Stranger Things Arcade Is Coming Soon Via Raw Thrills
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Bubsy Paws Into Pinball (Updated!)
Atari has been on a retro kick lately, grabbing the rights to all sorts of »
Location Watch March 2026: The Latest Arcade Openings Across The World
Welcome to Location Watch, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that compiles the most »
Amusement Expo 2026: The Full Rundown
Welcome to Arcade Heroes’ full rundown of Amusement Expo 2026. This was the most recent »
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune Ignition Detailed
It has been a long wait for Maximum Tune fans to see the next iteration »
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Newsbytes: Podcast #7; Winners Don’t Use Drugs; DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016
I found it too busy to throw out a newsbytes post last week but I’m ready to go for this weekend. I would have had a podcast up for today but I need more
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Pokkén Tournament Getting Console Release; The Next Level Arcade In Trouble
It’s been another relatively slow news week for arcade gaming and unfortunately this post isn’t terribly positive, but we’ll make the most of it. Pokkén Tournament Coming To WiiU – This was inevitable really
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New Details On The Star Wars Battle Pod Premium Edition
Back in May was revealed that Bandai Namco would be producing a high cost version of their Star Wars Battle Pod arcade game. The oddest thing about it at the time was that the
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Seen At The AAMA Gala: New Star Wars Battle Pod Cabinet; Sonic Dash Arcade; Crossy Road Arcade; & More
It is August and that means that the AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) Gala is upon us. The event generally features AAMA business meetings and seminars while always offering a sort of mini-trade show
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NESiCA x LIVE Lands At Round1USA Plus Other Game Updates
NESiCAxLIVE Lands At Round1USA – The rush to bring Japanese games to the US market continues and now with a surprise twist. For the past few years, there has been a lot of talk
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Newsbytes: Jersey Jack & The Hobbit Pinball; Alien Pinball; Golden Tee 2016
Happy Saturday everyone, if you didn’t catch the special preview for the upcoming JAMMA-based arcade exclusive title Skycurser, click here. In the mean time, here are some other news items to chew on. Jersey
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New Exclusive Preview For Skycurser
Back in February, I posted about an upcoming arcade shoot ’em up by the name of Skycurser. Developed by a small team under a company name of Griffin Aerotech, they were seeking to create
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Game Central Opens In Los Lunas, NM
Sometimes in political debates, video games are accused as being the culprits of causing abhorrent, violent behavior in young people. That argument usually doesn’t hold water since stronger factors show up after the knee-jerk hyperventilating is
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SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters
Got a couple of items to share this fine afternoon today. First a quick newsblast about SNK Playmore – A Chinese firm by the name of Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Co Ltd has
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New Game Updates: DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016; Angry Birds Arcade
We’ve got a few updates to look over at the moment so instead of piecing everything out, let’s see what each has to offer. DDR 2014/2015 – The latest test of a Japanese arcade
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