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Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

arcadehero January 21, 2011 1

Last week we ran the news that Namco’s Pac-Man Battle Royale arcade game is available for purchase and now Namco America has complimented that news with a press release and some pictures of the

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EAG 2011 preview: UNIS and Friction

EAG 2011 preview: UNIS and Friction

arcadehero January 21, 2011 2

Next Tuesday, the biggest coin-op expo of Europe will take place – EAG. Many new games will make an appearance there, some of which were seen at IAAPA this past November in the US

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Reminder: Arcade Heroes GOTY 2010 polls close tomorrow

Reminder: Arcade Heroes GOTY 2010 polls close tomorrow

arcadehero January 21, 2011 0

As per the headline, the polls we opened towards the end of December for a vote on your pick for the 2010 Arcade Game of the Year close tomorrow. I kept them open for

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

arcadehero January 20, 2011 12

(Thanks to Bob T. of Skokie for the pics!) A little over a week ago, we ran a rumor post about the development of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing into an arcade game, which

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KOF remakes for ’98 and 2002 coming Jan. 24th to NESiCA

KOF remakes for ’98 and 2002 coming Jan. 24th to NESiCA

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Of all the fighting game series to grace the arcade, none has been as consistent in releasing a yearly update in some form than The King of Fighters by SNK Playmore. Out of the

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Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011

Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011

arcadehero January 18, 2011 4

There aren’t many arcade games which feature online connectivity and there are even fewer which connect to Facebook. In fact, there is only one I know of and that’s Incredible Technologies Golden Tee LIVE

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New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 screens to drool over

New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 screens to drool over

arcadehero January 17, 2011 2

Famitsu.com has a spread of new screens from the upcoming arcade fighter, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 by Namco and as always, they are something worth checking out. It’s true that it’s better to see

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Sega shipping Let’s Go Island in the US

Sega shipping Let’s Go Island in the US

arcadehero January 13, 2011 0

We’re just on a roll with the game announcements this week it seems(much like The Spice, the Arcades must flow). Sega Amusements USA has issued a press release regarding their latest light-gun shooter, Let’s

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Pac-Man Battle Royale now shipping

Pac-Man Battle Royale now shipping

arcadehero January 12, 2011 20

When Namco was revealing the different ways in which they celebrated Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary last year, no one product they revealed was more surprising than Pac-Man Battle Royale. We first got a chance to

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Al Alcorn talks Atari and Pong

arcadehero January 12, 2011 2

Newsfeed 987 via Perhaps you’ve heard the story of Pong and how the video arcade industry got it’s start but it’s one thing to read about that story and it’s another to hear about

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The Arcade Street in Paris

The Arcade Street in Paris

arcadehero January 12, 2011 3

Newsfeed 986 via If you’re in Paris and you want to enjoy playing some arcades from Japan, then you’ll want to find your way to Arcade Street. This location is near Nation subway station

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Arcade Infinity NOT closing their doors this Saturday after all

Arcade Infinity NOT closing their doors this Saturday after all

arcadehero January 12, 2011 4

A couple of weeks ago we shared the sad news that Arcade Infinity, a well-known arcade in the SoCal area, was going to be shutting it’s doors on January 15th. Following the announcement there

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