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Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that collects various recent »
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IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Round-Up: New Arcade Games In Europe
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TRON Pinball machine + playfield
(Click on the image for a closer look) Here it is – the upcoming TRON Pinball machine by Stern. I’m a little surprised that we’re seeing it in it’s full glory this soon, as
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Your first look at Sega’s Operation GHOST, sequel to Ghost Squad
We weren’t exactly sure what kind of game Sega’s new Operation GHOST was going to be, based solely on the teaser site but with the first pictures of the beta game cabinet now out
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IGS teases Knights of Valour 3
Brand new 2D brawling/beat ’em up arcade games are a rarity in this day and age but they are not extinct. One company has been keeping the genre alive with an occasional release, and
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New site for finding arcades (and more): GamerSpots.com
I like to talk up the existence of websites dedicated to finding arcade locations, so I often point out two prominent sites for just that: Aurcade.com and ArcadeFly.com. Now we can add a third
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Hanging out at the arcade, 80’s style
(Pic by Conrado4; and Xybots is such an awesome game) I saw this on Kotaku this morning about a set of pictures on Flickr.com entitled “Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989“. I have a slightly
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Stern confirms TRON Pinball
UPDATE: The full cabinet and playfield have been revealed! Click here! Stern Pinball just confirmed that the rumors of a new TRON pinball machine happen to be true. They’ve been teasing it for months
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Sega testing Operation G.H.O.S.T in Japan
Is Sega testing out an arcade sequel to their GHOST Squad series in Japan? It’s certainly possible as today they announced a new location test in Japan that starts this Friday (4/29) and goes
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Current Doctor Who cast plays some Doctor Who Pinball
I’m not sure how many of you are fans or occasional viewers of the BBC television series Doctor Who, but if so, then this should be of interest to you. If you’re not familiar
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So how is Taito’s NESiCAxLive platform working out?
At the end of December 2010, Taito released a new arcade platform in Japan called NESiCAxLive that creates a downloadable content delivery system for coin-op use. This allows operators to get varied content quickly
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From the floor of Midwest Gaming Classic 2011
About a month ago, gamers descended upon the Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, WI for an annual event where arcade and pinball gaming is a prominent part of the event. That event was the
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