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Sales Open For Spooky Pinball’s Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Machines

Sales Open For Spooky Pinball’s Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Machines

arcadehero August 15, 2017 2

Remember the announcement regarding the upcoming Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball? If not, then it was only a few weeks ago. Designed with an 80s aesthetic in theme, artwork and playfield design while sporting newer

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Newsbytes: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding; Sound & Light Doc; HADO In The USA; PIU Contest & More

Newsbytes: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding; Sound & Light Doc; HADO In The USA; PIU Contest & More

arcadehero August 12, 2017 0

Welcome to yet another Newsbytes post. Here I grab some quick news and headlines from the arcade/amusement world to share with you as you get into the weekend. Let’s start with: Chuck E. Cheeses

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Law Watch: Six Charged In Making Counterfeit Pac-Man Games; Man Arrested For Living Between Arcade Games

Law Watch: Six Charged In Making Counterfeit Pac-Man Games; Man Arrested For Living Between Arcade Games

arcadehero August 11, 2017 0

Well this is certainly a weird way to break up the slow news cycle, with more legal news and the amusement business. Per usual, all suspects are innocent until proven otherwise. Six Charged With

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Galloping Ghost Productions Pulls The Curtain Back On Dark Presence

Galloping Ghost Productions Pulls The Curtain Back On Dark Presence

arcadehero August 9, 2017 3

Long-time readers of the site might recall several stories that we ran regarding the development of a new arcade fighter by the name of Dark Presence. The first of these ran in March 2008,

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Golden Tee 2018 Launches On September 25th

Golden Tee 2018 Launches On September 25th

arcadehero August 8, 2017 1

It is August and in the arcade business, that generally means that Incredible Technologies begins to tease more details on their flagship product, Golden Tee. The series continues to enjoy major annual content updates,

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Two Businesses With Arcade Machines Busted For Gambling In California

Two Businesses With Arcade Machines Busted For Gambling In California

arcadehero August 3, 2017 4

One challenge of operating an honest business is when dishonest ones come around, break the law and reinforce negative stereotypes about a certain industry. You might recall the arcade scene from Robocop 2…too often

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Sega Launches The Daytona “How-To” Video Series

Sega Launches The Daytona “How-To” Video Series

arcadehero August 2, 2017 3

With Sega’s new Daytona Championship USA on the market and available to play in arcades this Summer, there is a good chance that you have come across a unit or two. Sega has been

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Newsbytes: Predators; NBA Jam Book; Galaga Chronicles; Golden Tee 2018; ColorDMD Updates

Newsbytes: Predators; NBA Jam Book; Galaga Chronicles; Golden Tee 2018; ColorDMD Updates

arcadehero July 29, 2017 1

Welcome to the last weekend of July. CAX and ReplayFX are in full swing so if you have the chance to attend, soak up every minute of it! Let’s end the month on some

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Spooky Pinball Unveils Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball

Spooky Pinball Unveils Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball

arcadehero July 28, 2017 1

As a “boutique” creator of pinball machines, Wisconsin-based Spooky Pinball LLC may not get all of the media attention that the big guys get. Fortunately, they are still busy making new concepts for locations

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Sega World Drivers Championship 2018 Begins Testing

Sega World Drivers Championship 2018 Begins Testing

arcadehero July 28, 2017 1

Last week news broke that Sega had a new racing arcade game in the works by the name of Sega World Drivers Championship 2018. Now a week later the game has been placed on

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New Arcades: Eighty Three (OK); Play Arcade & Bar (FL); Lucky Strike Social (HI); Main Event (TN & DE); Scene 75 (OH); Taito Station (Japan); DNA VR (UK); Escape Reality (DE);

New Arcades: Eighty Three (OK); Play Arcade & Bar (FL); Lucky Strike Social (HI); Main Event (TN & DE); Scene 75 (OH); Taito Station (Japan); DNA VR (UK); Escape Reality (DE);

arcadehero July 28, 2017 0

It’s been a few weeks since our last look at new arcade businesses opening their doors so let’s clear the backlog and get you up-to-date with the latest venues that will offer new amusements

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Get Ready – California Extreme (CA) & Replay FX (PA) This Weekend

Get Ready – California Extreme (CA) & Replay FX (PA) This Weekend

arcadehero July 27, 2017 1

July is almost over (booooo!) and while this means we’ll soon be in the “dog days” of Summer, it also means that gamers on both the East and West coast of the United States

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