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JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)
The biggest Japanese arcade trade show of the year is upon us once again, here is a collection of the various announcements and happenings from the JAEPO 2015 event in Tokyo. (Update: Part 2
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Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location
(Thanks to J. Wesley Chiok for the tip) I should have mixed this with the location news from yesterday but it slipped my memory – so better late than never đŸ˜‰ We have known
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In Case of Zombies: Doe of the Dead Coming To Big Buck HD Arcade Games In 2015
Not long ago, Play Mechanix held their annual World Championship for their Big Buck HD arcade game, where thousands of dollars in prizes (around $64,000) were given away to the best Big Buck players
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IAAPA 2014 Mega-Post: The Latest Arcade Games Coming To The West
With this post I can finally breath a sigh of relief as it means that my IAAPA 2014 coverage is wrapped up. The amount of video to edit and comment on was significant this
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IAAPA 2014 Videos: Jurassic Park, Star Wars Battle Pod, Showdown, Armed Resistance, Redline Rampage
The blog itself has been quiet for the past few days, although I have been very busy working on videos that I took from IAAPA 2014 (on top of having to work, raise kids,
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IAAPA 2014: Motion Rides & Games, VR, Videmption, Redline Rampage
Another trade show day has come to a close and with that an opportunity to post more photos from IAAPA 2014. I have amassed quite a bit of video although editing it will be
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IAAPA 2014 Day 2: Star Wars Battle Pod, Showdown, Jurassic Park, Pump It Up PRIME 2015,Candy Crush Saga + More
UPDATE: Part 2 of Day 2 can be found here. / Check out Day 3 here! It’s been the subject of many posts here on Arcade Heroes and today the IAAPA 2014 trade officially
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Countdown to IAAPA 2014: What To Expect
A week from today, the largest amusement related trade show in the world kicks off and with that, we will get some hands-on time with the latest and greatest developments to come to the
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Big Buck Hunter World Championships: Live Stream + New Mobile Tournament
The qualifiers are past and the date is almost here for the biggest competition in arcade gaming – the annual Big Buck Hunter World Championships. Â Starting on Friday in Minneapolis, this tournament is promising
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The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN
For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at
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Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline
Admittedly I didn’t know that Red Bull, makers of the famous energy drink, were in the game blogging business. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just caught me by surprise when I saw Play
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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 3: Videos!
It has taken longer than usual as this year I am not uploading just raw video footage of what took place at a recent trade show, instead I took the time to edit and
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