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Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023
Each year marks some kind of anniversary, although we tend to only pay attention to those ending in a 0 or a 5. This year saw Atari celebrating 50 years, and where I got
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Location Watch July 2022: New Arcades Open Across The World
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts on the blog where we highlight new arcade businesses that have opened their doors all over the world. I do try to do these once a
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May Arcade Releases: Shadow Gangs X; Wicked Tuna; Pac-Man Chompionship
Memorial Day weekend is upon us in the US so it seems like a good time to get some quick news out there before everyone is away. Here are some games that have shipped
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Newsbytes: Heavyweight Champ Footage; Pac-Mom; The PolyRetro; New Raw Thrills Mobile Game; Spinal Tap Pinball & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular collection of arcade & pinball news items from around the world. This week has quite a few interesting stories, particularly when it comes to arcade history, so I hope
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Arcade April Fools Round-up 2022
Another April Fools Day has come and gone and while some hate it with the passion of a thousand exploding stars, others find it as a way to just have some light-hearted fun. I
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Among Us Is Headed To Arcades! (Updated)
Apart from games like Minecraft and Fortnite, one title I’ve seen popular with the kids is Among Us. I’ve not played it myself (I’ve been busy with Elden Ring lately, so I’m not completely
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Location Watch March 2022: New Arcades Open In Japan, The USA, The UK, & Australia
Welcome to Location Watch, a post that looks at tracking the opening of new arcade locations around the globe. Since you the reader might be anywhere around the planet, hopefully one of these is
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Amusement Expo 2022 Recap #1 – The Latest In Arcade Games
Another amusement/arcade tradeshow has come and gone, and I was there to check it out. As always it’s great to see and talk with many in the business face-to-face, and play the games instead
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Newsbytes: Playable Pinball Coffee Table; Cleveland Gaming Classic ’22; NeoTRIS; ValoArena & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I curate news from around the world of arcades & pinball for your weekend reading pleasure. Let’s start with something pinball: The Playable Pinball Coffee Table By Build
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Location Watch Dec. 2021: New Arcades Open Their Doors Around The World
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that highlight brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors. Covering different parts of the world, I strive to highlight as many as I
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Arcade Heroes Turns 15
It’s December 3rd, and where it’s 2021, the site now marks 15 years in existence. Thank you for your support of the site over these many years. Here’s the first post ever published on
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IAAPA 2021 Round-up #1: New Games From Bandai Namco Amusements, exA-Arcadia, LAI Games, Retro Arcade, Sega, Touch Magix
Greetings and welcome to my first round-up of arcade news from IAAPA 2021. It took place this week in Orlando, FL, where for some of you keeping up on Arcade Heroes via YouTube, Guilded
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