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Website news: Ownership change
Just a brief piece of news regarding the website here that involves some changes behind the scenes. The ownership of Arcade Heroes has now switched over to me (Shaggy) from the previous owner. I
Read More »The Raiden V game that isn’t Raiden V
I enjoy a good space combat game but they are hard to find these days. Such games used to dominate the arcade scene but they have all but died out in recent years. So
Read More »Super Street Fighter IV arcade listed for sale at the end of August UPDATE: Make that October
While I had thought that the impending release of Super Street Fighter IV in arcades would be happening in the winter of this year(the always reliable AM-Net lists it as such), importer Coinopexpress.com has
Read More »More details unveiled for the R3Play UK gaming expo
News via About a month ago, we discussed a new gaming event that will be coming to Blackpool, UK called R3play. The organization has unveiled further details as to what to expect at the
Read More »How amusement fared in the recent financial reports from Capcom and Namco Bandai
News feed 801 via Financial reports were recently unveiled by a couple of companies who have some involvement in the arcade industry so how did the companies in question fare? First off, Capcom hasn’t
Read More »A brief look at the arcade scene in Kabul, Afghanistan
News feed 800 Via While arcades are renowned world wide as places for young people to find some escapism from reality, the need for such recreation is more apparent in a war-torn country such
Read More »The wayback machine videos for today are…
It’s Sunday so in lieu of news, we have videos to point out. I’m not sure why it seems like we’re getting a lot of videos of arcades from the early 80’s showing up
Read More »A rundown of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010
After almost a week of waiting, we finally have a more in-depth look at what went on at the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 in Taiwan this past weekend. To show us what was
Read More »Enter the world of 2D fighters with Pixel Kombat: The Hadokumentary
Not every genre found in gaming is as suited towards competitive gaming as fighters are and that important aspect of such games is the new subject behind a documentary film, Pixel Kombat. The film
Read More »IGS showcases "We Dancing Online" at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010
When you showcase one of your games at a show, what better way to get people interested in it than a good competition? IGS certainly felt so as they showed off their title, We
Read More »Space Paranoids now playable
The arcade game that never was really an arcade game is finally playable, as “Encom” releases Space Paranoids Online. If you are unfamiliar with Space Paranoids then there is another reason to pull out
Read More »Pac-Man Battle Royale coming to e3?
e3 is one of the largest annual expos to feature the latest in video game developments. They have consistently lacked one side of the game industry however and that is arcade games. I personally
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