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Optimus Prime Returns To The Arcade In Transformers Shadows Rising

Optimus Prime Returns To The Arcade In Transformers Shadows Rising

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Way back at IAAPA 2016, I was given a very small hint about Sega’s next big project after Daytona Championship USA. All I was told is that it was a shooting game, later to

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Sewer Level & Shredder’s Throne Room Revealed In New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game Screenshots

Sewer Level & Shredder’s Throne Room Revealed In New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game Screenshots

arcadehero February 26, 2018 3

First unveiled last year, TMNT is one of the most surprising new developments to come from a major manufacturer in quite some time. That was certainly on display as you the readers made the

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Newsbytes: Cosmotrons Update; Starwing Paradox; MyArcade; Amusement Expo 2018

Newsbytes: Cosmotrons Update; Starwing Paradox; MyArcade; Amusement Expo 2018

arcadehero February 24, 2018 4

  Hello astute readers! It’s time for another update on what is going on out there in the wonderful world of arcades: Cosmotrons – Where Will The First Production Cabinet Go? If you follow

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New Locations: Walt’s Bar (CA); Punch Bowl Social (IL); Dave & Busters; Sega Prize Zones (UK)

New Locations: Walt’s Bar (CA); Punch Bowl Social (IL); Dave & Busters; Sega Prize Zones (UK)

arcadehero February 23, 2018 0

New locations for arcade enjoyment are always opening up out there; here’s the latest collection of such news as I have found it while exploring the interwebs. That and thanks to those that sent

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Arcade Expo 4.0 To Bring 1100+ Arcade & Pinball Games Together In March

Arcade Expo 4.0 To Bring 1100+ Arcade & Pinball Games Together In March

arcadehero February 22, 2018 1

While California Extreme tends to soak up most of the headlines for arcade machine get-togethers, it is not the only event of it’s kind out there as we have seen a big increase in

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New Arcade Game from ICE – Tomy Waterfuls Ring Toss Spotted at Dave & Busters Buffalo

New Arcade Game from ICE – Tomy Waterfuls Ring Toss Spotted at Dave & Busters Buffalo

SaraAB87 February 19, 2018 1

  Remember the Tomy Waterfuls? If not, it was a handheld toy that was popular in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. The object of the game was to fill the toy up with water, put

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Cosmotrons Update – Making A Fiberglass Arcade Cabinet

Cosmotrons Update – Making A Fiberglass Arcade Cabinet

arcadehero February 12, 2018 3

There aren’t many fans that I know of for old school fiberglass arcade cabinets but they do exist. Such designs were used in several instances throughout the 1970s, mainly by Atari but also by

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ExA Arcade Board Gains Support From G.Rev, Seibu Kaihatsu & City Connection

ExA Arcade Board Gains Support From G.Rev, Seibu Kaihatsu & City Connection

arcadehero February 12, 2018 3

Last week, we ran a story about a new company that is looking to bring content to arcades by the name of Exa-Arcadia. They made their first public appearance at the JAEPO 2018 show

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JAEPO 2018 Day 2 – More Arcade Goodness From Japan

JAEPO 2018 Day 2 – More Arcade Goodness From Japan

arcadehero February 10, 2018 3

Thanks to a spy named Charlie, we have more direct photos and footage from JAEPO 2018 today and don’t have to rely almost exclusively on Twitter for news. That said, we’ll still have some

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Dave & Busters Officially Rolls Out Tomb Raider Arcade

Dave & Busters Officially Rolls Out Tomb Raider Arcade

arcadehero February 8, 2018 4

Mentioned the other day on the blog, certain undisclosed Dave & Busters locations began to receive Tomb Raider arcade machines. Designed by Adrenaline Amusements, the game cabinet was based upon the recently launched Rabbids

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Rabbids Hollywood Released As Tomb Raider Comes To Dave & Busters

Rabbids Hollywood Released As Tomb Raider Comes To Dave & Busters

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UPDATE: Dave & Busters officially rolls out Tomb Raider Arcade. Click here for details. Last year right before IAAPA 2017, we found out that Canadian based game maker Adrenaline Amusements was working on not

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JAEPO 2018 Preview: Upcoming Titles From Sega, Namco, Taito, Konami & More

JAEPO 2018 Preview: Upcoming Titles From Sega, Namco, Taito, Konami & More

arcadehero February 5, 2018 2

It’s trade show week and that means that we’ve got the big Japanese arcade expo known as JAEPO approaching fast. Fortunately, many Japanese companies like to create special webpages that tout the games that

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