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New Footage Of An Old Primal Rage II Prototype Board

New Footage Of An Old Primal Rage II Prototype Board

arcadehero December 27, 2012 3

There has been plenty to talk about when it comes to prototypes this year and so its fitting that we end the year with a look at a prototype game in action, Atari Games’

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Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

arcadehero December 27, 2012 0

(Image above by Daniel Love, from the Exhibit website) As the year comes down to its final days, news in this sector tends to slow down as companies tend to close their doors for

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Arcade Heroes Players Choice Game Of The Year Poll 2012

Arcade Heroes Players Choice Game Of The Year Poll 2012

arcadehero December 23, 2012 2

It’s that time of year again, where as it comes to a close we want to know what you the players found to be the arcade Game Of The Year for 2012. There was

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Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

arcadehero December 20, 2012 6

We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which

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Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

arcadehero December 20, 2012 6

Namco plans on expanding the regions where their technical driving game, Wangan Midnight MAximum Tune 4 can be found.

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Meteors, The Prototype Arcade Game That Changed An Industry

Meteors, The Prototype Arcade Game That Changed An Industry

arcadehero December 19, 2012 6

(Thanks to DasBacon on Facebook for pointing me to this story, Eric Holniker for providing details) We’ve spoken plenty about prototype games this year since so many notable games turned 30, and Pong turned

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Sega’s MaiMai Released In English – But Will We See It Out West?

Sega’s MaiMai Released In English – But Will We See It Out West?

arcadehero December 17, 2012 10

Earlier this year a video by Diginfo News covered a new music game released by Sega Japan called MaiMai. At the very end of the video which was covering the Japanese game release, they

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Stern Demonstrates Avengers LE Pinball

Stern Demonstrates Avengers LE Pinball

arcadehero December 16, 2012 2

(Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip!) The chances of getting some hands-on time with the Premium or Limited Edition models on a lot of the Stern titles has not exactly been plentiful in my

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Videos & More: Epic Arcade Project; Arcade Relief; Ms. Pac-Man Factory Footage; Bionic Roshambo

Videos & More: Epic Arcade Project; Arcade Relief; Ms. Pac-Man Factory Footage; Bionic Roshambo

arcadehero December 14, 2012 0

As we head into the weekend here are some positive things to look into as the general news of the day has been pretty horrible. My heart really goes out to the families hit

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Arcade Love To Continue At Disney with TRON 3 and Wreck-It Ralph 2?

Arcade Love To Continue At Disney with TRON 3 and Wreck-It Ralph 2?

arcadehero December 13, 2012 4

Perhaps it’s a little early to discuss the level of coverage arcades might get out of movies that won’t be hitting the silver screen for a few more years yet but there are two

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New FEC Opening in Indianapolis, IN called Latitude 39

New FEC Opening in Indianapolis, IN called Latitude 39

arcadehero December 13, 2012 0

(Thanks to Craig for the tip!) Way back in April 2011 we ran a story about the planning of a new entertainment facility in Castleton, IN USA that would be called Latitude 39. Large

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Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

arcadehero December 12, 2012 3

There are several news items to look at today, from a UK Pump It Up tournament to Pac-Man Ornaments to a Q*Bert Prototype machine found and more.

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