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Golden Tee 2013 Launching In September

Golden Tee 2013 Launching In September

arcadehero August 3, 2012 1

I’m sure the following news will be absolutely shocking but there is a new version of Golden Tee on it’s way, slated for a September release (You can pick your jaw up off the

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Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

arcadehero August 3, 2012 3

Some boring financial sheets, plus more Gunslinger Stratos!

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Round-up from California Extreme 2012

Round-up from California Extreme 2012

arcadehero July 31, 2012 1

This past weekend, fans of arcade gaming wanted to find themselves in Santa Clara, CA for the annual California Extreme show. For those of us who couldn’t make it, here are some highlights to

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World of Warcraft Gets An Arcade Cabinet – In China

World of Warcraft Gets An Arcade Cabinet – In China

arcadehero July 31, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1233 via Just how popular is Bilzzard’s WoW in China?I could flip that around and also ask, just how popular are arcades in China these days? Either way the answer is somewhere around

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Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

arcadehero July 27, 2012 3

This post will mark the beginning of a new feature that we will run on the site in conjunction with The Stinger Report called Ideas Caught In Time. Over the many years arcades have

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Difficult or A Cheat? Thoughts on Arcade Game Difficulty

Difficult or A Cheat? Thoughts on Arcade Game Difficulty

arcadehero July 26, 2012 7

A recent article from a mainstream gaming site claims that arcade games were cheating players out. Here's why that's naive and absurd

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Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

arcadehero July 25, 2012 4

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) While it has been difficult to quantify, it seems that pinball has been having a resurgence of late. With more developers jumping into the pinball manufacturing pool,

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Fighter News: Rumble Fish Revival, Street Fighter 25th Anniversary site

Fighter News: Rumble Fish Revival, Street Fighter 25th Anniversary site

arcadehero July 25, 2012 9

Newsfeed 1229 & 1230 via This morning I caught some news that a fighter released by DIMPS back in 2005 for the Atomiswave arcade platform was coming back, but details were sparse. Then Andriasang

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Trailer for Taito’s Block King

Trailer for Taito’s Block King

arcadehero July 22, 2012 1

Taito has a new arcade game based on Legos (or something really close to them) out in Japan. Details inside!

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Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

arcadehero July 22, 2012 2

Back in May this year, a new vintage arcade opened its doors in Chehalis, WA. Details inside!

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Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

arcadehero July 19, 2012 9

A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details!

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Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

arcadehero July 19, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1224 via Out West Sega might be better known on a facility level through Gameworks which they used to own but in the Eastern Hemisphere, their Joypolis facilities are where its at. If

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