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Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL

Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL

arcadehero April 24, 2014 6

(Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) On this story, let me start with some clarification since due to the companies involved, sometimes there is confusion. First, the company which recently changed their name

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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

arcadehero March 28, 2014 3

UPDATE: Part 2 is now live. It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement

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16-Bit Bar Expanding Into Cleveland, OH & Possibly Cincinnati

16-Bit Bar Expanding Into Cleveland, OH & Possibly Cincinnati

arcadehero March 7, 2014 3

(Thanks to George A. for the tip!) In August of last year we heard news of a new barcade location that was opening its doors in Columbus, OH (pictured) that went by the name

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Quick Bites: RGP Opening Classic Arcade In The UK; IGS’ Monster Eye; Book Update

Quick Bites: RGP Opening Classic Arcade In The UK; IGS’ Monster Eye; Book Update

arcadehero February 28, 2014 0

It has been a relatively slow week for arcade news but I have been able to scrap together a little bit to start the weekend off. First off is a new location opening; I

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Pop Bumpers Pinball To Open In Weymouth, MA In February

Pop Bumpers Pinball To Open In Weymouth, MA In February

arcadehero January 29, 2014 0

More news on the pinball front, this time about a location. We have covered pinball-centric location openings before and while we don’t hear about those as often as an FEC or video arcade opening

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Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014

Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014

arcadehero January 14, 2014 12

(Image from a D&B location in the Northwest, USA) There are not many big chains of arcades or FECs in the Western world but there are a few. One of those, Dave & Busters,

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New Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition Announced; Batman Review

New Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition Announced; Batman Review

arcadehero January 2, 2014 8

With the new year it’s time to get ready for some new game announcements. Later this month there will be the EAG Expo in London, UK; then next month in Japan is JAEPO where

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Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

arcadehero December 23, 2013 11

This has been a slow month for news, although in part I’m sure there are items I have just overlooked as I’ve been busy handling many other things in life and business (and several

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Arcade Heroes Turns 7

Arcade Heroes Turns 7

arcadehero December 5, 2013 10

Well I did it again – I missed posting this on the birthday of the site so here is a belated birthday post. I have a decent excuse this year – I moved from

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IAAPA 2013 Summary: Plenty Of New Games For Western Arcades Going Into 2014

IAAPA 2013 Summary: Plenty Of New Games For Western Arcades Going Into 2014

arcadehero November 23, 2013 24

The IAAPA 2013 trade show is now over and with that, time to sum up what we have learned and seen from the event. So far most attention on the site this week was

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IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

arcadehero November 18, 2013 0

The time has arrived for the biggest arcade & amusement trade show of the year and as an advance of what you can be looking for in our coverage on AH over the next

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Namco Announces IAAPA 2013 Line-Up: New Alpine Racer, Mario Kart Arcade & Mach Storm; Also A New Aliens Game?

Namco Announces IAAPA 2013 Line-Up: New Alpine Racer, Mario Kart Arcade & Mach Storm; Also A New Aliens Game?

arcadehero November 5, 2013 6

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) There is more news building up to the IAAPA 2013 trade show that takes place in Orlando, FL this month on the week of the 18th. Yesterday

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