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Location Watch March 2026: The Latest Arcade Openings Across The World
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Arcade review and history: Skyquest Arcade at the Basement of the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
I will start off by saying that at the basement of an international landmark sits an arcade, an arcade that contains things that one does not simply see in today’s modern day arcades. The
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Meleap’s AR Technology ‘Hado’ Expanding Into The Arcade Space
A lot of the chatter regarding new technology has been centered around VR (Virtual Reality) but it is hardly the only new tech that is looking to change the way we entertain ourselves. In
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Newsbytes: Sega Arcade History Site; Strike Harbringer; Savage Quest 2.1
Today is fairly sparse for the newsbytes as not a whole lot is happening it seems. That’s ok, we’ll share what little news there is anyways! New Sega Arcade History Site – Fortunately this
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Quarter Lounge Coming To Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Often the Summer time is a prime ground for new arcade facilities to open their doors, we will hear about more as we inch closer to the season. Today’s news comes along about a
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Ms. Pac-Man Designer Steve Golson Gives The Game A New Spotlight
(Thanks to Dean Wenzel and Mike Louie for both providing a couple of tips here) Ms. Pac-Man- the most recognizable game characters and names in the arcade business. There are plentiful reasons for that, one
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Japanese Game Updates: Wonderland Library; Crossbeats REV. Sunrise & Pump It Up Prime Ver. 1.12
Let’s start the last week of April off with some news that is mainly focused on the Japanese arcade scene. Wonderland Library Now Available – Sega has launched a new addition to compliment their
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Newsbytes: AH Podcast; Skycurser; Retro Arcade Japan; Project Arena & More
The end of April is approaching (already?) and it’s been an interesting month for news so far. Here’s a round-up of some arcade items that you might like: Arcade Heroes Podcast #13 – Our
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New Update For Mario Kart Arcade GP DX In Japan
(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) It was originally mentioned that Bandai Namco’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX was an online game and as a part of that, annual content updates would be
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New World Record For Donkey Kong Arcade; Upcoming attempt on The Pit
We don’t cover world record attempts very often (with streaming there are too many to keep track of unless you made a job out of it) but some are higher profile than others, especially
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2016 Big Buck World Championship Qualifiers Begin May 1st
In October 2015, the biggest tournament for arcades took place thanks to Play Mechanix, Raw Thrills and their popular Big Buck Hunter series. The Big Buck World Championships have been going on for several
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