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Japan Amusement Expo Recap

Japan Amusement Expo Recap

Shaggy November 25, 2023 3

Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken

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IAAPA 2023: The Raw Thrills Round-Up

IAAPA 2023: The Raw Thrills Round-Up

Shaggy November 18, 2023 0

New arcade games have been announced via the IAAPA 2023 trade show, so it is high time to digest what is headed to venues for you to play. As mentioned previously, instead of lumping

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Air Strike Warplane Coming To The States At IAAPA 2023?

Air Strike Warplane Coming To The States At IAAPA 2023?

Shaggy October 26, 2023 0

We are under 20 days left until the giant IAAPA 2023 trade show begins, and we might have a preview of one title that will be there – although nothing has been officially confirmed

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UNIS Jumps Into Dual-Screen Driving With Bigfoot Mayhem

UNIS Jumps Into Dual-Screen Driving With Bigfoot Mayhem

Shaggy October 20, 2023 0

It’s Friday and that means a new game has been unveiled from UNIS. I haven’t covered all of their releases here since not all have been video-related but today’s game certainly is, so let’s

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LAI Games To Roll Out Four New Video Arcade Games At IAAPA 2023

LAI Games To Roll Out Four New Video Arcade Games At IAAPA 2023

Shaggy October 19, 2023 0

It’s that time of year where new arcade games are inbound, thanks to the IAAPA 2023 tradeshow event that will be taking place in Orlando, FL from Nov. 14th-18th. If you’re new to arcades,

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UNIS Announces Lane Master Xtreme; Sega Bringing Hyper Cross & Zombies Ready, Deady, Go! To IAAPA 2023

UNIS Announces Lane Master Xtreme; Sega Bringing Hyper Cross & Zombies Ready, Deady, Go! To IAAPA 2023

Shaggy October 13, 2023 0

We have a couple of new arcade games different companies to discuss here, although stay tuned for more – I have a couple of items from Raw Thrills on the backburner, just waiting for

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Kevin Williams: When Video Ruled The Land

Kevin Williams: When Video Ruled The Land

Shaggy August 9, 2023 0

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams takes time to look back at the amusement scene of 1983, and understand how far the trade has come

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Newsbytes: Bullseye Crack Shot; iiRcade Bankruptcy; Bandai Namco Arcade Updates; Valo Climb & More

Newsbytes: Bullseye Crack Shot; iiRcade Bankruptcy; Bandai Namco Arcade Updates; Valo Climb & More

Shaggy June 17, 2023 0

Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, a quick tour through the arcade & pinball news items to fill up your weekend. It’s Father’s Day in the States this Sunday so if you have

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Batsugun EXA LABEL Release; Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix Gets A Date

Batsugun EXA LABEL Release; Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix Gets A Date

Shaggy June 13, 2023 0

I’ve got a quick one for you all as we have a couple of game release updates to discuss. Batsugun EXA LABEL For all intents and purposes, this game is shipping (the official release

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Bandai Namco Announces First Online Champion Match For Maximum Tune 5DX+

Bandai Namco Announces First Online Champion Match For Maximum Tune 5DX+

Shaggy June 7, 2023 0

Note: This news only applies to Maximum Tune 5DX+ machines connected to Namco’s North American network. It does not apply to the “International Version” that is found in parts like Australia/SouthEast Asia, nor Japan.

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