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Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

arcadehero December 7, 2022 3

“Boo-tique” pinball makers Spooky Pinball are at it again and this time they’ve taken on a beloved classic cartoon that generally had a spooky theme to it, Scooby-Doo!. This is not based upon any

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IAAPA 2022 Round-up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

arcadehero December 3, 2022 0

Welcome to Part #2 of my IAAPA 2022 review; If you missed it, here’s Part #1. This post will repeat much of the first part for the games lists; Then I’ll continue thoughts on

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Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

arcadehero December 1, 2022 0

If you’re a seasoned fan of arcade games, particularly of the shoot ’em up (“shmup”) genre, then the name Toaplan likely conjures up some warm gaming memories. The company was a trailblazer in the

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Win A Signed Copy of Cruis’n Blast On Nintendo Switch

Win A Signed Copy of Cruis’n Blast On Nintendo Switch

arcadehero November 29, 2022 0

It’s time to do something unusual for the site here – give away a prize! Thanks to Eugene Jarvis and Raw Thrills, I’ve been hooked up with two physical copies of Cruis’n Blast on

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IAAPA 2022 Round-up #1 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-up #1 – New Arcade Games For 2023

arcadehero November 24, 2022 2

It’s almost been a week since the end IAAPA 2022, so it’s probably a good time for me to make a post about some of the news that came out of the event! It

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Raw Thrills Launches Series 2 Cards & New Level For Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Raw Thrills Launches Series 2 Cards & New Level For Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

arcadehero November 19, 2022 0

After being teased through updates to the game during the year, Series 2 cards are now available for Minecraft Dungeons Arcade, which brings the total number of collectible cards to 98 (adding 38). As

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Raw Thrills Brings MotoGPVR & A New Cabinet For Halo: Fireteam Raven to IAAPA 2022

Raw Thrills Brings MotoGPVR & A New Cabinet For Halo: Fireteam Raven to IAAPA 2022

arcadehero November 15, 2022 0

Quickie post here but it’s now confirmed what else Raw Thrills has brought to the IAAPA 2022 tradeshow and is likely to be hitting the arcade market in the near future. A press release

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Adrenaline Amusements Is Debuting NFS Heat Takedown At IAAPA 2022

Adrenaline Amusements Is Debuting NFS Heat Takedown At IAAPA 2022

arcadehero November 13, 2022 0

It has been a spell since we’ve heard from Canada-based arcade developer Adrenaline Amusements, although given that the focus of the site here tends to be on video games and not ticket redemption pieces,

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Cabinet Revealed For Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat Unleashed

Cabinet Revealed For Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat Unleashed

arcadehero November 13, 2022 0

We’ve been getting bits and pieces of news about the sequel to Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat thanks to the location test but with IAAPA starting on Tuesday, the company has pulled the curtain back

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The IAAPA 2022 Pre-Game Show

The IAAPA 2022 Pre-Game Show

arcadehero November 10, 2022 0

Welcome to the annual IAAPA preview, 2022 edition. Here, I will lay out everything I know about what will be at the IAAPA 2022 tradeshow that takes place from Nov. 14-18th in Orlando, FL.

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LAI Games Bringing Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR To IAAPA 2022

LAI Games Bringing Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR To IAAPA 2022

arcadehero November 4, 2022 0

The battle of the arcade racers continues to heat up and at this IAAPA, it’ll be a doozy. There will be at least four new racing games appearing at the show, with more likely

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Touch Magix Unveiling New Crane & More At IAAPA 2022

Touch Magix Unveiling New Crane & More At IAAPA 2022

arcadehero November 2, 2022 0

The latest product announcement debuting at IAAPA 2022 comes from one of our advertisers, Touch Magix. They have a new crane machine featuring their Carnival Cups theme that will be there, and it promises

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