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Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

arcadehero February 25, 2023 2

Welcome to the first Location Watch of the year – I likely could have done this in January but that was a very busy month for me. It is worth noting that while I

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Location Watch Dec. 2021: New Arcades Open Their Doors Around The World

Location Watch Dec. 2021: New Arcades Open Their Doors Around The World

arcadehero December 19, 2021 1

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that highlight brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors. Covering different parts of the world, I strive to highlight as many as I

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Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

arcadehero September 22, 2021 0

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts where we take a look at brand new arcade businesses that are opening their doors for the first time. This provides some good news in lieu

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June Location Watch #2: More New Arcades Open in GA, TX, AZ, MA, OK, The UK and NZ

June Location Watch #2: More New Arcades Open in GA, TX, AZ, MA, OK, The UK and NZ

arcadehero June 25, 2021 1

Welcome to part 2 of our June Location Watch. If you missed Part #1, click here. This was broken up as there were so many locations opening their doors for the first time that

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Location Watch: Area 15[NV]; Game Terminal [TN]; 16-Bit Bar & Arcade [OH]; Natsuge Museum [JP] & More

Location Watch: Area 15[NV]; Game Terminal [TN]; 16-Bit Bar & Arcade [OH]; Natsuge Museum [JP] & More

arcadehero March 4, 2021 1

Welcome to Location Watch, a post series that highlights brand new arcade locations that have opened their doors for the first time. Since news in this regard has been rather slow, we haven’t had

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What Is Happening With The Sale Of Sega’s Arcade Business In Japan?

What Is Happening With The Sale Of Sega’s Arcade Business In Japan?

arcadehero November 4, 2020 3

This story was exploding over the internet this morning, and unfortunately, I’ve been seeing a lot of comments on this that are incorrect or spreading the false idea that arcades are done in Japan

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Location Watch: Mikado Europe (Spain); ArCains (UK); Arcade Club #3 (UK); Park & Rec Tampa and more;

Location Watch: Mikado Europe (Spain); ArCains (UK); Arcade Club #3 (UK); Park & Rec Tampa and more;

arcadehero December 16, 2019 2

We’re in the middle of December already, so it’s a good time to get you up-to-date on the latest happenings in the wonderful world of new arcades – specifically, arcade locations/businesses that have opened

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Location Watch: Wilcox Arcade, Player 1up, Stardust Pinbar, Mr. Pixels and More

Location Watch: Wilcox Arcade, Player 1up, Stardust Pinbar, Mr. Pixels and More

arcadehero August 30, 2019 0

It’s been a slow news month for arcades, making this post the only location watch post we’ll have for August, but that’s ok. There are still new venues opening their doors out there, showing

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Location Watch: The Game Preserve #2 (TX); The Game Show (IL); Laffy Happy Arcade (TX); The Pinball Arcade Museum (FL) & More

Location Watch: The Game Preserve #2 (TX); The Game Show (IL); Laffy Happy Arcade (TX); The Pinball Arcade Museum (FL) & More

arcadehero July 30, 2019 0

It’s time to get everyone up to speed on the latest arcade & amusement locations to have opened their doors out there. If you are involved with a location that opened recently or is

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Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

arcadehero July 3, 2019 1

Welcome to another edition of Location Watch. Here, we take a look at all of the new arcade locations that have opened (or will soon open) their doors in recent times. I also will

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Location News: Arcade Club Leeds (UK); Arcade City #5 (NV); The Eberson (MI) & More

Location News: Arcade Club Leeds (UK); Arcade City #5 (NV); The Eberson (MI) & More

arcadehero June 5, 2019 0

Hello fellow arcade users, it’s time to showcase a number of brand spanking new arcades that are bringing some coin-op gaming goodness to the world. We wish the best of luck to all of

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New Arcades Open In CA, FL, IA, ID, KY, MN, MO, NM, TX, WI, & The UK

New Arcades Open In CA, FL, IA, ID, KY, MN, MO, NM, TX, WI, & The UK

arcadehero May 20, 2019 2

I’ve got a bit of catching up to do on the latest locations that have opened up their doors out there, covering more than a month’s worth of openings since our last such post.

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