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Stern Pinball And Pabst Brewing Team Up For The Pabst Can Crusher Pinball

Stern Pinball And Pabst Brewing Team Up For The Pabst Can Crusher Pinball

arcadehero July 13, 2016 4

Surprises are always fun and Stern Pinball certainly has been pulling out more of them in recent times. Today’s surprise is a new retro themed pinball machine that they have developed in conjunction with beer brewing

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Sega Launches Official Trailer for Mario & Sonic At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Sega Launches Official Trailer for Mario & Sonic At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

arcadehero July 12, 2016 0

We first learned about Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition last year thanks to the first Japanese location tests a year ago. Since then, it has been a patient

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Three New VR Arcade Locations: Immersion Arcade & Ivirtex (IL); VR Junkies (UT)

Three New VR Arcade Locations: Immersion Arcade & Ivirtex (IL); VR Junkies (UT)

arcadehero July 11, 2016 3

News tip via  Now that HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are out there, a few businesses are quickly jumping onto the bandwagon. So far everyone is going for the HTC solution as Oculus shot

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World’s Largest Pac-Man Gets A New Promo Video

World’s Largest Pac-Man Gets A New Promo Video

arcadehero July 11, 2016 1

It has been a little while since Bandai Namco Amusements America had uploaded a new video to their Youtube channel but today that changed with this very sleek trailer promoting their new World’s Largest

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Newsbytes: The Jarvis Project; Gunslinger Stratos 3; Skycurser; Donkey Kong Cake; Wreck-It Ralph 2; NTG#88

Newsbytes: The Jarvis Project; Gunslinger Stratos 3; Skycurser; Donkey Kong Cake; Wreck-It Ralph 2; NTG#88

arcadehero July 9, 2016 4

It never hurts to end the week with some bright news instead of what you usually get with mainstream events…here’s Newsbytes! Housemarque Making An Arcade Version of Their “Jarvis Project” – You might recall

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Incredible Technologies Showcases Golden Tee 2017

Incredible Technologies Showcases Golden Tee 2017

arcadehero July 7, 2016 0

When it comes to arcade golf, there is only one name that has any traction these days and that’s Golden Tee. They have been able to consistently provide updates to the game annually for

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Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution A Landing At Dave & Busters Soon UPDATE: Round1USA Too

Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution A Landing At Dave & Busters Soon UPDATE: Round1USA Too

arcadehero July 5, 2016 3

It has been teased for a while now that Dave & Busters was doing something with Konami’s popular Dance Dance Revolution series this Summer but it wasn’t clear until today what that would entail.

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Morris Museum’s “For Amusement Only; Arcades & Cafe’s” Exhibit Open Through October

Morris Museum’s “For Amusement Only; Arcades & Cafe’s” Exhibit Open Through October

arcadehero July 4, 2016 0

For my fellow Americans out there, Happy Independence Day! Otherwise – Happy Monday and July! No matter what you are up to these days, hopefully you’ll find some great arcade gaming out there this

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New Arcade Watch:  Bit Bar Salem (MA); Shelter Arcade Bar (RI); Playtyme Concessions (NC); Hi-Tech Arcade (NC); Flippers Family Arcade (WY); Up-Down Arcade (MN)

New Arcade Watch: Bit Bar Salem (MA); Shelter Arcade Bar (RI); Playtyme Concessions (NC); Hi-Tech Arcade (NC); Flippers Family Arcade (WY); Up-Down Arcade (MN)

arcadehero June 29, 2016 1

We’ve got several new arcade locations to talk about again so let’s dive into it! UPDATE: Added Up-Down Arcade To the Post below Bit Bar Salem Now Open In Salem, MA – This isn’t

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Namco Announces Pre-Orders For Star Wars Battle Pod The Force Awakens Update

Namco Announces Pre-Orders For Star Wars Battle Pod The Force Awakens Update

arcadehero June 28, 2016 5

As we knew from a report earlier this year, Bandai Namco had planned to release a new level for their Star Wars Battle Pod arcade this Summer. That would be based on a battle

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Newsbytes: Man Vs. Snake; Jarvis Interview; Golden Tee

Newsbytes: Man Vs. Snake; Jarvis Interview; Golden Tee

arcadehero June 25, 2016 0

Today’s newsbytes is a little rushed, I unfortunately don’t have time to do the Name That Game but everything else will be managed so let’s get to it. ‘Man Vs. Snake: The Long And

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The History Of Sonic The Hedgehog At The Arcade

The History Of Sonic The Hedgehog At The Arcade

arcadehero June 23, 2016 3

It is June 23rd and that marks a milestone in video gaming as one of the most popular game mascots turns 25 years old. That would be Sega’s speedy blue fuzzball, Sonic The Hedgehog.

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