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Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

arcadehero February 19, 2016 1

Stories about new arcade openings are more common to find on the blog here but occasionally a location undertakes a major expansion, which is just as important to any business as opening their doors.

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JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

arcadehero February 18, 2016 4

That time of year has arrived where Japanese arcade game makers gather together at the JAEPO event (JAEPO 2016 to be precise) to show off to their market and the world what it is

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Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

arcadehero February 18, 2016 31

Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? –

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UPDATE: Bandai Namco NOT Halting Arcade Development

UPDATE: Bandai Namco NOT Halting Arcade Development

arcadehero February 16, 2016 10

We’ve all heard the phrase: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Unfortunately exaggerated death reports of the arcade industry have existed in some form or another since the industry crash back in

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Star Wars Battle Pod Adding An Episode VII Stage This Summer

Star Wars Battle Pod Adding An Episode VII Stage This Summer

arcadehero February 15, 2016 13

We’ve been speculating for a while now about additional content coming to Bandai Namco’s Star Wars Battle Pod. Given the success of the latest film installment, it only makes sense that the big new

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Game Review and Updates: Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade Game by Ice

Game Review and Updates: Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade Game by Ice

SaraAB87 February 15, 2016 1

Over the past few months I have been playing the Ghostbusters Videmption arcade game by Ice at my local Dave & Busters located at the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, NY. We have had

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Newsbytes: Sega Theme Park News; Photobooth Nabs Thief; Ballspark; NTG#74

Newsbytes: Sega Theme Park News; Photobooth Nabs Thief; Ballspark; NTG#74

arcadehero February 13, 2016 4

This Valentine’s Day weekend post is approved for 1-2 players: Sega Looks To Expand on Their Theme Park Business – (Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) – News has come along that Sega is very

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New Releases: The Hobbit Pinball; Galaga Assault

New Releases: The Hobbit Pinball; Galaga Assault

arcadehero February 12, 2016 1

February generally isn’t a time where a lot of  new releases take place in our business but that doesn’t keep them from ever happening. New Games For The Modern Arcade Market The Hobbit Pinball

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Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016

Main Event Entertainment Adds 2nd FEC In AZ; Plans More US Locations In 2016

arcadehero February 11, 2016 1

While most of our arcade expansion stories have revolved around companies like Dave & Busters or Round1USA, another Family Entertainment Center chain has shown that they are up to the task. That company is

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New Arcade Watch: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar In Clarence, NY

New Arcade Watch: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar In Clarence, NY

arcadehero February 8, 2016 0

(Thanks to JDevy for the tip!) There has been a lot of new arcade location activity in Upstate New York…why that is exactly, I would have to defer to our writer Sara on that.

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Newsbytes: Silverball City, 1996, Space Invaders Skill Slots, NTG#73

Newsbytes: Silverball City, 1996, Space Invaders Skill Slots, NTG#73

arcadehero February 6, 2016 5

Happy weekend arcaders! News has begun to pile up finally so perhaps we are out of the doldrums of Winter…in that regard. Let’s get to it: Silverball City Coming To Johnson City, TN In April

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Discovered: Segasonic Bros. Arcade Prototype by Bubble Bobble Creator Fukio Mitsuji

Discovered: Segasonic Bros. Arcade Prototype by Bubble Bobble Creator Fukio Mitsuji

arcadehero February 6, 2016 2

In the past year or so we’ve seen some Japanese developed prototype games come to light, particularly Hammer Away, Kung Fu Master 2 and Wing Force. Now get ready for this look at a failed test

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