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Arcade Heroes Celebrates 19 Years Of Covering Arcade News & Fun
It is hard to believe, but as of today, this site is now nineteen years old. Let’s take this opportunity to look back at some of the events we’ve had over those years, while
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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 3: exA-Arcadia, AVS Companies, JET Games
Welcome to the third part of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the series of posts that comb through the arcade games and companies that appeared at the expo. Today we are taking a look at
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Retro Gamer & Former Arcade Hero Writer Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away
It is with a heavy heart that we have learned of the news that Retro Gamer’s Nick Thorpe passed away yesterday at the age of 38. This was first confirmed by Retro Gamer editor
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Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Recap
The biggest amusement trade show of November is now only hours away, but before another IAAPA starts we have the matter of Japan’s Amusement Expo 2025 to recap. The two being so close to
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exA-Arcadia Launches New Games, To Show Baki Hanma & Toxic Crusaders At IAAPA 2025
Among our final entries in previews for the IAAPA 2025 tradeshow is exA-Arcadia. They often have a big roster of new games, if not the biggest, due to the ability to operate multiple games
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New Games From UNIS For IAAPA 2025: Spin City; Monster Jet Riders; More
Next up on the IAAPA 2025 preview roster is UNIS. I remember first coming across them back in 2009, and they have come a long way since that time. They lean heavy into redemption
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New Games From Andamiro USA For IAAPA 2025: Nickelodeon Kart Racers Arcade, Marksman, More
The next company we’re taking a look at for IAAPA 2025 is Andamiro USA. This year, the company is putting a little more video content out than normal; if you are new to the
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Dark Escape Games Debuting At IAAPA 2025 With Two 5-Minute Escape Games
IAAPA Expo 2025, the premier trade show for all things related to commercial amusements, is only a week away. For today’s focus on new arcade entertainment to be found there, we have newcomers Dark
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Alan-1 Brings The Atari PONG Coffee Table Back To Life
Way back in 2017, a small French company by the name of Calinfer created a little electromechanical wonder, which simulated Atari’s 1972 video game PONG. Designed as an interactive coffee table, the idea quickly
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