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Games Turning 40, 20, 30 and 10 in 2016

Games Turning 40, 20, 30 and 10 in 2016

arcadehero April 7, 2016 2

With each year that passes, we take a look at games celebrating a certain anniversary via a post. This year however, I decided to go the video route and make these long videos covering

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3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

arcadehero April 6, 2016 0

UPDATE: The games have been shown off, check them out! The Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching this weekend and while the name implies that it’s all about older/retro/classic games, that is not always

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First Ever VR Arcade Conference To Be Held In California This May

First Ever VR Arcade Conference To Be Held In California This May

arcadehero April 4, 2016 1

Video game news has been buzzing with VR developments for a while now and in the arcade business we’ve had no exception to seeing the technology make an attempt to re-enter the business over

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Videobytes: Crusin’; VR Zone; Sega Promo

Videobytes: Crusin’; VR Zone; Sega Promo

arcadehero April 2, 2016 0

For this weekends newsbytes it was so heavy on the videos that I figured to call this Videobytes instead. I hope you are all having a good start to your April! Cruisn’ – It’s

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Arcade April Fools Jokes 2016

Arcade April Fools Jokes 2016

arcadehero April 1, 2016 1

Today is a day that not everyone enjoys but I just take it as: you know what’s coming so just have some fun with it. There have been a few April Fools jokes to

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Konami Launches Dance Dance Revolution A In Japan

Konami Launches Dance Dance Revolution A In Japan

arcadehero March 30, 2016 1

The latest version of Konami’s legendary arcade series Dance Dance Revolution has launched in Japan, known as Dance Dance Revolution A. The new version offers more songs and some other aesthetic changes to the

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Bandai Namco Opening VR Zone Project i Can In Tokyo This April

Bandai Namco Opening VR Zone Project i Can In Tokyo This April

arcadehero March 28, 2016 2

There have been “whispers” about more out-of-home amusement VR projects coming their way although it hasn’t entirely been clear who is working on what. With today’s news we can remove Bandai Namco Amusements off

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Newsbytes: Major Havoc Repro Cabs; POTC Pinball Color; Pump It Up & Skycurser Updates

Newsbytes: Major Havoc Repro Cabs; POTC Pinball Color; Pump It Up & Skycurser Updates

arcadehero March 26, 2016 5

While we haven’t had a Newsbytes in a little while, but as long as there are quick/short stories, there will be newsbytes 😛 The arcade where I’m at is also much slower than usual

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More Bar Arcades: Recbar (KY); Harrogate’s Lounge (TN)

More Bar Arcades: Recbar (KY); Harrogate’s Lounge (TN)

arcadehero March 25, 2016 2

Hot on the heels of our story yesterday on four new places to play arcades comes two more locations – the more the merrier 🙂 These two locations are bars with arcades, which continues

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War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

arcadehero March 22, 2016 1

(Thanks to Gary Riggins for the tip) I had meant to post this on Saturday as a part of the Newsbytes post but became sidetracked with other necessary work…so let’s use this as an

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Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

arcadehero March 19, 2016 0

Amusement Expo 2016 has come and gone and as we find with any trade show, we come away with some videos of new games. If you live in the Western USA and didn’t get

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Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Video Whac-A-Mole; Coleco; Galloping Ghost Goes 500

Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Video Whac-A-Mole; Coleco; Galloping Ghost Goes 500

arcadehero March 12, 2016 0

It’s the last weekend before the next trade show for the US arcade industry, the Amusement Expo International 2016 show. I’ll be there to check out the latest and greatest, including the new Ghostbusters

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