Happy National Arcade Day!
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Stranger Things Arcade Is Coming Soon Via Raw Thrills
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Bubsy Paws Into Pinball (Updated!)
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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
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Japan Update: Tekken 7, Left 4 Dead Arcade; K-On!! Arcade
A lot of the focus on the site here this time of year is on the newest developments coming to the West but there are still developments taking place in other parts of the
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Quick Update for Andamiro’s Pump It Up PRIME 2015
(Thanks to Seth Eldridge for the tip) As the launch of the next Pump It Up game approaches fast, so is the hype surrounding it. A few distribution networks have obtained some information that
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Countdown to IAAPA 2014: What To Expect
A week from today, the largest amusement related trade show in the world kicks off and with that, we will get some hands-on time with the latest and greatest developments to come to the
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Newsbag: Coming Soon Preview; Monster Hunter Arcade; Metal Slug Skull
Happy weekend everyone. News has been slow the past couple of days, you could call it the “calm before the storm” in regards to IAAPA but here are a couple of things I’ve scrapped
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Hammer Away – A Rediscovered Sega Arcade Prototype
We’ve discussed prototypes here a number of times but for new ones that are uncovered, it is much easier to get a hold of information on unreleased games from Western companies. It isn’t all
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Simuline & Specular Interactive Team Up For Project HADES
On occasion we have mentioned interactive 4D/5D/6D/7D Theaters, which at a certain point they can end up being like giant multiplayer arcade games. The trend for such theaters has been growing in recent years,
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Capcom Has Tested Luigi’s Mansion Arcade In Japan
(Thanks to ECM for the tip) Back on October 30th, a new location test began in Japan that interestingly enough seems to have avoided most of the Japanese arcade newswires. That is a fairly
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Newsbag: T-Shirts; 8 Bit Barcade Opens; Big Bang Theory
Well yesterday was quite busy – if you haven’t seen the news then just hit up the Arcade Heroes main page to see the latest about Sega, UNIS and Andamiro. First a little self-promotion
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New Trailer For Pump It Up 2015 – Game Will Add Network Play
It’s quite the day for new games to discuss on the arcade circuit. A short time ago Andamiro unveiled a teaser trailer for their next iteration of Pump It Up, which is the only
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Exclusive: Safari Ranger Videmption Game by UNIS Coming To IAAPA2014
Thanks to Universal Space, we have a first look at their next premier video redemption game which will be at IAAPA 2014. Called Safari Ranger, this is a follow-up to UNIS’s popular Pirate’s Hook
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