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Raw Thrills Unveils Their First VR Title, King Kong Of Skull Island

Raw Thrills Unveils Their First VR Title, King Kong Of Skull Island

arcadehero March 7, 2020 1

UPDATE (3/17/20) – A new trailer has been added below. Long before IAAPA 2019 rolled around, I’d been hearing rumors about Raw Thrills experimenting with some different VR concepts. I had not seen or

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Newsbytes: Virtual Rabbids Mini; King Kong VR; Insert Coin Trailer; Steam Pilots EXA; Groove Guardians VR

Newsbytes: Virtual Rabbids Mini; King Kong VR; Insert Coin Trailer; Steam Pilots EXA; Groove Guardians VR

arcadehero March 7, 2020 4

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, prepared route operators are stocking their machines with trending items. Although The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020 has to be one of the biggest facepalms of

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Gimmick! exAct☆Mix & Super Hydorah AC Now Available To Pre-Order

Gimmick! exAct☆Mix & Super Hydorah AC Now Available To Pre-Order

arcadehero March 6, 2020 1

The hits just keep on coming thanks to the Exa-Arcadia platform, as more games are now available to purchase for owners of the coin-op platform. Before we get into those however, I want to

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Touch Magix To Launch Two At Amusement Expo 2020: Ticket Pinball & SpaceWarp 66 [AM]

Touch Magix To Launch Two At Amusement Expo 2020: Ticket Pinball & SpaceWarp 66 [AM]

arcadehero March 6, 2020 2

Amusement Expo 2020 is next week, and while I did publish a preview for what we expect to find at the show just the other day, sometimes news comes along that slightly changes things

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Amusement Expo 2020 Preview

Amusement Expo 2020 Preview

arcadehero March 4, 2020 0

We’re less than a week away from the next industry tradeshow, known as Amusement Expo 2020 (some still call it the “AMOA show,” just old habits). While some shows & events out there have

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The Game That Would Become Area 51: Bounty Hunter

The Game That Would Become Area 51: Bounty Hunter

arcadehero March 2, 2020 3

If you’ve been a reader of the site for any length of time, then you know that we enjoy researching and discussing unreleased arcade games. My interest in these games is enough that we

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Leap Newsbytes: Indie Games Make An Impact This Week

Leap Newsbytes: Indie Games Make An Impact This Week

arcadehero February 29, 2020 1

Welcome to an ultra-rare Leap Day edition of Newsbytes. As a note, I am working on a post about an unreleased Atari Games title called Bounty Hunter, which should be an interesting read to

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ICE Releases Centipede Chaos Standup

ICE Releases Centipede Chaos Standup

arcadehero February 28, 2020 0

First seen at IAAPA 2019, locations who would like to get their hands on a more compact version of the arcade exclusive reboot of Play Mechanix & ICE’s Centipede Chaos can now do so.

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Jersey Jack Pinball Moving Manufacturing Operations To Illinois

Jersey Jack Pinball Moving Manufacturing Operations To Illinois

arcadehero February 27, 2020 0

Well, news has been pretty slow in the arcade world this week, so I’m going to highlight a piece of news that I would normally leave for our Newsbytes. Yesterday, Jersey Jack Pinball issued

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Newsbytes: House of the Dead Attraction; Gremlins Arcade; Dark Presence & More

Newsbytes: House of the Dead Attraction; Gremlins Arcade; Dark Presence & More

arcadehero February 22, 2020 0

Hello there, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, a weekend post that highlights quick news items from around the world of arcades for your reading pleasure. BTW – For anyone who has

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Stern Pinball Teases A New Limited Release: Heavy Metal

Stern Pinball Teases A New Limited Release: Heavy Metal

arcadehero February 19, 2020 0

While we’re still in the throes of Winter in the Northern hemisphere, Spring is just around the corner, which means that a new pinball machine from Stern can be expected. Last night I saw

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Now Available To Order: Infinos EXA & Lightning Knights

Now Available To Order: Infinos EXA & Lightning Knights

arcadehero February 18, 2020 0

One of the more enticing things about the Exa-Arcadia platform to me, from both a player and operator perspective, is how much content that it is adding to the roster of arcade releases every

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