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Sandy Hook Arcade Center Looking To Open Soon in Newtown, CT

Sandy Hook Arcade Center Looking To Open Soon in Newtown, CT

arcadehero February 15, 2013 3

A new arcade is opening its doors in Newtown, CT called the Sandy Hook Arcade Center, more details inside

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JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More

arcadehero February 14, 2013 0

UPDATE: Some of the first videos from the show can be found here. The replacement show for the AOU is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there

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News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More

arcadehero February 14, 2013 3

A variety of news from new stuff happening in Japan to events in the US and beercade machine, with much more than that so click and read!

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Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

arcadehero February 11, 2013 12

Some location news today. I’m not sure why but lately there has been a constant “good news/bad news” thing going on every time we have something to report. Today is no exception to that

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For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

arcadehero February 9, 2013 9

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. When I first started to put this post together I was thinking there wasn’t much to discuss but it quickly snowballed into a larger post. There’s

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Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

arcadehero February 8, 2013 3

A new arcade motorcycle racing game is on test in Taiwan, details inside

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The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

arcadehero February 7, 2013 0

(Side art pictured above) It wasn’t too long ago that Jersey Jack Pinball announced that they obtained the rights to create a pinball machine based upon the new Peter Jackson films based upon The

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Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

arcadehero February 5, 2013 9

Mario Kart heads to arcades for the third time and we've got the first details about it here

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New Arcade Opening in LA soon, XLanesLA + Saving Super Arcade

New Arcade Opening in LA soon, XLanesLA + Saving Super Arcade

arcadehero February 4, 2013 4

Here are a couple of pieces of news regarding arcade locations, today both involving the Southern California region. Today I’ll do the opposite of the bad news/good news thing and start with the good

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Helping Out Chris Dellutri of Galloping Ghost Arcade

Helping Out Chris Dellutri of Galloping Ghost Arcade

arcadehero February 1, 2013 0

UPDATE: While not active yet, the page will be http://www.friendsofchrisdellutri.com/ While we usually talk about games and venues, there are a lot of people involved behind the scenes of making these things happen. Unfortunately

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New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

arcadehero February 1, 2013 0

If you are in the Athens, GA area and are looking for some retro gaming goodness then there is a new business that opened its doors there a few weeks ago to cater to

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Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

arcadehero January 31, 2013 3

We’ve got some bad news and some good news so like the cliche goes, the bad news first. If you’re near Southampton UK then an arcade has closed its doors there as of yesterday.

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