The Arcade Anniversaries of 2025
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EAG Expo 2025 Preview
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Newsbytes Rhythm Game Special: Maimai DX Testing In Chicago, Bubble Bobble In Music Diver, Headlines & Much More
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Arcade Prototype Discovered: Dropzone Arcade
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Stern Pinball Unveils Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye
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Virtusphere – a good improvement in VR technology
One of the many things that was a downside to player involvement in VR gaming was the fact that other applications generally kept the player in one spot and you would have to use
Read More »KOF 2002 Unlimited Match released in Japan
In May we reported that King of Fighters 2002 was going to get it’s own upgrade similar to what SNK did for KOF98 last year and the day has already arrived where the game
Read More »With all versions of SFIV out, which is the most secure for tournaments?
While the headline is basically a rhetorical question since we all know the answer, the question is being raised with Capcom’s console division now that the PC and even Xbox 360 versions of the
Read More »New FEC opens in Jordan – Jingo's Jungle
We don’t get a lot of arcade news coming out of the Middle East – most of what we do get comes from Dubai. But now a new developer is opening an FEC in
Read More »An interview with Galloping Ghost
AH contributor Aaron Auzins has done an interview with Galloping Ghost Productions (makers of the new arcade fighter Dark Presence), and has been kind enough to pass it along to us. It gets into
Read More »Geometry Wars home arcade cab for sale on ebay
If you own an Xbox 360 then chances are you have heard of Geometry Wars. GW is based upon a couple of classic arcade titles, like Tempest and Robotron 2084 and graphically pulls some
Read More »ArtCade – new magazine uses an arcade cabinet to show off their 1st issue
Starting a new magazine and need a way to capture people’s attention? Why not try using an arcade cabinet with a specialized interface to get the word out? That seems to be the idea
Read More »Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves Sega for Square Enix
The man who was the director of Sonic Unleashed and the main brain behind the Hedgehog Engine has left Sonic Team (which had been known as AM8 at one point where they created arcade
Read More »Insert Coin this weekend!
Just a reminder, this weekend is the first ever “Insert Coin” event which is being held at the Rodber Suite at Northampton Saints. This brand new show is certainly offering a lot to see
Read More »Street Fighter IV PC Dilemma
So I picked this up on release a few weeks ago. I’d been waiting for the PC release because I have an X-Arcade stick and was looking forward to having the “arcade experience” at
Read More »Arcade Heroes Week-in-review Podcast Episode 5
This week on our podcast, Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report joins me again as we discuss not just the news of the week but some other aspects of the arcade industry as well,
Read More »Headed to CAX 2009? Let us know!
One major arcade event I would love to attend one day is California Extreme (or CAX for short). I probably say this every year that we post about it, but I figure I should
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