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Round-up from California Extreme 2012

Round-up from California Extreme 2012

arcadehero July 31, 2012 1

This past weekend, fans of arcade gaming wanted to find themselves in Santa Clara, CA for the annual California Extreme show. For those of us who couldn’t make it, here are some highlights to

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World of Warcraft Gets An Arcade Cabinet – In China

World of Warcraft Gets An Arcade Cabinet – In China

arcadehero July 31, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1233 via Just how popular is Bilzzard’s WoW in China?I could flip that around and also ask, just how popular are arcades in China these days? Either way the answer is somewhere around

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Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

arcadehero July 27, 2012 3

This post will mark the beginning of a new feature that we will run on the site in conjunction with The Stinger Report called Ideas Caught In Time. Over the many years arcades have

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Trailer for Taito’s Block King

Trailer for Taito’s Block King

arcadehero July 22, 2012 1

Taito has a new arcade game based on Legos (or something really close to them) out in Japan. Details inside!

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Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

arcadehero July 19, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1224 via Out West Sega might be better known on a facility level through Gameworks which they used to own but in the Eastern Hemisphere, their Joypolis facilities are where its at. If

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First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

arcadehero July 18, 2012 4

Namco has released a trailer showcasing their newest co-op light-gun game, and a return to horror gaming, Dark Escape 3D. Click to see it along with more details!

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New Image From Sega’s R&D Spycam

New Image From Sega’s R&D Spycam

arcadehero July 17, 2012 4

The Sega “R&D SpyCam” is back with a new image which you see from the featured post image is a schematic of some kind of device for the game. For those interested in previous

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Fun Factory Opens New Location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, CA

Fun Factory Opens New Location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, CA

arcadehero July 9, 2012 4

A new location opens up in San Jose, CA. Click for details!

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Game Designing The Atari Way + Crazy Arcade Flyers

Game Designing The Atari Way + Crazy Arcade Flyers

arcadehero July 7, 2012 1

This would have been great to share last month but as the saying goes, “better late than never”. While I’ve been on the Starcade site before, I have never seen this series of behind-the-scenes

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40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

arcadehero June 28, 2012 8

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part

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40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

arcadehero June 27, 2012 5

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find

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Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

arcadehero June 25, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1215 via The new location news continues on, back to Illinois once again with a new barcade type facility opening its doors. Just so you know, I am sitting on two new location

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