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DPVR Unveils New VR Headset Designed For Arcades At CES 2024
While I thought I might have been finished with the tech expo known as CES 2024, turns out there was one piece of arcade news that was overlooked. Thanks to DPVR, we have the
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PLAYMIND Revamps Their PLAYBOX
Back in early 2021, where the industry was still slowly working to regain its footing, I ran a story on a new company joining the arcade fray – PLAYMIND. Based out of Montreal, PLAYMIND
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Touch Magix To Launch MagixPool At Bowl Expo 2023
Bowl Expo is this week (technically it started yesterday in Orlando but it was just meetings – the trade show proper starts on Wednesday) and with that comenew products from the arcade industry. I’ll
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Unico USA Launches 26″ Arcade CRT Replacement LCD Panels
H/T to SP95 for the news About two years ago, I reported on the creation of a 4:3 LCD monitor product that was created to replace the old CRT tubes in arcade cabinets. Due
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Super Sizing Amusement! – Part 1
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams (KWP), takes a look at the history of the “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe” categories of arcade cabinet hardware. These
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Retrospective: PCs Powering Arcade Machines
April tends to be a very slow month for arcade news, since most of the info that pertains to the industry (particularly brand new games) takes place at Amusement Expo. So to help fill
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Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2
Industry specialist Kevin Williams follows up on his look at the rise-and-fall of technology in the amusement scene, particularly in regards to optical storage mediums. It’s the 1990s and its time for…LaserDiscs…and CDs! KWP:
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Taito’s JAEPO 2023 Line-Up Includes Mixed Reality, New Rhythm Game
If you follow arcades to any degree then you know who Taito is – even if you don’t then you should at least know Space Invaders or Arkanoid (if it’s still a no, then
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IAAPA 2021 Round-Up #2 – Booth Tours!
It’s time to present more news from the IAAPA 2021 tradeshow that took place a couple of weeks ago, with a strong focus on touring the different booths that were there. If you missed
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The IAAPA 2021 Pre-Game Show
Greetings readers, this is Adam the Arcadehero, and in lieu of Newsbytes this weekend, here is a preview of IAAPA 2021, a large tradeshow event focused on the arcade/amusement/theme park industry that takes place
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Stern Pinball Opens Insider Connected Kit Orders
Stern Pinball issued a press release to announce the availability of their Insider Connected kits today, marking the official launch of the system for arcades to grab. They had already launched the app so
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Arcooda Launches New Line of Arcade-Ready Monitors
This is a post that probably won’t make hardcore classic arcade collectors very happy, while enticing arcade operators and more casual home arcade fans. The debate of whether or not older arcade machines should
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