February Trade Shows: NJAA Expo (New Jersey); FEExpo (Italy); DEAL (Dubai)
Though the main arcade trade shows of the first quarter of the year happen with »
LAI Games Begins Shipping Phantom Vanguard In North America
Another arcade exclusive is now available in North America, as Gameloft/IGS/Wahlap’s Phantom Vanguard is now »
New Games Available Now: Perfect Pour Pabst Blue Ribbon Edition (DSM Arcade); Dragon Kingdom (Ace/ASI), More From TouchMagix
Arcade news has mostly slowed to a crawl post-Pokémon pinball reveal, with numerous stories developing »
Newsbytes: Atari PONG Arcade Table Is Back; Pop’n Music US; Sonic The Hedgehog Arcade1Up, More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that rounds up byte-sized »
Gotta Catch ‘Em All? Stern Pinball Officially Unveils Pokémon
The internet went all ablaze last week when Stern Pinball finally teased that their next »
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News For Allied Tank Attack; Monster Eye; Shining BLADE ARCUS & Reflec Beat Groovin’
This has been a slow month for arcade news, which is somewhat expected after several different trade shows threw their appropriate celebrations. But things are picking up today so here’s hoping that keeps up.
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Kickstarter Check: Galloping Ghost Arcade and Super Arcade
I admit that I don’t really stay on top of Kickstarter all that often as there aren’t many projects for real arcades that go on, usually it’s just software that calls itself arcade but
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Taito Promotes Rhythmvaders – Groove Coaster Arcade International Release?
For the past while, Taito’s main focus has been on NESiCAxLIVE content or promoting a rhythm game they’ve had out in Japan for some months now called Groove Coaster Arcade. That was based upon
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Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL
(Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) On this story, let me start with some clarification since due to the companies involved, sometimes there is confusion. First, the company which recently changed their name
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Strong Museum Of Play Receives Huge Atari Donation; Nolan Bushnell On Potential Future Of Out-Of-Home Gaming; Sega’s Tom Keil Passes Away
A couple of semi-related stories here. UPDATE: I had this in a draft but for some reason my browser ate it and posted an earlier draft. Sorry about that. Tom Keil who worked for
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Monday News: Dave & Busters Testing Out VR; VR Documentary; Fix-It Felix Trying For $20k Again
Monday arrives and suddenly do the stories as well. News has been rather sporadic as of late, I don’t mean to keep shoving everything into a single post but after trade shows this tends
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What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”
One of those elements of gaming that can be fun to get into at times are finding “Easter Eggs”. These are defined as intentionally hidden elements in a game that maybe were an inside
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House of Targ Brings Pinball/Arcade Goodness to Ottawa, Canada
If you live in Ottawa Canada and have a desire for live music, adult beverages, pinball and video arcades, then the new House of Targ sounds like it fits the bill of what you
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Stern Unveils Final Mustang Pinball Limited Edition Model
We all know that the latest game to come out of the Stern Pinball factory is Mustang Pinball and with this round of marketing for the game they showed off elements of the Pro
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Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More
Good morning everybody and here’s to a good week for you all around. Here are a few stories from the weekend to discuss so let’s get to it! The first two stories were sent
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