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Stranger Things Arcade Is Coming Soon Via Raw Thrills
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Bubsy Paws Into Pinball (Updated!)
Atari has been on a retro kick lately, grabbing the rights to all sorts of »
Location Watch March 2026: The Latest Arcade Openings Across The World
Welcome to Location Watch, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that compiles the most »
Amusement Expo 2026: The Full Rundown
Welcome to Arcade Heroes’ full rundown of Amusement Expo 2026. This was the most recent »
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Video Updates Tomb Raider; Halo Fireteam Raven Setup; Iron Maiden Pinball
The lazy days of Summer are here but that also means that various games we’ve spoken about are starting to show up at locations around the globe. Let’s take a look at some new
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Halo Fireteam Raven Update – Now On Location Test
The wait for Halo Fireteam Raven is almost over, with the game now available at one Dave & Busters location and soon rolling out to the others. This version does “not have the finalized
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Bowl Expo 2018 Report: Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash; Connect 4 Hoops; Transformers Shadows Rising & More
This week was Bowl Expo 2018, and as I had mentioned on the previous post, I wasn’t planning on attending until a last minute change took place. Granted, with Las Vegas being as close
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Bandai Namco Debuts Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash At Bowl Expo ’18
If you’ve been around the arcade business for the past couple of decades, then you likely are familiar with Bandai Namco’s re-issues of select classic arcade games in a proper arcade cabinet format. These
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Transformers Shadows Rising Launching In July; Appearing At Bowl Expo 2018
This week marks a new amusement event, one that I’ve often heard of but never attended called the International Bowl Expo. I hadn’t planned on going but something worked out yesterday that means I’ll
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Taito Celebrates 40 Years Of Invader Blasting With Space Invaders Gigamax
Forty years ago, Taito released a game that not only turned the arcade business on its head, it would mark a cultural turning point for entertainment in general – Space Invaders. Many consider this
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Sega Amusements Releases Daytona Championship USA Standard Version
If you have found it difficult to come across Sega’s return to the iconic Daytona USA franchise then you are in luck – they’ve got a new, more affordable design shipping out to locations
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Location News: Subpar Mini Golf (CA); 1985 Arcade Bar + Grill (KS); Ryan Family Amusements (MA) & More Upcoming
It’s time for a new location update although I’ve been sitting on the news for some of these as many are announcements for arcade venues that are opening well down the road. Let’s get
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Newsbytes: 10 Years In Business; Connect 4 Hoops; PONG Table Coin-Op; Southern Fried Gaming Expo; Arcade History & More
Most everyone is going to be paying attention to E3 news that is hitting the wires this weekend but there are still things going on in the world of arcades. Here’s what I’ve gathered
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The Launch Trailer For Tipsy Raccoons
We are well into June and that means we’ve got another new video game that is available for the market – Glitchbit’s Tipsy Raccoons. This multiplayer mini-game compilation was made especially for burgeoning bar/arcade
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