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Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

arcadehero October 31, 2010 6

(Updated: I ran this story back in 2010 but have given it some brushing up in 2013) If you are into video games at all, then you have likely noticed the big fad these

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Thoughts on TRON Night

Thoughts on TRON Night

arcadehero October 28, 2010 2

Tonight Disney held a special event for TRON Legacy, by giving audiences a 23 min. preview of the upcoming film for free in select IMAX 3D theaters. Being a big TRON geek, I made

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Andamiro’s Chaka Chaka Don Don

Andamiro’s Chaka Chaka Don Don

arcadehero October 28, 2010 1

Newsfeed 947 via Andamiro has a new game in the testing phase and it’s not a Pump It Up title. When you visit an Andamiro booth at any expo they generally have a virtual

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Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

arcadehero October 26, 2010 10

Betson Enterprises has just issued a press release and it holds good news for US DDR fans. Japanese players have been enjoying the latest iteration of DDR since July this year and come December,

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Arcade Aid updated, plus new arcade art exhibit in NYC

Arcade Aid updated, plus new arcade art exhibit in NYC

arcadehero October 24, 2010 1

We’ve got two separate stories to start the week off with here first being a follow-up to part of the TRON Legacy viral marketing campaign. Remember Arcade Aid? It has been greatly updated to

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The Golden Tee at the bottom of the world

The Golden Tee at the bottom of the world

arcadehero October 22, 2010 3

Here’s a palette cleanser to start the weekend of with – a story from Incredible Technologies about servicing a Golden Tee 2005 game found in one of the most unlikely of places for an

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Official release announcement for Namco’s Dead Heat

Official release announcement for Namco’s Dead Heat

arcadehero October 20, 2010 6

While we talked about the release of Namco’s latest game, Dead Heat just a couple of posts ago, Namco America has an official announcement for the release that they would like to share. This

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New releases: Super Bikes 2, Dead Heat, Terminator Salvation standard

arcadehero October 18, 2010 2

You’ve read about these games on Arcade Heroes and now you may soon find a chance to play them at a location near you. BMI Gaming shows that the three games listed in the

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Konami thinking of a Dance Masters Arcade machine

Konami thinking of a Dance Masters Arcade machine

arcadehero October 17, 2010 3

From the rumor mill, via BemaniStyle.com comes word that the mind behind Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution series, Naoki Maeda, is considering taking Dance Masters for the Xbox 360 Kinect and giving it the arcade

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Panda Panda and Black Sea: Strikes Back by Xinyu Games

Panda Panda and Black Sea: Strikes Back by Xinyu Games

arcadehero October 12, 2010 7

Lately it seems that when arcade news in the Japan/US/Europe part of the market slows to crawl, then we can take a look at what’s going on in China and something new is being

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Sega teases IAAPA line-up with several new games

Sega teases IAAPA line-up with several new games

arcadehero October 9, 2010 6

The next big show to feature new arcade products, IAAPA, is a little over a month away and as we get closer to the event, companies are beginning to tease the products that they

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Elevator Action Death Parade upgrades its firepower

Elevator Action Death Parade upgrades its firepower

Shaggy October 8, 2010 5

When Taito first demonstrated their modern arcade update to the Elevator Action series, it was a bit of surprise as they changed it from a sidescrolling shooter to a light-gun one(I still think that

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