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The Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2009
[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] UPDATED – Had to fix an error regarding where the event is taking place. If you live in or near the Portland area then heads up, a
Read More »From Mongolia to Cambodia
It has been a while since we had a glimpse at some arcades in areas where we might not hear too much about in the news – the most recent one I recall was
Read More »Ben Heck makes some headway on the Bill Paxton Pinball Machine
If you want to show off some geeky engineering skills there are many projects out there that you could undertake but few would show off your technical prowess as a pinball machine would (in
Read More »The King of Fighters Character Encyclopedia
If you know anything about SNK’s King of Fighter’s series then you know that they have introduced a lot of different characters to the game over the years and unless you are a dedicated
Read More »Sega Republic in Dubai just about ready to open, will include some awesome games
Sega’s massive new entertainment facility in Dubai is getting ready to open it’s doors and with that, it is already putting it’s staff of 125 people through “intensive training sessions” on how the facility
Read More »Arcade Heroes Podcast #6
It has been a few weeks since I last had the chance to create a podcast but last Wednesday, Kevin Williams and I were able to sit down and talk about what has been
Read More »Update on Dark Presence – now with touch screens on the panel
Galloping Ghost continues their work Dark Presence and they have added a couple of new, previously unannounced features to the game, which contributor Aaron Auzins details below. —————– Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost has
Read More »New coin-op project begins at Incredible Technologies with a twist
In the wonderful world of coin-op game development, it is very rare that we will hear much about the development of a new title until it is practically ready to hit the streets. That
Read More »172 lbs. of marijuana found in a crane game
Drug runners will use pretty much anything to hide the transport of their “products” – that’s no secret. It is slightly surprising to read this story of a Las Vegas man who was transporting
Read More »Bang Back: The Pinball Movie
It’s been a little while since we had any pinball news – I have been waiting to see what Stern’s Big Buck Hunter Pinball is supposed to be like (which I hear is their
Read More »The 5 best arcades still in business (in the Chicago area)
Whoever the contributors are to Examiner.com, they seem to be taking an interest in rating arcades in their local areas lately and here is the latest “Top Whatever” list of the best arcades in
Read More »Arcade biz in Texas closing it's doors Friday
With all of the news lately of entertainment facilities opening their doors, I had hoped that we wouldn’t hear about any closures but sadly that is not the case. An arcade in Abiline TX
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