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Newsbytes: The Site Is Back; MaxiTune 6RR Release Date; New Games For Asia; D&B Update & More

Newsbytes: The Site Is Back; MaxiTune 6RR Release Date; New Games For Asia; D&B Update & More

arcadehero December 12, 2021 2

Greetings and welcome to Arcade Heroes. This Newsbytes post is made to catch us up on some arcade news from around the world, but due to some backend issues with the website here, I’ve

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IAAPA 2021: Bandai Namco Amusements To Release Maximum Tune 5DX+ Updates To North America

IAAPA 2021: Bandai Namco Amusements To Release Maximum Tune 5DX+ Updates To North America

arcadehero November 14, 2021 3

It’s IAAPA week, which means news for arcade games! Apart from what I talked about in yesterday’s preview, this will be the first “surprise” from the show, which you already know from the headline

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Bandai Namco Amusements Preps Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR For Winter Release

Bandai Namco Amusements Preps Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR For Winter Release

arcadehero October 7, 2021 2

H/T To Kamen-Rider Ex-Aid for the tip News has been rather quiet when it comes to Bandai Namco Amusements, but today an update to the beloved, and arcade exclusive, racing series Wangan Midnight Maximum

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Spotted On Test: Asphalt 9 Legends DX; Pac-Man Power Pellets

Spotted On Test: Asphalt 9 Legends DX; Pac-Man Power Pellets

arcadehero August 6, 2021 1

Well…arcade news really slowed to a snail’s pace the past few weeks. That doesn’t mean we take a break here, and thankfully we’ve got something to share with you today about a couple of

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Newsbytes: Fishing Spirits Real Hit; Pinball Updates; Tigapo Payments; Clockwork Aquario; & More

Newsbytes: Fishing Spirits Real Hit; Pinball Updates; Tigapo Payments; Clockwork Aquario; & More

arcadehero March 28, 2021 1

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of quick arcade & pinball-related content that I hold for the weekend. I meant to post this on Saturday but getting sidetracked never helps. I was hoping that more

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Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

arcadehero October 28, 2020 4

I’m a sucker for mech games, and I think it’s unfortunate that we’ve had almost nothing in the genre in Western arcades. There was Mechwarrior 4 for Tsunami Tsumo cabinets, but that was about

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Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2021 Launch; JJP#6; Elite Park; Metal Slug Book & More

Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2021 Launch; JJP#6; Elite Park; Metal Slug Book & More

arcadehero October 3, 2020 2

Hello valiant readers, and welcome to this edition of Newsbytes. I haven’t really been able to keep the site up-to-date this week with posts, as this was crunch week to get my 2nd arcade

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JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World

JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World

arcadehero January 29, 2019 1

Another arcade trade show has come and gone, but this one has really stirred things up thanks to the Exa-Arcadia platform, guaranteeing a larger amount of content for arcades to enjoy. As a lot

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Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019

Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019

Shaggy December 20, 2018 0

Now that we’ve caught up with the new games coming to Western shores, it’s time to look at the Eastern market, particularly Japan. They’ve announced a few arcade video games as of late, although

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Let’s Unbox A Maximum Tune 5 + New Cosmotrons Bonus

Let’s Unbox A Maximum Tune 5 + New Cosmotrons Bonus

arcadehero October 17, 2018 6

It has been a little while since I had the opportunity to “unbox” an arcade machine, but today the clock gets a reset! That is because I got my hands on a pair of

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IAAPA 2015: MotoGP, Mario & Sonic Olympics Arcade; World’s Largest Pac-Man; Galaga Assault

IAAPA 2015: MotoGP, Mario & Sonic Olympics Arcade; World’s Largest Pac-Man; Galaga Assault

arcadehero November 19, 2015 2

With the IAAPA 2015 trade show in full swing this week, we’ve got plenty of news to chew over that will probably last us for the next few weeks. As always, I work on

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Star Wars Battle Pod Unboxing

Star Wars Battle Pod Unboxing

arcadehero July 3, 2015 10

It was recently mentioned on an Arcade Heroes podcast that I was going to be getting my hands on a Star Wars Battle Pod. As with many of these new big games, it wasn’t

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