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June 2021 Location Watch #1 : Several New Arcade Venues Open Their Doors Around The World

June 2021 Location Watch #1 : Several New Arcade Venues Open Their Doors Around The World

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It’s only been a month since our last Arcade Location Watch, but so many locations have opened their doors that I need to split this into at least two parts – possibly a 3rd

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Touch Magix Launching The SpaceWarp 66 Mega Model At Bowl Expo ’21

Touch Magix Launching The SpaceWarp 66 Mega Model At Bowl Expo ’21

arcadehero June 21, 2021 0

It’s Bowl Expo week, and due to circumstances this year, that means it’s going to see the debut of some new titles. That generally isn’t the case for this particular expo, although it has

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Atari PONG Knockout by UNIS Now Available

Atari PONG Knockout by UNIS Now Available

arcadehero June 17, 2021 0

We have been following the progress of the Atari PONG Table, from Kickstarter coffee table, to full-blown coin-op game machines, for a few years now. Back before the pandemic, there was one new variation

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Raw Thrills Ports Cruis’n Blast To The Nintendo Switch

Raw Thrills Ports Cruis’n Blast To The Nintendo Switch

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I wondered whether or not I should cover this today, since I normally don’t get into console game news, but I figure that not everyone who reads this blog necessarily watches E3 coverage. As

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Touch Magix Issues Free Updates For SpaceWarp 66 & Carnival Cups

Touch Magix Issues Free Updates For SpaceWarp 66 & Carnival Cups

arcadehero June 14, 2021 0

As manufacturers continue to get back into the swing of things, they are not only keeping things moving on the development of new titles, but also in supporting their older ones. This is particularly

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Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

arcadehero June 13, 2021 1

Hello reader, and welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news items from around the arcade world. This one is a little later than usual, as I wanted to pad things out a little

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Unboxing Round-Up With Outnumbered, Blazing Chrome AC & StepManiaX

Unboxing Round-Up With Outnumbered, Blazing Chrome AC & StepManiaX

arcadehero June 13, 2021 2

While the weekend is almost over, and I have a Newsbytes curated news post about ready to go, I hate doing those almost back-to-back, so let’s do a little bit of padding out with

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Kira Kira Star Night Exa Now Available For Arcades

Kira Kira Star Night Exa Now Available For Arcades

arcadehero June 10, 2021 0

News has been pretty slow lately as we crawl into summer, but in today’s post, we have something that isn’t an announcement of a game to come nor a tease – it’s a game

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Newsbytes: Egret II Mini; StepManiaX Update; Blazing Chrome AC; Xeno Crisis MVS; Hatchet Hero & More

Newsbytes: Egret II Mini; StepManiaX Update; Blazing Chrome AC; Xeno Crisis MVS; Hatchet Hero & More

arcadehero June 5, 2021 3

Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend collection of news from around the arcade & pinball worlds. It’s been a bit slow in this regard for the past few weeks, which is why it’s been a

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Raw Thrills Debuts The Official Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Trailer

Raw Thrills Debuts The Official Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Trailer

arcadehero June 1, 2021 1

May is past and June is upon us, which means that Spring is on it’s last legs and things are heating up for the summer. In anticipation of the summer season, Raw Thrills is

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Sega To Launch Virtua Fighter eSports Arcade In Japan On June 2nd

Sega To Launch Virtua Fighter eSports Arcade In Japan On June 2nd

arcadehero May 27, 2021 0

Sega may not be known primarily for their 1v1 fighting games like Capcom or Namco happen to be, but they’ve always had one series in the genre that’s been a solid win for them,

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PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One

PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One

arcadehero May 25, 2021 3

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, entertainment industry specialist Kevin Williams, turns his gaze, after Mario, to the other leading video amusement gaming character: the iconic legend that is PAC-MAN.

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