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Namco Announces Location Tests for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5

Namco Announces Location Tests for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5

arcadehero October 5, 2013 12

The last time that Namco decided to give their Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune (WMMT for short) series a shake in the US was with WMMT3. 4 was skipped over, possibly in part due to

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Cruden Launching New Powerboat Simulator at IAAPA 2013

Cruden Launching New Powerboat Simulator at IAAPA 2013

arcadehero October 4, 2013 0

When I attended the IAAPA 2012 trade show in Orlando, FL, there was a noticeable trend in new product entries for vehicle simulation products.  All of them involved racing in one form or another,

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Sega Announces Plants Vs. Zombies The Last Stand Arcade

Sega Announces Plants Vs. Zombies The Last Stand Arcade

arcadehero October 3, 2013 5

UPDATE: Some new info has been released about this. It is NOT a touchscreen game. Details. Last year I heard a rumor that among the efforts to translate some popular home games to the

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“ARTCADE – The Book Of Classic Arcade Game Art” Looking For Funding

“ARTCADE – The Book Of Classic Arcade Game Art” Looking For Funding

arcadehero October 1, 2013 0

It’s been a little while since we discussed arcade art on the blog, not because they have stopped doing sideart for games (all new games do have it still, along with marquees, some are

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Sega Teasing New Transformers Arcade Video, You Can Pick Which One They Will Show

Sega Teasing New Transformers Arcade Video, You Can Pick Which One They Will Show

arcadehero September 30, 2013 0

Among the new game announcements we have seen this year, Sega’s next light-gun game, Transformers: Human Alliance is one we have been patiently waiting on for more details. We first found out about when

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This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

arcadehero September 27, 2013 6

Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into

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Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

arcadehero September 19, 2013 2

San Fransisco has showed up on our radar for arcade locations before, particularly with the now closed Southtowne Arcade. One business decided to bring some arcade goodness back to the city although by their

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Exclusive New Images From Specular Interactive’s Batman Arcade

Exclusive New Images From Specular Interactive’s Batman Arcade

arcadehero September 19, 2013 2

Last week we got a look at a near production model cabinet for the upcoming Batman Arcade game by Specular Interactive and Raw Thrills. As discussed in that post, this new game will allow

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Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

arcadehero September 17, 2013 6

This evening (or morning, if you are in Japan), news broke out that Sega has purchased video game development company Atlus (well to be specific, the parent company that now goes by Index)  for

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Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

Newsbag: NJ Boardwalk Fire, Groove Coaster in Hong Kong; Knotts Berry Farm ’91; A couple of Game Funding Campaigns

arcadehero September 16, 2013 1

Last week was quite a punch for arcade news, especially after a relatively slow summer. Sometimes a lot of the big stuff hits all at once then leaves us wanting for a few days

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First Pic of Raw Thrills’ BATMAN Arcade Cabinet

First Pic of Raw Thrills’ BATMAN Arcade Cabinet

arcadehero September 12, 2013 22

(Please note, a couple of updates have been added below) UPDATE (11/5/13): An interview with Steven Ranck of Specular Interactive about Batman is up now with many more details including new videos! Some weeks

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Star Trek Pinball Now In Production, Different Game Versions Detailed

Star Trek Pinball Now In Production, Different Game Versions Detailed

arcadehero September 11, 2013 5

The other day Stern Pinball announced that their next pinball machine, Star Trek Pinball, was coming soon and just now they have announced it as in production. They also have published pictures of the

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