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EAG Expo 2017 Day 1: Disney Crossy Road; Choppy Wood; Aerosmith and More
The first major amusement/arcade trade show following IAAPA is upon us, the annual expo that graces the city of London that is presently known as the EAG International Expo or EAG Expo for short.
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Sega Amusements Returns To Amusement Operations With Sega Prizezone In Hertfordshire, UK
News via This will most likely be the last post of 2016 and given the news through the year, it is fitting that it is about another facility opening their doors. This one has
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Getting Detailed: Atari Gotcha Color Edition & Arcade Raid on a Boat
Two very detailed stories related to arcades have popped up on the interwebs so instead of leaving them for the weekend post, let’s take a look at both here. Atari Gotcha Color Edition Restored
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New Arcades: Violent City (London, UK); Bonus Round (Phoenix, AZ)
I always like starting the week off with some new location news and today it’s got a little bit of an international flare. Violent City Opens Under A New Location In London (Thanks to
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EAG 2016 Photo Round-Up – New Arcade Games
One of the first big stories that Arcade Heroes had ran shortly after the site had launched was about a big trade show that takes place in London every January. At the time it
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The Unreleased Arcade Concepts Of Amazement Machines
Prototype and unreleased concepts have always been fascinating to me, particular in the video game arena. There are a plethora of reasons as to why a product might not ever make it out of
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New Arcades: Moonwalker; Cobra Arcade Bar; The Quarter Barrel; Shelter Arcade Bar; Sunshine Pinball; Super Bario
I can’t recall a post quite like this that covers this many new arcade locations in one shot. From new ‘pure’ arcades to bar/arcades to those looking to open, it has everything except for
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Newsbytes: 2015 Ottawa Pinball Show; Teen Makes His Own Arcade Game; Pac-Man Fever; Heart of Gaming; NTG#52
Happy weekend arcade fans! This weekend’s newsbytes are brought to you by the number 5,000, because that sounds like a good number to sponsor something. A new podcast will be posted later today so
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Heighway Pinball’s Factory Fired Up To Produce New Pinball Games
(Thanks to Scott Flear for the tip) Stern factory visits are well-known, having become a tourist draw into Chicago for a number of years. There haven’t been many pinball factories to be found around
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Arcade England: Novelty Automation Opening Feb 11th; National Videogame Arcade In March
If you find yourself in or near London or Nottingham and you are looking for something to do, here is some news that might help with those plans, we have a couple of new
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Newsbag: Arcade Club in Lancashire, UK; Defender Max Difficulty; NTG# 24
It’s taken me a little time to come up with the newsbits for the newsbag today, in a way it feels like the calm before the IAAPA storm. Most likely post-IAAPA will be pretty
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Alien Pinball Announced + Checking Out The The Autumn Coin-Op Show (UK)
‘Tis the season of tradeshows, as new product aims to grab the attention of operators. I was sent a few pictures of “The Autumn Coin-Op Show”, attended by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report
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