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Coca-Cola & Stranger Things Join Forces For A Free UK Pop-Up Arcade On July 11th

Coca-Cola & Stranger Things Join Forces For A Free UK Pop-Up Arcade On July 11th

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[Thanks to Coca-Cola UK for providing the PR & images] Arcades and pop culture blend together more often than we can count, with arcades being a perfect driver for nostalgia in any given piece

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Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

Location Watch: Marcade (NJ); Arcade Vintage (Spain); Galaxy Arcade (UT); Pinz #4 (NY) & More

arcadehero July 3, 2019 1

Welcome to another edition of Location Watch. Here, we take a look at all of the new arcade locations that have opened (or will soon open) their doors in recent times. I also will

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Newsbytes: Pinball Hall of Fame & Bowl Expo; Scorbit; 90’s Namco & More

Newsbytes: Pinball Hall of Fame & Bowl Expo; Scorbit; 90’s Namco & More

arcadehero June 29, 2019 2

Hello everyone, and welcome to another fine edition of Newsbytes. Today will be a little focused on items from Bowl Expo, where I’ll alert you that I’m feeling a little more critical today than

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Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47

Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47

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There is no shortage of made-up holidays out there, which is something that keeps calendar people busy I suppose. So when it comes to the iconic video arcade machine, why not pick a day

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Voxon Photonics Releases The Z3D Volumetric Display Home Arcade Machine

Voxon Photonics Releases The Z3D Volumetric Display Home Arcade Machine

arcadehero June 26, 2019 1

While flat & head-mounted displays soak up most of the attention for new products in the arcade sector, the existence of alternate forms of display tech catch our attention from time to time. One

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LAI Games To Showcase Major Virtual Rabbids Update At Bowl Expo

LAI Games To Showcase Major Virtual Rabbids Update At Bowl Expo

arcadehero June 25, 2019 1

While most VR-enabled options for arcades have been more in the realm of attendant-required, “medium scale”attractions, there have been a few options that have been looking to provide something that is closer to an

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Newsbytes: Wahlap’s AAA2019 Showcase; Running A Route in ’82; Upcoming Anniversaries & More

Newsbytes: Wahlap’s AAA2019 Showcase; Running A Route in ’82; Upcoming Anniversaries & More

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Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, a compilation of quick (or last minute) stories that I’ve curated for the weekend. Wahlap At AAA2019 Chinese game manufacturer Wahlap has been busy as of late, and

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Taking A Closer Look: Gimmick! exAct☆MIX

Taking A Closer Look: Gimmick! exAct☆MIX

arcadehero June 21, 2019 1

It’s Friday, so I’ve declared that as the day that we take a look at an upcoming arcade title for the soon-to-launch Exa system. I have confirmed that systems are in production right now,

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Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

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I mentioned in the last post that we’d have another Location Based Entertainment Virtual Reality (LBE-VR for those that don’t want to spout that mouthful every time) piece to discuss today, and here we

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Dave & Busters Launches Men In Black: Galactic Getaway (Plus An Interview)

Dave & Busters Launches Men In Black: Galactic Getaway (Plus An Interview)

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With summer time in full swing, that means movies, and there have been plenty to go out and watch lately. While arcades can’t see a game related to every film that comes along, Dave

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IGS & UNIS Tout Ultra Race VR For Arcades

IGS & UNIS Tout Ultra Race VR For Arcades

arcadehero June 18, 2019 1

Back at IAAPA 2017, UNIS had a sit-down racing game at their booth by the name of Ultra Race. While I had thought it was a new racer, it turned out it was IGS’s

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Newsbytes: E3 & Home Arcade Mania; Old Arcade Footage; SFV Arcade To Round1 & More

Newsbytes: E3 & Home Arcade Mania; Old Arcade Footage; SFV Arcade To Round1 & More

arcadehero June 15, 2019 0

Welcome friends, to another edition of Newsbytes. This collection of quick arcade-related news items should tide you over until the next story of the week. We’ve had an interesting week of stories at that,

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