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Location Watch: Area 15[NV]; Game Terminal [TN]; 16-Bit Bar & Arcade [OH]; Natsuge Museum [JP] & More

Location Watch: Area 15[NV]; Game Terminal [TN]; 16-Bit Bar & Arcade [OH]; Natsuge Museum [JP] & More

arcadehero March 4, 2021 1

Welcome to Location Watch, a post series that highlights brand new arcade locations that have opened their doors for the first time. Since news in this regard has been rather slow, we haven’t had

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New In Interactive Carnival Style Games – Playbox by Playmind

New In Interactive Carnival Style Games – Playbox by Playmind

arcadehero March 4, 2021 1

I’ve noticed lately that my stories that are shared on LinkedIn are getting a bit more attention than I tend to get on other social media sites that have several times more followers, so

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Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

arcadehero March 1, 2021 1

UPDATE 3/2: Corrected a photo and added more details below. It’s one of Sega’s biggest games that they’ve done in recent times, and after the added wait of an extra year, Sega Amusements is

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Namco USA Arcade Operations Sold Off As Covid Fallout Continues

Namco USA Arcade Operations Sold Off As Covid Fallout Continues

arcadehero March 1, 2021 4

It is no surprise – and probably won’t be for a while – that the effects of the covid-19 pandemic will have changed a lot about the arcade industry, along with pretty much every

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Newsbytes:  Arcade Game Cards Database; Secret Life of Components; Cardboard Arcade;More

Newsbytes: Arcade Game Cards Database; Secret Life of Components; Cardboard Arcade;More

arcadehero February 27, 2021 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of quick news items from around the world of amusement for your weekend reading pleasure. This week was the busiest of the shortened month for arcade news, and March

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The New Amusement Entertainment Future by Kevin Williams

The New Amusement Entertainment Future by Kevin Williams

arcadehero February 26, 2021 0

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams, takes on a ticklish subject for the industry that of change, and the ramifications it will have on the

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Incredible Technologies Unveils More Info On Golden Tee PGA Tour

Incredible Technologies Unveils More Info On Golden Tee PGA Tour

arcadehero February 26, 2021 0

Teased back at the beginning of January, Incredible Technologies recently issued a press release, a new trailer, and a new cabinet design for their flagship game title, Golden Tee. The new title is known

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New Beat ‘Em Up Headed To Arcades In 2022: Jitsu Squad by Tanuki Creative Studios.

New Beat ‘Em Up Headed To Arcades In 2022: Jitsu Squad by Tanuki Creative Studios.

arcadehero February 24, 2021 0

exA-Arcadia kept the arcade news flowing in 2020, but they’ve been a little quiet at the beginning of this year. Now that gets to change as we have our first new exA game announcement

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Now Available: Nippon Marathon Turbo Hyper = Running on exA-Arcadia coin-op systems

Now Available: Nippon Marathon Turbo Hyper = Running on exA-Arcadia coin-op systems

arcadehero February 22, 2021 0

It’s been a fairly quiet February although between this and one other new game story that I’m working on, perhaps it’ll go out with a bang. We’ve detailed what the exA-Arcadia system is plenty

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Newsbytes: InitialD x Wangan; New Mortal Kombat Film; Abandoned Sega R360; New Breakout & More

Newsbytes: InitialD x Wangan; New Mortal Kombat Film; Abandoned Sega R360; New Breakout & More

arcadehero February 20, 2021 0

Welcome to yet another weekend and with it another round of Newsbytes, a collection of items from around the arcade world that don’t necessarily need a full-blown post to talk about. While the month

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New From Ace Amusement: Nitro Speed

New From Ace Amusement: Nitro Speed

arcadehero February 18, 2021 1

In today’s morning post I mentioned that I would talk about another new game from Ace Amusement, as found on the UDC Distributor website, so here we are to give that a highlight. This

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New For The Prop Cycle Genre: Sky Riders by Ace Amusement

New For The Prop Cycle Genre: Sky Riders by Ace Amusement

arcadehero February 18, 2021 2

A few months back when UNIS held their 2020 Virtual Showcase, they unveiled a game that falls into the genre, if we want to classify it as such, of Namco’s somewhat obscure Prop Cycle.

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