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Weekend Open Thread: MrBiggs FEC Auction; Interview with 100Yen Director, Game Epilepsy + more
I’m not sure why, but lately it seems like I come across a bunch of news all at once. So here is a start to your weekend, arcade style. Mr Biggs FEC Closing Doors, Auctioning Games First off, an FEC location in Colorado Springs, CO called Mr. Biggs is closing its doors after seven »
First Snippets of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012
This past week, from Thursday to Saturday was an arcade trade show event that took place in Taipei, Taiwan. Not being able to make it there directly we have had to wait for news to trickle out and so far here is what we have. Website Gamavi.com (Provided by Stinger Report newsfeed 1202) has »
The Adaptation of the Modern Arcade
There is a subject we kick around here on Arcade Heroes every once and a while and that is what is it that modern arcades are aiming to do that is unique in the gaming world? This year marks the 40th anniversary of Pong and thus the 40th year in which video games and »
Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine
Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a few days ago on Twitter but I was sidetracked by other things and forgot about it. Thanks to Barrie Ellis »
Namco to Open New Facility in Japan; tiny Star Wars Arcade playable cabinet; DNA US Conference Moved
Newsfeed 1195 & 1196 via Most of our location opening news comes from out West but the occasional news from the East doesn’t hurt either. Namco has a new facility that is opening tomorrow (4/27) in Joyo City, Japan. That is in the Kyoto Prefecture for the curious. According to the translation, the location »
Sega Testing Initial D7 in Japan this May
Sega has had many racing series under their belts over the years and one of those which gathered a loyal fanbase together was Initial D. It and Namco’s Wangan series both have had strong followings as they offer a much more technical side to arcade racing than most games do; in particular with Initial »
New trailer for Big Buck HD; Arcade mock-up for Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph
We’ve discussed Raw Thrills’/Play Mechanix’s newest title at some length and if you’ve been craving more while you wait for it to come out, here’s a new trailer for the game that covers all of its innovative features in one handy video. There isn’t a ton of information about it yet but there is »
Beercade Opens in Omaha, NE
The new location hits just keep on coming, today is news of a “barcade” style venue called Beercade, which has opened its doors in Omaha Nebraska. As one might assume from the name, the idea is to combine arcade games in a bar environment, which really is where arcades were found a good deal »
Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR
Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of the latest news: Caine’s Arcade Update: We mentioned this the other day and we certainly haven’t been the only one »
A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR
Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place as I never got a chance to go there although I really wanted to. What little I knew about VR »
The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012
It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report and myself found about an hour and fifteen minutes to sit down and »
It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more
Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have not been the most common item to come across in recent years. This year quite a few are being made »
