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Boardwalk Arcade To Be Open July 6th-Sept 8th in Rochester N.Y.

Boardwalk Arcade To Be Open July 6th-Sept 8th in Rochester N.Y.

arcadehero June 5, 2013 2

(Image Source) Newsfeed 1313 via The Strong Museum of Play is in the news again, this time they will have an exhibit that appeals to the nostalgic feel of a boardwalk with retro games

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Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan

Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan

arcadehero June 1, 2013 2

Newsfeeds 1310 & 11 via With Summer just about to start (I do wonder, given that the heater in my house kicking in this morning with as cold as it was), its time for

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Newsblend Wednesday: MaiMai Knock-Off Game, Knock-Off Plush, Awesome Gameroom and Pinball Playfield Decorations

Newsblend Wednesday: MaiMai Knock-Off Game, Knock-Off Plush, Awesome Gameroom and Pinball Playfield Decorations

arcadehero May 29, 2013 2

There are a few news items that are starting to rot in the inbox, there are enough of these quick stories now that we can make a newsblend out of it. Oh the things

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Sega’s Orbi Unveiled as A Virtual Zoo Amusement Facility

Sega’s Orbi Unveiled as A Virtual Zoo Amusement Facility

arcadehero May 28, 2013 5

For the past couple of years I’ve seen some issues made about a trademark requested by Sega by the name of Orbi. A very small minority of fans made some pretty broad assumptions based

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Open In Ohio – Arcade Legacy

Open In Ohio – Arcade Legacy

arcadehero May 28, 2013 3

(Thanks to Matt for the tip) UPDATE: The owner contacted me and gave some corrections. They actually opened three years ago under the name of Arcade Legends and moved to the new location in

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Nave Arcade, the Argentinan Arcade Game

Nave Arcade, the Argentinan Arcade Game

arcadehero May 28, 2013 3

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip) Arcade game development is generally found in a few particular areas of the world but with time comes expansion. We have previously covered games created in countries

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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

arcadehero May 27, 2013 6

UPDATE: Part 2 can be found here. It’s been a long while since we did an arcade prototype overview in regards to a single company and with news all but dried up this weekend

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Sega Stuff: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone on Test; Sega Card GEN MLB 2013 release ; Maimai Green Update

Sega Stuff: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone on Test; Sega Card GEN MLB 2013 release ; Maimai Green Update

arcadehero May 23, 2013 2

A little news from Japan today, in particular about Sega. They have announced a new version of their popular Project DIVA Arcade that has the subtitle Future Tone. You might recall that Sega did

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Extra GTI Asia Taipei 2013 Videos – Allied Tank Attack, Overtake, Muzibox, More

Extra GTI Asia Taipei 2013 Videos – Allied Tank Attack, Overtake, Muzibox, More

arcadehero May 22, 2013 5

It was curious that out of the different Game Time International expos that have been held over the past few years that is seemed like 2013 wasn’t getting much attention in the way of

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Taito’s NESiCAxLIVE Arcades Getting KOFXIII Climax and…Skullgirls (and Spelunker)

Taito’s NESiCAxLIVE Arcades Getting KOFXIII Climax and…Skullgirls (and Spelunker)

arcadehero May 21, 2013 5

Little Update: Just a shout out to the7k and MMF who sent me this tip too but I did not check my email before checking Japanese news sources. UPDATE #2: We can add Spelunker

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X-Lanes Launches In LA

X-Lanes Launches In LA

arcadehero May 20, 2013 10

A new entertainment facility is open in the Los Angeles area – however from the sounds of it, it’s still in a “beta testing” stage. AH correspondent Phil Arrington takes a look at the

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Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Announced For Japanese Arcades

Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Announced For Japanese Arcades

arcadehero May 19, 2013 4

Sorry about the lack of stories for the past four days – it’s slowed down a bit. New games news almost never comes on a Sunday but for whatever reason Arc System Works decided

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