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Tokyo Game Action closes
It’s always sad to see an arcade closing, but this one is particularly heartbreaking. Tokyo Game Action of Wichendon, MA has been forced to shut down with immediate effect, with a liquidation sale to
Read More »Play Meter Magazine's 2008 State of the Industry report
Every year since 1976, the amusement trade industry magazine Play Meter gathers information from operators and others in the industry to put together a State of the Industry Report. When I was researching every aspect
Read More »Amusement industry bucking the slowdown trend…in India
As we know, many different parts of the the world are experiencing an economic slowdown and when this happens, it’s natural for many kinsd of industries to be hit hard. We’ve been hearing of
Read More »Paul's Billiards and Arcade opens in Ocean City, MD
A small new arcade has opened in Ocean City Maryland and even though it is still relatively small (with 2 pool tables and 19 arcade games total, which includes redemption and pinball) it has
Read More »A tale of two cities
It’s another one of those days, as contrasting stories emerge about the health of arcade gaming. Badness abounds as New Orleans CityBusiness is reporting that the original Fun Arcade in New Orleans is closing
Read More »City thinks taxing arcades is good idea for their local economy
Kotaku ran a story today discussing a small shop in Hampshire Illinois called Name Your Game where they sold items like clothes and candy and they had a small collection of arcades there which brought in
Read More »Worried about the economy? Advertise
The AAMA has created a very interesting document that is of value to arcade operators and soon-to-be operators alike – something that deals with making money during a recession. Can such a thing be
Read More »Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED
AMOA is here and with it plenty new stuff to talk about. But today we don’t have just any news to talk about – it’s not every day we get to introduce to you
Read More »When the lights go out
Yesterday was not fun. Not fun at all. I had to go through an experience that I’ve dreaded before and that is when the power goes out – for an entire day. When I
Read More »Konami doing well, in part to their arcade business
When I have read about the arcade industry from other news sources in recent times they mostly ignore any good news the industry has to offer such as new game releases but they focus
Read More »Incredible Technologies named One of Chicago's "101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for"
Here’s some pretty good news for one arcade company to talk about, Incredible Technologies (makers of Golden Tee and Silver Strike Bowling) has been named by the National Association for Business Resources one of
Read More »Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario closing in a few days!
Here at Arcade Heroes we like to focus on the positive of the arcade scene but I feel this needs to be announced. Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) will be closing sometime next
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