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Newsbytes: ARE Expo, exA-Arcadia Updates, Sonic Wings Reunion & More
Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that runs through recent bytes of news around the arcade and pinball worlds. There are a couple major Asian events coming
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GENDA Acquires Player One Amusement Group
We’ve got some “inside baseball” news for the industry today, but it is an interesting development from both the distribution and operations sides of things – let’s discuss GENDA’s latest moves into the US
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Sega’s Hatsune Miku Project Sekai & Chunithm Collide In Colorful Stage Hyper Arcade (Updated!)
Thanks to its imminent US release and recent appearance at Amusement Expo 2025, one of the most talked about arcade titles right now is Sega’s mainstay rhythm game, Maimai DX. However, most fans will
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Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. Things have been “quiet” on the site this week since Amusement Expo has been
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Bandai Namco Tests New Magic Wand Shooter “Magi Blast”
Big arcade news has just kept on coming with Bandai Namco of late, be it their overseas launches of Taiko No Tatsujin and GoldStorm Pirates or tests for their next music game and Wangan
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Newsbytes: Arcades at MAGFest 2025, Japan Game Updates, Headlines & More
Welcome back to Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes covering bite-sized pieces of news from around the worlds of arcade and pinball. It’s been a little while since we had a regular
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Bandai Namco Reveals Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition
For several years now, one of the most heavily-rumored arcade games out there has been the next major entry in the Wangan Midnight series of racers by Bandai Namco. This has been talked about
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Location Watch Japan Special: A Look At Aeon Mall Arcades (Molly Fantasy, Feedy Diner & Arcade)
Welcome to a different kind of Location Watch from what Arcade Heroes has done previously! In a specially prepared piece, one of our true blue Arcade Heroes site friends has kindly written a look
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Bandai Namco To Test New Arcade Music Game “Penda Beats” In Japan
A few weeks ago, mention was made in a Newsbytes of a mysterious new Bandai Namco Amusement trademark. Little was clear but from the logo design and title, it looked like it could be
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Japan Amusement Expo 2024: The Full Recap
We are well and truly in the thick of trade show season now, with IAAPA coming up in a few days and the Japan Amusement Expo just wrapping up. The former will inevitably have
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Japan Amusement Expo 2024: The Full Preview
In Japan, last year saw both the final edition of JAEPO, the country’s main arcade show that had been held each February since 2013, and their new Amusement Expo – a reworked and reformatted
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Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. We haven’t done one of these for a while as it’s been a busy
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