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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
Read More »New arcade in France focuses on fighters
Despite what you might hear in the media at times, there are still many people out there who enjoy arcade fighters. I have seen that myself over the past week of running my arcade,
Read More »Immersion Copr. invests into new startup called NanoTech Entertainment
You might be wondering why I am bringing this up as the names of these companies don’t sound familiar, but it is arcade related. Some time ago a company called Immersion Corporation signed an
Read More »Arcade update 5/11 (w/video)
Here’s another update of my progress on my arcade store that I am in the process of creating, The Game Grid Arcade in West Valley City, UT, at the Valley Fair Mall. We’ve been
Read More »Arcade update 5/5 (w/video)
Today was full of hard work for getting the arcade started. In addition to painting ceiling tiles and earning some blisters along with it, I also had to register my business through another state
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