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Chinese Companies Show Off Their Latest Arcades at CIAE2015

Chinese Companies Show Off Their Latest Arcades at CIAE2015

arcadehero April 8, 2015 0

Right after the Amusement Expo happened at the end of March in Vegas, over in China another trade show was firing up to show off products for that corner of the world. I’ve covered

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Article: What Really Happened To Arcades

Article: What Really Happened To Arcades

arcadehero April 7, 2015 19

Thanks to ‘Venumspyders’ for the tip. I was just going to briefly mention this in addition to something else but then I started writing and it became its own thing (cue, “It’s aliiiiive!” here).

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New Locations: Pins ‘n Pockets in Lake Elisnore, CA; Vector Volcano Classic Arcade In Bend, OR

New Locations: Pins ‘n Pockets in Lake Elisnore, CA; Vector Volcano Classic Arcade In Bend, OR

arcadehero April 6, 2015 1

Let’s start this fine Spring week with a couple of stories on new arcade locations! Pins ‘n Pockets – This venue in Lake Elisnore, CA just opened their arcade which also includes 8 lanes

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Newsbits: Magic Girl Pinball; TRON Illuminated T-Mold; Jurassic Install Vid; NTG#40

Newsbits: Magic Girl Pinball; TRON Illuminated T-Mold; Jurassic Install Vid; NTG#40

arcadehero April 4, 2015 5

With the first weekend of April comes the first major holiday of the season. It is quite busy for entertainment venues around this time, in my area in addition to Easter there is Spring

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Big Buck HD Wild Launches Today + Review

Big Buck HD Wild Launches Today + Review

arcadehero April 1, 2015 0

With the video review below I don’t need to make this post very long but with today being April 1st, it is more than just April Fools – in the world of real news

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No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing

No Fooling: Jurassic Park Arcade Unboxing

arcadehero April 1, 2015 0

A month ago we received word that Raw Thrills’ latest arcade game Jurassic Park Arcade was beginning to ship out to distributors so that arcade venues could begin carrying the game. That said, how

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Amusement Expo 2015 Wrap-Up

Amusement Expo 2015 Wrap-Up

arcadehero March 28, 2015 2

For today’s newsbag, I’m going to use it to wrap up Amusement Expo 2015 which took place earlier this week in Las Vegas, NV. I attended the show for the two days that they

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Yahoo! Finance Takes A Look At The Current Arcade Trends

Yahoo! Finance Takes A Look At The Current Arcade Trends

arcadehero March 24, 2015 0

Here is an article that has been making the rounds since yesterday – I would tip the hat to one person but it has been sent to me from multiple sources so I thank

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Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

arcadehero March 23, 2015 9

It is Vegas week, thanks to the start of Amusement Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, NV starting Wednesday. Since I started my arcade in 2008 I have attended this event annually, with one exception.

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Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

arcadehero March 21, 2015 3

In North America, our winter nightmare has come to a close with Spring finally here. For the arcade business, in my particular situation, that has seen the typical slowdown that occurs when people can

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Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled

Big Buck HD Wild Unveiled

arcadehero March 20, 2015 1

UPDATE: Fixed the official trailer link at the bottom of the post During the Big Buck HD 2014 World Championship online stream, they showed off a promotion for an update that would be made

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Stern’s Latest Pin Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons Is Now Available

Stern’s Latest Pin Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons Is Now Available

arcadehero March 19, 2015 0

Stern has sent out a press release today announcing the “immediate availability” of their newest table, the tongue-in-cheek Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons. That theme has rustled the feathers of some out there in

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