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Stern Pinball Launches VENOM For Collectors & Arcades

Stern Pinball Launches VENOM For Collectors & Arcades

arcadehero July 18, 2023 1

Stern Pinball is doing a slow-cook rollout of info on their newest game VENOM, although today brings a bit more info to chew on, including a quick game trailer. Designed by Brian Eddy with

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Andamiro Launches Pump It Up Phoenix 2023 In Korea; Haggis Pinball Announces Centaur Revisited

Andamiro Launches Pump It Up Phoenix 2023 In Korea; Haggis Pinball Announces Centaur Revisited

arcadehero July 6, 2023 0

We have a few bits of game news to share today, but I am splitting it up into two posts. Let’s start with Pump It Up Phoenix, the highly anticipated rhythm game release in

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Location Tests: Taiko No Tatsujin At Anime Expo’23; Axel City 2 Testing In Japan

Location Tests: Taiko No Tatsujin At Anime Expo’23; Axel City 2 Testing In Japan

arcadehero July 1, 2023 0

There are a couple of new games spotted on test out there that some of you might be interested in, so let’s take a quick look! As a note, every game on test could

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New For Europe: Air Zone Deluxe; Bullseye Crackshot; Stern Pins

New For Europe: Air Zone Deluxe; Bullseye Crackshot; Stern Pins

arcadehero June 10, 2023 0

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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Bandai Namco Announces First Online Champion Match For Maximum Tune 5DX+

Bandai Namco Announces First Online Champion Match For Maximum Tune 5DX+

arcadehero June 7, 2023 0

Note: This news only applies to Maximum Tune 5DX+ machines connected to Namco’s North American network. It does not apply to the “International Version” that is found in parts like Australia/SouthEast Asia, nor Japan.

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Zombies Crisis Now Available In North America

Zombies Crisis Now Available In North America

arcadehero June 5, 2023 0

Back in March, I reported that a Chinese-made title called Zombies Crisis would be coming Stateside via Amusement Source International. Developed by Nitto Game, a company I’ve infrequently seen some product from before, this

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Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up

Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up

arcadehero April 6, 2023 0

Welcome to the Arcade Heroes “round-up” of Amusement Expo 2023. This will show off & discuss various games which appeared at this trade show which was held last week in Las Vegas. The short

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Rocket League Is Blasting Into Arcades! (Updated)

Rocket League Is Blasting Into Arcades! (Updated)

arcadehero April 1, 2023 3

UPDATE: Big H/T to Jdevy who created the cabinet mock-ups for this post – he did those, I did the post. Happy April Fools! That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the

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New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

arcadehero February 21, 2023 1

They say that February is a month for lovers and when it comes to arcade releases, this particular February has been great for lovers of arcade games. As you could already tell from the

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NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades

NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades

arcadehero February 7, 2023 0

I really didn’t expect to be writing this post until Spring, as I had heard at IAAPA that the latest arcade entry for the Need For Speed series likely wouldn’t be shipping until that

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IAAPA 2022 Round-up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

arcadehero December 3, 2022 0

Welcome to Part #2 of my IAAPA 2022 review; If you missed it, here’s Part #1. This post will repeat much of the first part for the games lists; Then I’ll continue thoughts on

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IAAPA 2022 Round-up #1 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-up #1 – New Arcade Games For 2023

arcadehero November 24, 2022 2

It’s almost been a week since the end IAAPA 2022, so it’s probably a good time for me to make a post about some of the news that came out of the event! It

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