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New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve

arcadehero January 25, 2013 2

Through 2012 we saw an uptick in stories about classic arcades opening their doors around the US and judging by the news today, 2013 is starting off on a similar foot. If you are

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Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

arcadehero January 24, 2013 37

When it comes to arcade collecting there are many resources one can use to hopefully find that one game (or games) that you are looking for. eBay and Craigslist would be well-known among those

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Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

arcadehero January 17, 2013 1

Well here is a rarity for us, a book review. It’s not that there aren’t any books about arcades out there, just that I have not got my hands on one until recently. The

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Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

arcadehero January 16, 2013 16

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an article that directly looks into what they call the “death” of arcades but there is a pretty popular article that was published on The Verge today

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Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

arcadehero January 11, 2013 4

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own

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Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

arcadehero January 3, 2013 10

Newsfeed 1281 via Hot on the heels of news that Namco will be opening up a new theme park in Tokyo later this year comes news that Namco Entertainment (which is the division of

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Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

arcadehero December 20, 2012 6

We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which

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New FEC Opening in Indianapolis, IN called Latitude 39

New FEC Opening in Indianapolis, IN called Latitude 39

arcadehero December 13, 2012 0

(Thanks to Craig for the tip!) Way back in April 2011 we ran a story about the planning of a new entertainment facility in Castleton, IN USA that would be called Latitude 39. Large

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Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

arcadehero December 12, 2012 3

There are several news items to look at today, from a UK Pump It Up tournament to Pac-Man Ornaments to a Q*Bert Prototype machine found and more.

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Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC

Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC

arcadehero December 11, 2012 7

In a post earlier today I brought up the trend in retrocades opening up this year and almost as it were on cue, here comes another location that has opened its doors with that

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Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

arcadehero December 10, 2012 0

Normally we only have one new location to speak of per post but today we have two. Bring more of them on I say! First off Dave & Busters has been busy opening more

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Varied News of The Day: Atari Book Out Now; Rusty Quarters Month Long Event; Pac-Man Moons

Varied News of The Day: Atari Book Out Now; Rusty Quarters Month Long Event; Pac-Man Moons

arcadehero November 28, 2012 0

Here are some various news bits that are related to arcades and interesting enough to talk about.

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