part I’m sure there are items I have just overlooked as I’ve been busy handling many other things in life and business (and several

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Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’

Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’

arcadehero February 17, 2013 2

A look at the current state of the arcade scene in London,

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Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

arcadehero February 11, 2013 12

Some location news today. I’m not sure why but lately there has been a constant “good news/bad news” thing going on every time we have something to report. Today is no exception to that

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