Arcade Heroes January 2012

Cave unveils Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for Arcades

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The Dodonpachi series has created a strong following in circles of shmup players and while it had seemed for a time that Cave might give up on arcades in favor of developments elsewhere, that

The Arcade Games of EAG Part 2

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Following up to part 1, here are more photos from last weeks EAG event in London, UK taken by Kevin Williams of the Stinger Report. Also if you haven’t already, check out video coverage

The Appeal of Pinball (and other musings)

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Newsfeed 1160 via The Stinger Report We often mention pinball when there is something new in the area but when it comes to more mainstream gaming sites, they don’t really pay much attention to

EAG 2012 video showcase

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It’s that time of year again – EAG has been and gone, and this year’s show continued to build on the successes of the past two years. I will have the customary full report

The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

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With January upon us, comes another arcade event where new products are shown off in London, UK. This is the first look as provided to us by The Stinger Report – more pictures and

Newsbag: DNA Conference Moves Date; Darius Burst goes to iOS, Sound Voltex Booth release

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I know posting has been inconsistent lately and I end up doing these variety posts but that will change shortly as I have completed moving my own arcade and I should be opening my

Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

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There are times where we hear about a game, it presents a cool or unique concept and then we never hear about it again. Namco’s Afrec! comes to mind. Then there are times where

Stryker’s Main Street Arcade Opens in Oregon City, OR

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We had a flurry of new arcade location stories around the beginning of the month but a few weeks later it seems that the trend will continue. The latest comes to us from Oregon

Catching up on the news: David Foley Plea Deal, AC/DC Pinball release, VF5 tournament

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I apologize about the lack of stories lately – it’s partly my fault as I have been busy moving my arcade location (which still isn’t complete yet but we are closed at the old

ReRave Goes International

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I have been sitting on two press releases for upcoming rhythm arcade title, ReRave by Step Evolution and Coast-To-Coast Entertainment. Not because I wanted to but it’s been crunch time for me at the

Welcome to the New Arcade Heroes

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A few weeks ago I mentioned that we had some changes planned for a new look to Arcade Heroes – and yesterday the designer Gerard MacNeil rolled it out, as you can see. It

Square Enix Unveils Gunslinger Stratos In Japan

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They’ve been teasing it for a few weeks now and today Square Enix did a full reveal of their latest new arcade concept called Gunslinger Stratos. This new arcade concept is worth highlighting as