Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that runs down “byte-sized” pieces of news from around…
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Dance Dance Revolution World, New ‘Universal’ Cabinets Coming To Europe Through Electrocoin
Welcome to the first arcade post of 2026, where we start the year off with a brand new arcade launch…
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Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA
The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying…
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Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA
Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under…
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Taking A Look At Two On Test From Konami: Contra Burst (US) & Gitadora Arena Model (JP)
Though IAAPA season brings forth a lot of tests for new arcade games that will likely appear at the event,…
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Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)
It’s springtime, and with holidays like Golden Week on the horizon in Japan, this is traditionally a popular season for…
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The Arcade Anniversaries of 2022 (25, 40 & 50 Year Milestones)
It’s a new year, and with arcade news being a tiny bit slow, I figured it would be a good…
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Amusement Goes To The Olympics
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams, marks the celebration of the…
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Newsbytes: Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes; New Slam’N Jam; Outnumbered Unboxing; Cannon Arm & Arcade Quest Doc; More
Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, a post where I curate stories from around the web that have something…
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Newsbytes: Big Buck Reloaded Updates; Power-up Baseball; Corporate Restructuring & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a quick collection of news items from around the wonderful world of arcades. I’m your host, Arcadehero,…
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