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Spotted On Test: Asphalt 9 Legends DX; Pac-Man Power Pellets

Spotted On Test: Asphalt 9 Legends DX; Pac-Man Power Pellets

Shaggy August 6, 2021 1

Well…arcade news really slowed to a snail’s pace the past few weeks. That doesn’t mean we take a break here, and thankfully we’ve got something to share with you today about a couple of

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Newsbytes: Mr Do! Returning To Arcades; Smash Bros Arcade; Arcade History & More

Newsbytes: Mr Do! Returning To Arcades; Smash Bros Arcade; Arcade History & More

Shaggy July 31, 2021 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend/bi-weekend curation of news items from around the arcade world. I tried to find something from pinball too, but it seems fairly quiet there right now.  I finally had the

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CAVE & exA-Arcadia To Release Akai Katana EXA Label To Arcades Worldwide This Winter

CAVE & exA-Arcadia To Release Akai Katana EXA Label To Arcades Worldwide This Winter

Shaggy July 29, 2021 1

Back in December of 2020, CAVE rejoined the coin-op arcade scene with the release of their popular title DoDonPachi True Death EXA Label. Despite the pandemic pressures in Japan suppressing a lot of potential

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The Future Amusement Landscape Of London Is Changing As Iconic FEC Will Close

The Future Amusement Landscape Of London Is Changing As Iconic FEC Will Close

Shaggy July 29, 2021 2

In a special feature for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams, breaks the news of the closure of the latest London amusement space (NAMCO Funscape London), and views the state of the business

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Amusement Goes To The Olympics

Amusement Goes To The Olympics

Shaggy July 26, 2021 1

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams, marks the celebration of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, and charts the influences that the video amusement industry has taken

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Arcooda Launches New Line of Arcade-Ready Monitors

Arcooda Launches New Line of Arcade-Ready Monitors

Shaggy July 22, 2021 5

This is a post that probably won’t make hardcore classic arcade collectors very happy, while enticing arcade operators and more casual home arcade fans. The debate of whether or not older arcade machines should

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Newsbytes: Minecraft Unboxing; 4:3 Arcade LCDs; SNK Millenium; KeyMaster Legal Woes & More

Newsbytes: Minecraft Unboxing; 4:3 Arcade LCDs; SNK Millenium; KeyMaster Legal Woes & More

Shaggy July 17, 2021 1

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the arcade & pinball world and serves them up to you on a digital platter. We’re in the post trade show news lull

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Pre-Orders Now Live For Rival Megagun XE (exA-Arcadia)

Pre-Orders Now Live For Rival Megagun XE (exA-Arcadia)

Shaggy July 17, 2021 1

Fans of shoot ’em ups and particularly versus play can rejoice, as a fun new title that fits both of those categories is now available to pre-order for exA-Arcadia systems. Called Rival Megagun XE,

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Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up

Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up

Shaggy July 9, 2021 1

Amusement Expo 2021 is officially over, so with the dust settled, let’s take this opportunity to wrap it all up in a tidy blog post. I may do a Vlog about it too, if

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Spooky Pinball Announces Two New Games: Halloween & Ultraman: Kaiju Rumble!

Spooky Pinball Announces Two New Games: Halloween & Ultraman: Kaiju Rumble!

Shaggy July 5, 2021 2

Boutique pinball maker Spooky Pinball is about to be extremely busy, as they’ve taken the unusual (well, down right unheard of in pinball land) move to announce not one but two brand new games.

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Wahlap Selects Sega Amusements To Carry Jet Blaster In North America & Europe

Wahlap Selects Sega Amusements To Carry Jet Blaster In North America & Europe

Shaggy July 5, 2021 1

While I’m still working on the Amusement Expo 2021 wrap-up post (hope to be finished today), another piece of news just hit the wires to discuss and it involves Sega Amusements. While they did

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ExA-Arcadia Makes Their Official US Debut At Amusement Expo 2021

ExA-Arcadia Makes Their Official US Debut At Amusement Expo 2021

Shaggy July 2, 2021 2

I’ve been talking about the company and its games for years, and this week, exA-Arcadia finally was able to make their official introduction to the North American industry as they appeared at Amusement Expo

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