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Unkle Munkey’s Coin Club Now Open in Edwardsville, IL

Unkle Munkey’s Coin Club Now Open in Edwardsville, IL

arcadehero July 21, 2014 0

Illinois continues to be the land of the new arcade location, why that is precisely I am not sure, but it is surprising that so many arcade venues have opened their doors their over

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America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D8; Name That Game #10

America’s Most Haunted Pinball; Initial D8; Name That Game #10

arcadehero July 19, 2014 5

Well this week has been a slow one for news, I’ve been busy otherwise. One thing I took care of this week was checking out a spot at the Salt Lake Comic Con. Myself

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Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

Skit-B Pinball Reveals Experts of Dangerous Pinball Fea. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

arcadehero July 14, 2014 1

UPDATE: I have received a reply from Kevin Kulek of Skit-B Pinball. I asked about what has been going on with Predator and it looks like it has been a parts challenge. With that

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Bandai Namco Revelations: Tekken 7, Lost Land Adventure, Mario Kart Update

Bandai Namco Revelations: Tekken 7, Lost Land Adventure, Mario Kart Update

arcadehero July 14, 2014 3

As EVO 2014 started, a rumor popped up on the internet that Bandai Namco was working on Tekken 7. It didn’t take long for that to turn from rumor to fact as the company

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Newsbytes: Ubisoft & Alterface Team Up For Rabbids Invasion; R-Kaid Unit

Newsbytes: Ubisoft & Alterface Team Up For Rabbids Invasion; R-Kaid Unit

arcadehero July 12, 2014 3

Another weekend, another weekend post. I have a couple of things in the works coming soon – first that video I promised a month ago will be posted this next week. I was trying

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A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

A New Electromechanical Arcade Game Twist On Tug-O-War: Divorce

arcadehero July 10, 2014 1

It is somewhat rare to see a story about a new Electro-Mechanical (EM) arcade machine since those were long ago replaced by video arcade games but much like pinball, I think that the right

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Coastal Amusements Releases Temple Run 2 Arcade & SharpShooter

Coastal Amusements Releases Temple Run 2 Arcade & SharpShooter

arcadehero July 10, 2014 0

Just because you see and play some games at a trade show does not mean that those games are available right away, although in the arcade industry, it generally means they are very close.

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Museum of Pinball Prepping For The Inaugural Arcade Expo Coming January 2015

Museum of Pinball Prepping For The Inaugural Arcade Expo Coming January 2015

arcadehero July 9, 2014 0

(Thanks to Kent Fund for the tip) Remember the Museum of Pinball? If not, here is a refresher. Unfortunately like some other Kickstarter projects to launch or improve arcade venues, the goals were not

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Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog update;

Recent & Upcoming Arcade Expos/Shows; Sonic Rise of the Hedgehog update;

arcadehero July 4, 2014 8

This week is always slow for news as a lot of people and companies tend to take off more than just July 4th for a nice Summer break but there is a little something

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Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

arcadehero July 2, 2014 5

Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would

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Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

Buy An Old Building In Japan, Gain 2 Floors Of Arcade Games

arcadehero July 1, 2014 2

Sometimes news has a weird way of getting to me – I checked the Arcade Otaku forums this afternoon and caught an interesting post from May 20th about an AO member whose girlfriend’s Grandma

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New Location News: GAMA Ride Open in Belmont, CA; Summer Street Arcade in Denver, CO

New Location News: GAMA Ride Open in Belmont, CA; Summer Street Arcade in Denver, CO

arcadehero June 30, 2014 8

(Thanks to Jon Cox for this first tip) A new FEC venue has opened their doors in Belmont, CA by the name of GAMA Ride (corrected from San Francisco, thanks for the point Sean).

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