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LAI Games Releases Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars To All Arcades

LAI Games Releases Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars To All Arcades

Shaggy August 2, 2025 0

As we run through the dog days of summer, it’s time for another big arcade game to start shipping, and for today that would be the release version of LAI Games and CD Projekt

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New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More

New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More

Shaggy July 27, 2025 0

We’re a little ways past the Chinese amusement trade show AAA 2025, and the question that always comes with the new games shown at events like it is whether they will come out West.

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Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test

Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test

Shaggy July 22, 2025 0

Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing out a brand new Resident Evil 2 Remake-based arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot. At that time, all

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Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More

Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More

Shaggy July 19, 2025 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts which focus on quick news pieces from around the wonderful world of arcades & pinball. We generally aim to publish these on the weekend so that

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Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Bring Interactive Mini Golf To Market

Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Bring Interactive Mini Golf To Market

Shaggy July 15, 2025 0

A few years ago, Sega Amusements broadened their horizons into social entertainment by partnering with another UK-based company by the name of 501 Entertainment, inking a deal to bring out their augmented reality-incorporating SMARTS

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July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025

July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025

Shaggy July 9, 2025 0

With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry

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Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More

Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More

Shaggy June 30, 2025 0

Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that goes over byte-sized pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. There is a lot to get through from

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Pinball Brothers Bring PREDATOR Out Of The Jungle

Pinball Brothers Bring PREDATOR Out Of The Jungle

Shaggy June 18, 2025 0

Since it was first teased by the failed outfit Skit-B Pinball back in 2012, plenty of fans have wanted to see a Predator pinball machine gracing their game rooms. What Skit-B teased looked really

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Previewing Alpha Ops VR Strike’s Stages

Previewing Alpha Ops VR Strike’s Stages

Shaggy June 12, 2025 0

Summer’s here, and with it a number of big new arcade exclusive releases are near. Several of these games have had to be pushed back slightly due to the tariffs situation; however, with things

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Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA

Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA

Shaggy May 27, 2025 0

Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship

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Adrenaline’s Hot Wheels: Victory Lap Lands At Dave & Busters

Adrenaline’s Hot Wheels: Victory Lap Lands At Dave & Busters

Shaggy May 23, 2025 0

Just over a month back, we ran a story on a brand new Hot Wheels arcade racer by Adrenaline Amusements that suddenly had a manual listed on their website folder link. Besides some reports

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AAA 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up China’s New Arcade Games

AAA 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up China’s New Arcade Games

Shaggy May 14, 2025 0

Day 3 means the home stretch for our coverage of the AAA 2025 trade show in China, but it is going to be a long one, rounding up all the other, smaller names who

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