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Konami testing Space Agent in Japan, a new shooter that uses Augmented Reality
The Am-Net Blog has pictures of the marketing materials for a new Konami light-gun game testing in Japan called Space Agent. The only info we have about it comes from the posted media, which
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Exclusive: The last coin-op project at Midway Chicago, RIP SQUAD: Raids Against the Reich
Back in 2001, Midway made a decision to dump their long standing coin-op division in favor of focusing developments on console gaming. When that decision came down, there were still some arcade games floating
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Big Buck Hunter Pro iPhone app (with an arcade finder) UPDATED
While there have been many new games on the Apple iPhone which are conversions of an arcade game in some form or another, we have not seen many modern arcade ports to the platform.
Read More »Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!
It’s a great day for arcade gamers in the UK, as the Insert Coin 2009 expo has been announced! The show will run on July 18th and 19th at the Northampton Saints Conference CentreThe
Read More »Tokyo Game Action closes
It’s always sad to see an arcade closing, but this one is particularly heartbreaking. Tokyo Game Action of Wichendon, MA has been forced to shut down with immediate effect, with a liquidation sale to
Read More »A tale of two cities
It’s another one of those days, as contrasting stories emerge about the health of arcade gaming. Badness abounds as New Orleans CityBusiness is reporting that the original Fun Arcade in New Orleans is closing
Read More »City thinks taxing arcades is good idea for their local economy
Kotaku ran a story today discussing a small shop in Hampshire Illinois called Name Your Game where they sold items like clothes and candy and they had a small collection of arcades there which brought in
Read More »Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario closing in a few days!
Here at Arcade Heroes we like to focus on the positive of the arcade scene but I feel this needs to be announced. Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) will be closing sometime next
Read More »Exclusive: A look inside the Flora Print Club, London
It looks like something you might expect to find in Tokyo, but the print club you see pictured above is actually located in the heart of London, being situated in the popular Covent Garden
Read More »Location Review: Bowlplex, Basingstoke
As you might imagine, Rambo wasn’t the only thing I played on my trip to Basingstoke’s Bowlplex last week. Having spent something like £20 on the return train ticket, there was no way I
Read More »Location Review : Phoenix Arcade @ The Summit
Here in Niagara Falls, NY there is a mall called The Summit and in addition to the Krow’s Nest with the bowling machines there is another arcade called Phoenix arcade. They have 2 storefronts
Read More »A 2nd look at GTI Expo 2008 (w/ a few new games to look at)
A few posts below we ran a post on the little-known GTI Expo 2008 that took place a short time ago in Taiwan. It looks like it was a fun show but in addition
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