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Arcana Heart 3 Xtend Now Testing In Japan

Arcana Heart 3 Xtend Now Testing In Japan

arcadehero September 2, 2023 0

The next 2D, 1v1 fighter headed to arcades is now testing in Japan and there’s some name recognition to this one out West – Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! Xtend – or

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Location Watch May 2023: New Arcade Businesses Open Their Doors Around The World

Location Watch May 2023: New Arcade Businesses Open Their Doors Around The World

arcadehero May 25, 2023 2

It’s been a spell since we last spoke about brand new arcade businesses opening their doors, the most recent post about the subject coming along in February. I was searching for venues in March

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New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up

New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up

arcadehero February 10, 2023 1

Since not everyone follows the site on Twitter or Discord, here’s a handy post to round up news from the trade show that just started in Japan, JAEPO 2023. This is the first time

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Newsbytes: Big Buck Hunter Championships XV; New Pokémon Ball Toss Game; & More

Newsbytes: Big Buck Hunter Championships XV; New Pokémon Ball Toss Game; & More

arcadehero October 15, 2022 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news from around the world of arcades and pinball. It’s been a little while since we last had one of these but enough stuff has come together for

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More Details For Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica & P-47 Aces Mk. II On exA-Arcadia

More Details For Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica & P-47 Aces Mk. II On exA-Arcadia

arcadehero July 20, 2022 3

exA-Arcadia has made two big announcements for a pair of shoot ’em up games coming to their platform soon, with location tests happening in Japan over the next week. Both games are remakes of

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Location Watch March 2022: New Arcades Open In Japan, The USA, The UK, & Australia

Location Watch March 2022: New Arcades Open In Japan, The USA, The UK, & Australia

arcadehero March 28, 2022 0

Welcome to Location Watch, a post that looks at tracking the opening of new arcade locations around the globe. Since you the reader might be anywhere around the planet, hopefully one of these is

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Newsbytes: Japan Arcades Update; Deeproot Pinball Auction; Street Fighter 6 & House of the Dead Remake; More

Newsbytes: Japan Arcades Update; Deeproot Pinball Auction; Street Fighter 6 & House of the Dead Remake; More

arcadehero March 12, 2022 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news from around the arcade & pinball world. Stay tuned next week for Amusement Expo 2022 – while I don’t expect a deluge of new-new games appearing there,

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Newsbytes: Playable Pinball Coffee Table; Cleveland Gaming Classic ’22; NeoTRIS; ValoArena & More

Newsbytes: Playable Pinball Coffee Table; Cleveland Gaming Classic ’22; NeoTRIS; ValoArena & More

arcadehero February 20, 2022 1

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I curate news from around the world of arcades & pinball for your weekend reading pleasure. Let’s start with something pinball: The Playable Pinball Coffee Table By Build

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GENDA-Owned Sega Arcades To Change Name To GiGO In Japan

GENDA-Owned Sega Arcades To Change Name To GiGO In Japan

arcadehero January 28, 2022 3

Today, it was revealed that Genda completed their purchase of Sega’s amusement operations division, purchasing the remaining 15% of shares. As a part of that, they changed the name of their company to GENDA

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Kevin Williams: Is The Sun Setting On Japanese Amusement?

Kevin Williams: Is The Sun Setting On Japanese Amusement?

arcadehero November 8, 2021 3

In one of his occasional features for Arcade Heroes, immersive amusement and attraction entertainment specialist Kevin Williams (KWP) looks at the major issues impacting the international amusement sector, particularly in regards to Japan and

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Location Watch: Arcade Grand Openings In The UK, USA (CA, IN, OH, NY, KY), & Japan

Location Watch: Arcade Grand Openings In The UK, USA (CA, IN, OH, NY, KY), & Japan

arcadehero November 4, 2021 2

It’s time to highlight a number of recently opened arcades, with this exciting edition of Location Watch. If you put “location watch” into the search bar, you’ll find a bunch of such posts covering

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Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

arcadehero June 13, 2021 1

Hello reader, and welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news items from around the arcade world. This one is a little later than usual, as I wanted to pad things out a little

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