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Pop-A-Shot Elite Is Now Available

Pop-A-Shot Elite Is Now Available

Shaggy May 15, 2025 0

Pop-A-Shot, inventors of the original basketball arcade machine, have announced that their return to the arcade market with the Pop-A-Shot Elite, is now available for operators to buy. With a few exceptions of some

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The Uncanny X-MEN Revealed

The Uncanny X-MEN Revealed

Shaggy September 4, 2024 2

It’s September 4th, and that means that Stern Pinball has pulled the curtain back on their newest creation, The Uncanny X-MEN. They previously created a machine based upon the IP, although this is completely

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Five Nights At Freddy’s Comes To Arcades! (Updated)

Five Nights At Freddy’s Comes To Arcades! (Updated)

Shaggy April 1, 2024 1

Released a decade ago, the Five Nights At Freddy’s series has become an icon in popular culture, culminating in the movie that was released this past October. While it has already been released as

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VR 360 Action To Hold Raffle Giveaway For Their $30,000 OMG Simulator At IAAPA 2023

VR 360 Action To Hold Raffle Giveaway For Their $30,000 OMG Simulator At IAAPA 2023

Shaggy October 27, 2023 1

I’ve been going to the IAAPA trade show since 2009, and while manufacturers will often do prize giveaways, I don’t recall hearing about anything quite as elaborate as today’s story. It’s usually something like

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EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London

EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London

Shaggy January 11, 2023 0

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams reports from the first international amusement trade show of the New Year, visiting London’s EAG 2023 and reporting back

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IAAPA 2022 Round-Up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-Up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

Shaggy December 3, 2022 0

Welcome to Part #2 of my IAAPA 2022 review; If you missed it, here’s Part #1. This post will repeat much of the first part for the games lists; Then I’ll continue thoughts on

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Arcade April Fools Round-Up 2022

Arcade April Fools Round-Up 2022

Shaggy April 1, 2022 1

Another April Fools Day has come and gone and while some hate it with the passion of a thousand exploding stars, others find it as a way to just have some light-hearted fun. I

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Trailer & Details For Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity

Trailer & Details For Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity

Shaggy February 24, 2022 1

Most new pinball machines seem to follow a distinct reveal pattern: Get a quick tease, then a full video trailer+photos, then production comes along a short time later. For the latest pinball machine that

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exA-Arcadia Announces P-47 Aces Mk. II, Only For Arcades

exA-Arcadia Announces P-47 Aces Mk. II, Only For Arcades

Shaggy April 25, 2021 0

[Updates] Note that a few updates have come along since I first posted this story; Scroll down for more. Yesterday and today have been great for fans of the shoot ’em up genre, thanks

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April Fools 2021 Round-Up

April Fools 2021 Round-Up

Shaggy April 1, 2021 0

It’s the day for pranksters and jokesters all around the globe, and per usual we’ve been a part of that for the arcade side of things. This year we did Untitled Goose Game Arcade,

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Coming Soon To Arcades: Untitled Goose Game

Coming Soon To Arcades: Untitled Goose Game

Shaggy April 1, 2021 3

UPDATE: This post has been updated with some super-important information. Scroll to read more! While new game news has been sporadic for the past year or so, developments have continued behind the scenes. We’ve

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Newsbytes: Stern Runs Avengers Contest; Hypernoid For MVS; & More

Newsbytes: Stern Runs Avengers Contest; Hypernoid For MVS; & More

Shaggy March 6, 2021 0

It’s been such an unusually busy week for arcade news that today’s Newsbytes is a wee bit sparse. Either way, here are some quick items to read & watch for the weekend. Stern Launches

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