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Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

arcadehero December 3, 2015 1

The dust has settled on IAAPA 2015, the big industry trade show where the latest products and ideas for the US arcade market are shown off in all their glory. Since that is a

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IAAPA 2015 Recap #2: Point Blank X, Tekken 7, Ghostbusters, Pinball & More

IAAPA 2015 Recap #2: Point Blank X, Tekken 7, Ghostbusters, Pinball & More

arcadehero November 20, 2015 3

There’s plenty more to talk about regarding IAAPA 2015, which event ended today. For Recap #1 and the new games to find there, click here. Continuing our chronological order of when I posted the

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Bandai Namco Unveils Real Drive At The Tokyo Motor Show

Bandai Namco Unveils Real Drive At The Tokyo Motor Show

arcadehero October 21, 2015 8

Happy Back To the Future Day – a day where we look at the present with more nostalgia for the 80s, when the ambition was more ‘a spaceship in every home’ than ‘a computer

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Star Wars Battle Pod Flat Screen Edition Trailer

Star Wars Battle Pod Flat Screen Edition Trailer

arcadehero October 8, 2015 1

I recently mentioned that the standard or “Flat Screen Edition” of Bandai Namco/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Battle Pod is available worldwide, allowing venues that do not have the capital necessary for the Deluxe Pod version

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Point Blank X In Development For Arcades

Point Blank X In Development For Arcades

arcadehero September 15, 2015 6

In recent times, one company that has looked to their past catalog for new arcade titles has been Bandai Namco. This year we received Time Crisis 5 and the year prior was a return

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Time Crisis 5 Mastermind Update Now Available Worldwide

Time Crisis 5 Mastermind Update Now Available Worldwide

arcadehero September 3, 2015 1

(Thanks to Kieran May for the initial tip) When we first found out about Bandai Namco’s Time Crisis 5 last year, it was revealed that the game would initially ship with three levels and

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New Details On The Star Wars Battle Pod Premium Edition

New Details On The Star Wars Battle Pod Premium Edition

arcadehero August 16, 2015 2

Back in May was revealed that Bandai Namco would be producing a high cost version of their Star Wars Battle Pod arcade game. The oddest thing about it at the time was that the

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Midweek Bump: Maximum Tune 5 DX; Variant Schwanzer; CAX2015 Videos

Midweek Bump: Maximum Tune 5 DX; Variant Schwanzer; CAX2015 Videos

arcadehero July 22, 2015 0

I have a few items worth discussing that I don’t want to hold over until Saturday so here’s a mid-week multi-item post. 😉 Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX Coming Winter 2015 – Nothing

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Japan Update: Pokken Tournament Now Available; Sega Testing Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Japan Update: Pokken Tournament Now Available; Sega Testing Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

arcadehero July 16, 2015 4

Well when it comes to news, Japan is on fire this week. Let’s get started with one game that everyone has been talking about for some time now: Pokken Tournament Released – The day

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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX USA/Europe Version Gets It’s First Major Update

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX USA/Europe Version Gets It’s First Major Update

arcadehero July 1, 2015 1

When it was first announced, a unique aspect of Bandai Namco’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX compared to previous entries in the series was the promise of ‘annual updates offered over the online network.’

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Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA

Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA

arcadehero June 25, 2015 4

In case it wasn’t apparent already, Round1USA in Puente Hills, CA has become the go-to place for Japanese game location tests in the US. While I have not heard how the games fared on

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JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan

JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan

arcadehero February 13, 2015 4

The JAEPO 2015 event continues on and with that, more news and media to share! Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade – As I was putting this post together, news broke that the Final Fantasy game

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