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Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

arcadehero March 12, 2012 2

It’s been another weekend with very little arcade news to speak of – calm before the storm of Amusement Expo I expect – so I’ve had to strain a little on news today, hope

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Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 Coming in Two Weeks

Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 Coming in Two Weeks

arcadehero March 9, 2012 0

Next week we will be keeping an eye on Amusement Expo in Las Vegas but the week after that is another event certainly worth checking out, the annual Midwest Gaming Classic show, which takes

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Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

arcadehero March 7, 2012 1

Time for another random general interest post, mixing in small pieces of news that probably aren’t worth a whole post to themselves. Amusement Expo is just a week away. Unfortunately as things have worked

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New Trailer For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited; Western release for Sega’s MaiMai?

New Trailer For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited; Western release for Sega’s MaiMai?

arcadehero March 5, 2012 5

Namco America has uploaded a new trailer to Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited, which in a way confirms what I reported on just a few days ago that this is coming to arcades in

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First Look At Big Buck HD

First Look At Big Buck HD

arcadehero March 2, 2012 7

(UPDATE: See pictures of the game cabinet and read about features from the Las Vegas Reveal!) It’s no secret that that latest Big Buck Hunter game is just about to hit the scene and

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New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

New arcade opens in Holladay, UT – Atomic Arcade

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Here’s a new location story from my neck of the woods – Holladay, UT which is essentially SLC. The new business is called Atomic Arcade and they are offering a great selection of classic

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Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Ever since I was a kid, I have had a little infatuation for Atari, starting with the discovery of the Atari 2600 and later on their many other systems and arcade games. So if

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited Coming to US Arcades

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited Coming to US Arcades

arcadehero February 29, 2012 11

Just a couple of weeks ago at the AOU Expo in Japan, it was unveiled that Namco already had a major update on the way for their latest fighter, Tekken Tag Tournament 2. We

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Thinking Of Arcade Game Tie-Ins To Various 2012 Films

Thinking Of Arcade Game Tie-Ins To Various 2012 Films

arcadehero February 23, 2012 3

It’s still a relatively new year and that means that in the entertainment realm, there is still a lot of new movies and games headed our way. Movies and games have always had a

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Custom Coin Mech Reject Button Art by Tighe

Custom Coin Mech Reject Button Art by Tighe

arcadehero February 22, 2012 0

Here’s an idea that I’ve thought of on occasion although never looked into it – changing the art on your coin mech reject buttons. It’s been crossing my mind more often lately as at

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AOU2012 Mega Videos Post

AOU2012 Mega Videos Post

arcadehero February 18, 2012 3

Now that a little time has passed, here come the videos from the AOU event taking place in Japan this week, with enough footage to keep anyone busy for a little while. The only

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Happy AOU Day! New arcade games from Japan

Happy AOU Day! New arcade games from Japan

arcadehero February 17, 2012 4

The slow early year news cycle has had us counting down to this event in Japan, the AOU Expo where different amusement companies get together to show off some of their latest ideas and

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