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Weekend News: Pinball Gremlins Funded; Emporium Logan Square Opens in IL; Name That Game #11

Weekend News: Pinball Gremlins Funded; Emporium Logan Square Opens in IL; Name That Game #11

arcadehero July 26, 2014 1

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer is already half-way over. Depending on your perspective, that is either a good thing or a bad one. I’m fine with it staying warm

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America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D8; Name That Game #10

America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D8; Name That Game #10

arcadehero July 19, 2014 5

Well this week has been a slow one for news, I’ve been busy otherwise. One thing I took care of this week was checking out a spot at the Salt Lake Comic Con. Myself

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Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

arcadehero July 14, 2014 1

UPDATE: I have received a reply from Kevin Kulek of Skit-B Pinball. I asked about what has been going on with Predator and it looks like it has been a parts challenge. With that

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Museum of Pinball Prepping For The Inaugural Arcade Expo Coming January 2015

Museum of Pinball Prepping For The Inaugural Arcade Expo Coming January 2015

arcadehero July 9, 2014 0

(Thanks to Kent Fund for the tip) Remember the Museum of Pinball? If not, here is a refresher. Unfortunately like some other Kickstarter projects to launch or improve arcade venues, the goals were not

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Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog update;

Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog update;

arcadehero July 4, 2014 8

This week is always slow for news as a lot of people and companies tend to take off more than just July 4th for a nice Summer break but there is a little something

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Vonnie D Pinball Announces Pinball Gremlins, Seeks Funding

Vonnie D Pinball Announces Pinball Gremlins, Seeks Funding

arcadehero June 26, 2014 1

A short time ago we ran a story about a new upstart that was looking to jump into the pinball game, VonnieD Pinball. They want to “bring pinball back” using innovative ideas, designs and

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Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

arcadehero June 21, 2014 14

It might be hard to believe but Blue Laws banning certain types of games still exist out there. Today comes news that Oakland, CA is finally going to remove their ban on pinball machines

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Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball

Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball

arcadehero June 12, 2014 0

With E3 week we usually don’t get a lot of arcade news but Jersey Jack Pinball has something for us – a look at the artwork which will grace the playfield on their upcoming

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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

arcadehero June 5, 2014 2

Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that

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First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

arcadehero May 29, 2014 0

As mentioned in a recent post, I am cautiously optimistic about the newcomers to the pinball manufacturing business. I would love to see them get their tables finished and into distribution but until they

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Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

arcadehero May 26, 2014 1

I wasn’t expecting any news to come along an share on Memorial Day (US) but sometimes you are surprised. Today I came across a recently launched Facebook page for a company by the name

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Stern Offers Their Factory To Build Medieval Madness Pinball Remakes

Stern Offers Their Factory To Build Medieval Madness Pinball Remakes

arcadehero May 15, 2014 5

It looks like the Medieval Madness Pinball remake is just around the corner. The announcement last October that Planetary Pinball Supply had acquired the rights to the game and would be remaking it was

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