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IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 5: Redemption, Simulators & VR
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IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 4: exA-Arcadia, Indies, & More
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Alan-1 Begins Shipping Asteroids Recharged Arcade; Celebrates IAAPA Brass Ring Win
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Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour
For regular players of Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix‘s Big Buck HD, hearing of a tournament to play on the machine is nothing new. But with a new “Summer Training Tour” promotion that begins tomorrow and
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Golden Tee 2014 Shown Off
It’s been said before here on Arcade Heroes, that it’s that time of year again for a look at the newest Golden Tee. We all know it’s coming, it would only be a shocker
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Backstage Retro Arcade Now Open in Ludington, MI
Among the many points I made in my book about arcades, one was that arcade machines are not limited to being placed just inside of facilities called arcades. Just about any business can find
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Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More
If you’ve been sloshing through the work week, it has finally come to an end to begin sloshing through the weekend. Here’s a review of some stories that have taken place this week that
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The Place Retro Arcade Opens In Cincinnati, OH
A new retrocade type facility has opened their doors in the US, this time in Cincinnati, OH. Called The Place Retro Arcade, they celebrated their grand opening on June 8th (the same date as
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IGS Shows Off Overtake
New game news has been spotty for a while and this story will not take exception to the larger stream of news we’ve had coming from regions like Japan, Taiwan and China for the
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Newsblend Today: XCOM Arcade Cab; Gauntlet Design; New Videmption; Sonic Storm In Japan
It’s been a busy weekend for me as I’ve been handling 5th anniversary dealings with my arcade, The Game Grid Arcade. According to the conventional wisdom, the business should not even exist, much less
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Sega’s Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years
On June 6th 1964, Sega began selling arcade games. They had been in business prior to that dealing with vending machines but they recognized the value of electromechanical amusements at the time. This path
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Boardwalk Arcade To Be Open July 6th-Sept 8th in Rochester N.Y.
(Image Source) Newsfeed 1313 via The Strong Museum of Play is in the news again, this time they will have an exhibit that appeals to the nostalgic feel of a boardwalk with retro games
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Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan
Newsfeeds 1310 & 11 via With Summer just about to start (I do wonder, given that the heater in my house kicking in this morning with as cold as it was), its time for
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Newsblend Wednesday: MaiMai Knock-Off Game, Knock-Off Plush, Awesome Gameroom and Pinball Playfield Decorations
There are a few news items that are starting to rot in the inbox, there are enough of these quick stories now that we can make a newsblend out of it. Oh the things
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Sega’s Orbi Unveiled as A Virtual Zoo Amusement Facility
For the past couple of years I’ve seen some issues made about a trademark requested by Sega by the name of Orbi. A very small minority of fans made some pretty broad assumptions based
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