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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
Read More »Starting your own arcade (Part 2)
(Click here for Part 1) I haven’t had a lot of time to get to the second part of the Starting your own arcade discussion but I sat down this morning and put my
Read More »Trials, Tribulations and Locations
So over a month ago I made a post saying that I would be getting my own arcade started that next week and that along with it I would be making regular updates but
Read More »Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)
While I have been working on getting my own arcade started I have dealt with the problem where it is difficult to come by useful information on arcade business statistics. I know that many
Read More »It takes patience to start a new business (update on my arcade)
For those curious, here is another update on the very slow progress for my arcade business, The Game Grid Arcade. I submitted a request to the owners of the store I am looking to
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