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New For Europe: Air Zone Deluxe; Bullseye Crackshot; Stern Pins
I’m running a few days behind on this news, but two UK-based distributors (Electrocoin and UDC) held their 35th annual Park Avenue Open Day. This is where some new games for the amusement business
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Arcade Releases May 2023: Gungeon – House of the Gundead; Donut Dodo Do!; Halo: Fireteam Raven Tethered
It’s the last day of May, so it is time to give a shout out to the arcade games released this month! I’ll also be making a video to highlight these games; Please share
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Spotted on Test: T-Rex Adventure VR & King Kong Of Skull Island II
Disclaimer: The games discussed in this article are prototypes which have been seen on location test but have not been officially announced. This means that the final production models will likely change OR they
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SUPER SIZING AMUSEMENT – Part 2!
In the second part of his trip down arcade memory lane, Kevin Williams (KWP) continues to discuss “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe cabinet designs. Editing and several additions were thrown in by myself, Arcadehero. If
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LAI Games To Launch Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR At Bowl Expo 2023
Happy Memorial Day to my fellow American readers – here’s a story I had meant to get to on Friday but it’s important to get some details in place before publishing. By all accounts
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Newsbytes: Batsugun Pre-Orders Open; House Of The Gundead; Ice Cold Beer Remake; Atari Prototype Discovered; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news stories from around the world of arcades and pinball that I semi-regularly post here to Arcade Heroes. It had been a while since the last one, in
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Location Watch May 2023: New Arcade Businesses Open Their Doors Around The World
It’s been a spell since we last spoke about brand new arcade businesses opening their doors, the most recent post about the subject coming along in February. I was searching for venues in March
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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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Rounding Up The AAA’23 Expo In China
The latest Asia Amusements & Attractions Expo has came and went, so here’s a quick review of what was there. This expo is mainly focused on the Chinese amusement market so what we can
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Bandai Namco Amusements Is Testing A Sequel To DeadStorm Pirates In Japan
The following post is discussing a game that has been seen on location test, which is the arcade industry equivalent of a beta test. This means that there is not much info to go
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Trio-Tech’s QUBE Is Shipping Now
What’s the most expensive arcade game ever made? It’s a difficult question to answer since prices weren’t always published or records kept, particularly when it came to games that were so expensive, only large
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Newsbytes: Taito Ramps Up Celebrations; Dynamite Bomb Testing; Amusement Hall Of Fame; & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. A bit has accumulated this month in that
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