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Round-up from California Extreme 2012

Round-up from California Extreme 2012

arcadehero July 31, 2012 1

This past weekend, fans of arcade gaming wanted to find themselves in Santa Clara, CA for the annual California Extreme show. For those of us who couldn’t make it, here are some highlights to

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Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

arcadehero July 25, 2012 4

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) While it has been difficult to quantify, it seems that pinball has been having a resurgence of late. With more developers jumping into the pinball manufacturing pool,

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X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con

X-Men Pinball Tournament To Fire Up Comic-Con

arcadehero July 10, 2012 1

While Comic-Con isn’t always about comic books these days, there are plenty of products that show up related to them. When you have a brand new pinball machine that’s about one of the more

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What’s Happening in Pinball: X-Men Limited Edition Video, Wizard of Oz Factory Pics & Video

What’s Happening in Pinball: X-Men Limited Edition Video, Wizard of Oz Factory Pics & Video

arcadehero July 5, 2012 0

The 4th of July has passed here so I’m back at looking for content. There is some pinball news today I’m sure pinball wizards will appreciate. Let’s start with X-Men Pinball by Stern. They

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Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

Chicago Gets A New Barcade with Emporium Arcade Bar

arcadehero June 25, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1215 via The new location news continues on, back to Illinois once again with a new barcade type facility opening its doors. Just so you know, I am sitting on two new location

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First pictures of X-Men Pinball with Wolverine and Magneto LE models

First pictures of X-Men Pinball with Wolverine and Magneto LE models

arcadehero June 7, 2012 6

As expected, it wouldn’t be long before Stern Pinball would unveil what the upcoming X-MEN Pinball machine would look like, so here they are. As with previous Stern units, they have a Pro model

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First footage of Wizard of Oz Pinball from E3 + other arcades at E3

First footage of Wizard of Oz Pinball from E3 + other arcades at E3

arcadehero June 5, 2012 6

Jersey Jack Pinball has surprised us by taking a production Wizard of Oz Pinball machine to E3. As such, some videos are already out on the net showing the game in action (in narrowvision

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Next up from Stern – X-MEN Pinball

Next up from Stern – X-MEN Pinball

arcadehero June 1, 2012 5

UPDATE: See the cabinet and playfield pictures here! With AC/DC Pinball under their belt this year, Stern moves ahead with their next project which takes us back to a comic book theme. They had

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First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

arcadehero May 26, 2012 7

Well we have been waiting a long time for this information to come along – what would Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz look like with the art and toys in place, as opposed

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Pinball Post: Predator Pinball; New Pinball Magazine

Pinball Post: Predator Pinball; New Pinball Magazine

arcadehero May 9, 2012 3

Time for another pinball update, with two important items.  Once again I am taking it shamelessly from Pinballnews.com, who lives up to their motto but I will see if I can add my own

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Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

arcadehero April 10, 2012 0

Here are some great videos to share with you this afternoon. First off is Caine’s Arcade. Caine is a true Arcade Hero who made his own arcade machines out of cardboard boxes and some

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eBay Pick of the Week: Awesome custom made Dracula Pinball machine

eBay Pick of the Week: Awesome custom made Dracula Pinball machine

arcadehero April 2, 2012 0

Picking something arcade/pinball related from eBay this week has been made easy thanks to this custom made Bram Stoker’s Dracula pinball machine. This uses a real casket to house the playfield, along with  a

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