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Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA

Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA

Shaggy June 13, 2025 0

The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying the highest name profile of anything that the company has done in the US

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Previewing Alpha Ops VR Strike’s Stages

Previewing Alpha Ops VR Strike’s Stages

Shaggy June 12, 2025 0

Summer’s here, and with it a number of big new arcade exclusive releases are near. Several of these games have had to be pushed back slightly due to the tariffs situation, however, with things

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Food Fight Frenzy By Retro Arcade Remakes Is Available Now

Food Fight Frenzy By Retro Arcade Remakes Is Available Now

Shaggy June 10, 2025 0

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Retro Arcade Remakes, the creators of the Taito Ice Cold Beer Remake that has been on the market for a while now. Last year, they unveiled

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Jersey Jack Pinball Unleashes The Magic of Harry Potter To Arcades

Jersey Jack Pinball Unleashes The Magic of Harry Potter To Arcades

Shaggy June 5, 2025 0

After months of teasing, the wait is finally over, as Jersey Jack Pinball has launched their latest game to the market, Harry Potter. Based more upon the movies, players become a student at Hogwarts

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Raw Thrills Launches Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR Ultimate; Top Gun: Maverick

Raw Thrills Launches Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR Ultimate; Top Gun: Maverick

Shaggy June 3, 2025 0

The wait is officially over, as the complete and “ultimate” version of Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR by Raw Thrills is now available for existing locations to grab for their machines. Let’s see what this

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Location Watch May 2025: The Latest Arcade Businesses To Open Their Doors Around The World

Location Watch May 2025: The Latest Arcade Businesses To Open Their Doors Around The World

Shaggy May 31, 2025 0

Welcome to the latest edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers the news of brand new arcade locations which have opened anywhere on the planet. That has the

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LAI Games Begins Testing Ubisoft All-Star VR

LAI Games Begins Testing Ubisoft All-Star VR

Shaggy May 31, 2025 0

Much has been said in recent months about arcade virtual reality (and VR in general) declining from the heights of its second boom period. That doesn’t stop new pieces from appearing altogether, however, as

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Newsbytes: PlayX4 In South Korea, Raw Thrills Update, Konami Reshuffles & More

Newsbytes: PlayX4 In South Korea, Raw Thrills Update, Konami Reshuffles & More

Shaggy May 30, 2025 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that runs through recent “bytes” of news around the wonderful world of arcade and pinball games. We usually try and launch these

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Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA

Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA

Shaggy May 27, 2025 0

Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship

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Alan-1 Launches Soda Slam!

Alan-1 Launches Soda Slam!

Shaggy May 24, 2025 0

Alan-1 has announced that they have begun shipping their third title, the enhanced version of DSM Arcade’s Perfect Pour, known as Soda Slam! Let’s take a look at what this is as units may

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Adrenaline’s Hot Wheels: Victory Lap Lands At Dave & Busters

Adrenaline’s Hot Wheels: Victory Lap Lands At Dave & Busters

Shaggy May 23, 2025 0

Just over a month back, we ran a story on a brand new Hot Wheels arcade racer by Adrenaline Amusements that suddenly had a manual listed on their website folder link. Besides some reports

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PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

Shaggy May 22, 2025 0

If you were to pick a “mascot” for the arcade industry, the chances are that Namco’s PAC-MAN would win the polls of public opinion. Yes, there had been some basic characters that popped up

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