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Transformers rolling out for Japanese arcades this summer

Transformers rolling out for Japanese arcades this summer

Shaggy March 27, 2010 0

Via Back in January, Sega Japan made an announcement that they would be producing a new arcade title based upon the cartoon favorite Transformers. No details were given about the nature of the game

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Tech Radar takes a look at recent Japanese arcade releases

Tech Radar takes a look at recent Japanese arcade releases

Shaggy March 26, 2010 0

Via When a mainstream website takes notice of current events surrounding the arcade industry, then it can go one of two ways – they get accurate information from people inside the industry and thus

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Revisiting Subsino’s Kung Fu Ball

Revisiting Subsino’s Kung Fu Ball

Shaggy March 25, 2010 2

When I was at IAAPA last November, I came across a booth that had several head-to-head cocktail cabinets setup there which featured a new game I hadn’t heard of before called Kung Fu Ball.

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King of Fighters XIII unveiled

King of Fighters XIII unveiled

Shaggy March 25, 2010 3

SNK Playmore had been teasing a preview for the latest KOF for a little while now and today was the day they finally showed the game off in Japan. Fans who missed Mai last

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New pixel art Coin-Op Posters for charity are pretty cool + Pac-Man in Vegas pic

New pixel art Coin-Op Posters for charity are pretty cool + Pac-Man in Vegas pic

Shaggy March 25, 2010 1

z Thanks to for the news Art and arcades have always gone together in some form and while this story doesn’t have anything to do with sideart, it does have something to do with

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Karaoke store upgrades with an arcade

Karaoke store upgrades with an arcade

Shaggy March 24, 2010 0

Seems like there is a little uptick in new location news coming around lately and while I’m not entirely sure why that is, either way it’s always a good thing. It’s certainly better than

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Site news: Adding Distributor links to the site

Site news: Adding Distributor links to the site

Shaggy March 24, 2010 2

As I was looking over the site today I realized that we have been lacking something – and that was hyperlinks to coin-op machine distributor websites. Like our other links we have on the

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Music game updates: Guitar Freaks/DrumMania XG released; DJ Max Technika raffle

Music game updates: Guitar Freaks/DrumMania XG released; DJ Max Technika raffle

Shaggy March 23, 2010 2

[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] While I was away at the Amusement Expo a couple of weeks ago, we missed out on some news regarding a couple of Konami titles that were

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An arcade that sells it's own brand of…soda pop?

An arcade that sells it's own brand of…soda pop?

Shaggy March 23, 2010 4

When it comes to running any business, you always want to find a way to set yourself apart from the others who run a similar business. It makes sense to do so, attracting people

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New Family Entertainment Center opening in Mebane, NC, Z-Bowl

New Family Entertainment Center opening in Mebane, NC, Z-Bowl

Shaggy March 22, 2010 1

Via Here’s some more news of a new entertainment facility opening up out there, this time in the city of Mebane, NC (North Carolina) called Z-Bowl. While this one isn’t a traditional arcade like

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eBay oddity of the day: Sega Flash Beats

eBay oddity of the day: Sega Flash Beats

Shaggy March 21, 2010 9

Long, long ago when Arcade Heroes first started, Matt (the owner of the site) used to post regular updates about cool arcade related stuff he would find on eBay. I have been terrible in

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Watch an arcade auction live Saturday morning

Watch an arcade auction live Saturday morning

Shaggy March 20, 2010 1

When I went to the Amusement Expo, AH contributor Phil Arrington and I attempted to do a live online broadcast straight from the show floor so you could see the games and anything else

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