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Go Play Opening Tomorrow in Belmar, NJ

Go Play Opening Tomorrow in Belmar, NJ

arcadehero December 22, 2014 0

We receive news of new arcades opening all year round although not too many seem to happen on the week of Christmas. Still, there are often “out-of-your-control” items that tend to happen – permits,

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Newsbag: T-Shirts; 8Bit Barcade Opens; Big Bang Theory; NTG #22

Newsbag: T-Shirts; 8Bit Barcade Opens; Big Bang Theory; NTG #22

arcadehero November 1, 2014 1

Well yesterday was quite busy – if you haven’t seen the news then just hit up the Arcade Heroes main page to see the latest about Sega, UNIS and Andamiro. First a little self-promotion

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Labor Day Weekend News – Pinball, Big Buck HD, Sonic Rise Of The Hedgehog, NTG #14

Labor Day Weekend News – Pinball, Big Buck HD, Sonic Rise Of The Hedgehog, NTG #14

arcadehero August 30, 2014 4

It’s Labor Day weekend in the USA and I don’t have a bunch of time to spend on this multi-news post so it will be “short.” For anyone taking the weekend off, have a

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16-Bit Bar+Arcade To Open This Weekend in Lakewood, OH

16-Bit Bar+Arcade To Open This Weekend in Lakewood, OH

arcadehero August 25, 2014 1

(Thanks to George for the tip) About a year ago we had news of a new bar+arcade venue opening their doors in Columbus, OH and today we have news about their expansion. The 16-Bit

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Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

arcadehero July 1, 2014 2

Sometimes news has a weird way of getting to me – I checked the Arcade Otaku forums this afternoon and caught an interesting post from May 20th about an AO member whose girlfriend’s Grandma

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Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

arcadehero May 31, 2014 6

I know that people sometimes go to extraordinary lengths and expenses for their wedding cake but here’s one way to do a multi-game cake that is even playable – projection map it! Most of these

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Games Update: Project Z and Left 4 Dead Collaboration; Rhythmvaders; WMMT4 US Test?

Games Update: Project Z and Left 4 Dead Collaboration; Rhythmvaders; WMMT4 US Test?

arcadehero April 30, 2014 5

Ok so there is a bit of news to get to this morning. First off, the teaser site for Taito’s upcoming arcade game Project Z (which we covered back in February) has been updated

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Amusement Expo 2014 Preview

Amusement Expo 2014 Preview

arcadehero March 22, 2014 1

This next week sees the arrival of the Amusement Expo 2014 trade show in Las Vegas, NV. While in some instances it will be a repeat of the IAAPA 2013 show, there will be

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The Best of Show Awards 2014 Announced by The Stinger Report & BMI Gaming

The Best of Show Awards 2014 Announced by The Stinger Report & BMI Gaming

arcadehero February 27, 2014 1

In 2011, two names that you see on this website fairly often, The Stinger Report and BMIGaming.com, came together to begin offering awards to the best arcade games found at IAAPA trade show in

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EightyTwo Opening Soon In Downtown LA

EightyTwo Opening Soon In Downtown LA

arcadehero February 24, 2014 0

On the heels of sad news of a location fully closing their doors in London, UK, on the other side of the world a new venue is prepping to open their doors. Called EightyTwo

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Logan Hardware Opening Up Arcade Expansion On Feb. 14th In Chicago, IL

Logan Hardware Opening Up Arcade Expansion On Feb. 14th In Chicago, IL

arcadehero February 4, 2014 3

When it comes to arcade location news, the Chicago area gets a lot of love. Of course Illinois is the center of arcade developments in North America; that used to be California but these

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The Arcade Floor Of Magfest 12

The Arcade Floor Of Magfest 12

arcadehero January 7, 2014 2

With 2014 now alive and kicking it means that throughout the year people will get a chance to attend annual events that feature arcades in some shape, manner or form. Events like California Extreme

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