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Bandai Namco Reveals Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition

Bandai Namco Reveals Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition

Arcadian February 5, 2025 0

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)

Location Watch Japan Special: A Look At Aeon Mall Arcades (Molly Fantasy, Feedy Diner & Arcade)

Arcadian January 31, 2025 0

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

Bandai Namco To Test New Arcade Music Game “Penda Beats” In Japan

Arcadian January 30, 2025 0

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

Japan Amusement Expo 2024: The Full Recap

Arcadian November 16, 2024 0

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

Japan Amusement Expo 2024: The Full Preview

Arcadian November 14, 2024 0

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

Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More

Arcadian April 21, 2024 0

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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Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)

Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)

Arcadian April 7, 2024 0

It’s springtime, and with holidays like Golden Week on the horizon in Japan, this is traditionally a popular season for new arcade game launches over there. Slightly less so in recent years with how

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Shooters Fes 2024: exA-Arcadia Shows Airgallet, Fixeight, Jamjam’n Jelly, Cambria Sword AC

Shooters Fes 2024: exA-Arcadia Shows Airgallet, Fixeight, Jamjam’n Jelly, Cambria Sword AC

Arcadian April 5, 2024 2

The annual Shooters Fes 2024 event is underway in Japan, held at Mikado Game Center in Tokyo. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a showcase of many shoot ’em up (“shmup”) titles

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Newsbytes: More Sega JP Changes; Genda Makes A Game; New Aka & Blue & More

Newsbytes: More Sega JP Changes; Genda Makes A Game; New Aka & Blue & More

Arcadian January 14, 2024 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the world of arcades & pinball. It’s the first Newsbytes of the year, so let’s catch up a little on what is going on

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Location Watch September 2023: The Latest Arcade Openings Around The World

Location Watch September 2023: The Latest Arcade Openings Around The World

Arcadian September 30, 2023 0

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world, splitting the news up

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