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Monday Musings: Links for KO Drive and WMMT4 Hong Kong Test; Rusty Quarters Arcade update

Monday Musings: Links for KO Drive and WMMT4 Hong Kong Test; Rusty Quarters Arcade update

arcadehero May 14, 2012 0

I’m out scouring for more GTI Asia Taipei news but that is slow going so in the meantime here are a couple of things to share. First off, Sega has really begun to push

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First Snippets of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012

First Snippets of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012

arcadehero May 13, 2012 2

This past week, from Thursday to Saturday was an arcade trade show event that took place in Taipei, Taiwan. Not being able to make it there directly we have had to wait for news

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Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

arcadehero April 16, 2012 0

Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of

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Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

arcadehero April 7, 2012 0

Newsfeeds 1182-85 brought to you by It’s Easter Weekend and as such you can’t expect much out of the news but thanks to The Stinger Report, here are a few newsfeeds of randomness to

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Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

arcadehero April 3, 2012 28

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the

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Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

arcadehero March 15, 2012 2

Amusement Expo 2012 officially opened up yesterday in Las Vegas and here is what was there to look over. Images thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. Compared to last year, there is

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New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Here’s a new location story from my neck of the woods – Holladay, UT which is essentially SLC. The new business is called Atomic Arcade and they are offering a great selection of classic

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Timezone Eyes Further Expansion in 2012 After A Great 2011

Timezone Eyes Further Expansion in 2012 After A Great 2011

arcadehero February 10, 2012 0

(Thanks to Kieran for the tip!) We’ve had a slew of reports of small arcades opening their doors in the US recently but what about news from some larger arcade chains? One chain of

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Electric Theater Arcade Grand Opening Event Next Week in Independence, MO

Electric Theater Arcade Grand Opening Event Next Week in Independence, MO

arcadehero August 24, 2011 2

(Thanks to DasBacon for the tip) If you live in or near Independence Missouri, then a new arcade is about to open it’s doors, one that we have discussed in the past called The

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The near future of arcades discussed on the BBC

The near future of arcades discussed on the BBC

arcadehero August 22, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1101 via The current and future state of the amusement/arcade industry is something we deal with here pretty much every day and today, here is a story published on BBC News that covers

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Chuck E. Cheese sees income increase in Q2

Chuck E. Cheese sees income increase in Q2

arcadehero August 5, 2011 2

Newsfeed 1093 via Following the news of profits up at Bandai Namco is another amusement company seeing increased earnings in Q2 – Chuck E. Cheese, or CEC Entertainment Inc. Net income was up 36%

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New arcade opens in San Mateo, CA – Gamecenter

New arcade opens in San Mateo, CA – Gamecenter

arcadehero July 1, 2011 1

(Thanks to Dave K. for the tip!) In May we reported about a new arcade location opening it’s door’s in San Fransisco, CA and now just a short distance away in San Mateo, CA

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