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AVATAR Pinball machine coming to arcades and game rooms this fall UPDATED

AVATAR Pinball machine coming to arcades and game rooms this fall UPDATED

Shaggy July 19, 2010 4

Stern Pinball revealed their next pinball game for this fall this morning and once again it is based upon a movie license. This time however, Stern got on board with the highest grossing film

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Namco patents reveal work on new stereoscopic and motion-sensing technologies

Namco patents reveal work on new stereoscopic and motion-sensing technologies

Shaggy July 17, 2010 0

AM Net this morning has linked to a document discussing some new patents that Namco has won and as always, with new patents comes the speculation as we ponder about new content which they

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Little change in the Twitter feed

Little change in the Twitter feed

Shaggy July 17, 2010 0

For those that use Twitter, I have made a minor adjustment to the feed on the right hand side of the front page here. Previously it was a feed I was using for promoting

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CAVE tests new shmup "Red Sword" in Japan

CAVE tests new shmup "Red Sword" in Japan

Shaggy July 17, 2010 2

CAVE has a new shmup they are testing in Japan, called Red Sword (or Red Katana if you want to make it sound cool).  It’s not surprising news that Cave has a new shooter

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Gamepro does a podcast on California Extreme

Gamepro does a podcast on California Extreme

Shaggy July 17, 2010 0

Newsfeed 860 via When I was a kid, I enjoyed reading the game magazine Gamepro. In the days before the internet was in everyone’s home, it was the only place I got news on

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Experience a top-of-the-line race simulator at the Weston–Super–Mare Grand Pier, UK

Experience a top-of-the-line race simulator at the Weston–Super–Mare Grand Pier, UK

Shaggy July 17, 2010 1

Newsfeed 868 via If you aren’t happy with the driving experience that a run o’ the mill arcade driver gives you then there are companies which address that, with crazy setups like we see

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Want to chat with pinball designers?

Want to chat with pinball designers?

Shaggy July 15, 2010 3

(Thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip) If you have ever wanted to have a chat with some of the people involved in creating some legendary pinball games, then the website VPForums.org

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Guest Post: A review of Planet Fun, Inngoldmels, UK by Kieran May

Guest Post: A review of Planet Fun, Inngoldmels, UK by Kieran May

Shaggy July 15, 2010 2

It’s been a while since we had an arcade location review, as well as a guest post but Arcade Heroes reader (and frequent tipster) Kieran May sent us his review of an FEC in

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Ideas for TRON arcade games in modern times

Ideas for TRON arcade games in modern times

Shaggy July 15, 2010 2

I’ve not made it a secret that I am very excited for the upcoming Disney movie TRON Legacy. Even though the original was not a perfect film, it has always been a favorite of

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An update to the Galloping Ghost Arcade, with an opening date and video

An update to the Galloping Ghost Arcade, with an opening date and video

Shaggy July 14, 2010 3

(Thanks to Shane Muir and Aaron Auzins for the info) A short time ago we revealed that a new arcade location was in the works in Brookfield, IL USA. You can read that initial

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Sega's Giant Tetris gets a new, slightly-less-giant cabinet; HUMMER MDX released

Sega's Giant Tetris gets a new, slightly-less-giant cabinet; HUMMER MDX released

Shaggy July 13, 2010 5

One of the nicer game surprises in recent memory was Sega’s release of Giant Tetris(or Tetris Giant – it can go either way) – Tetris with huge joysticks and giant blocks. The game could

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Flynn's Arcade Returning to Comic-Con next week

Flynn's Arcade Returning to Comic-Con next week

Shaggy July 13, 2010 0

Last year the TRON Legacy viral marketing campaign started off with a bang as they recreated (to an extent) the arcade from the movie TRON, Flynn’s Arcade, at Comic-Con 2009. In addition to a

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