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Newsbytes: PlayX4 In South Korea, Raw Thrills Update, Konami Reshuffles & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that runs through recent “bytes” of news around the wonderful world of arcade and pinball games. We usually try and launch these
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Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA
Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship
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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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EAG 2025 Recap – New Arcade Games In Europe
The earliest major amusement trade expo of the year, EAG 2025 (Entertainment Attractions & Gaming Expo), has now long come and gone at London’s ExCel venue, so it’s high time we looked at all
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The Arcade Anniversaries of 2025
With a new year upon us, you are likely to come across an anniversary or two out there in relation to some of your favorite video games. Since we cover arcades here, we’re going
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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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Taking A Look At Two On Test From Konami: Contra Burst (US) & Gitadora Arena Model (JP)
Though IAAPA season brings forth a lot of tests for new arcade games that will likely appear at the event, some companies who don’t attend it are also trialling some new developments – one
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New On Test: Alpha Ops VR Strike (Sega Amusements); Contra Burst (Konami)
As of today, we are exactly one month out from IAAPA 2024, where we get to see all of the new arcade games that are coming to the scene in 2025. In the run-up
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Newsbytes: Big Buck Hunter WC XVII; Alice In Wonderland; Beatmania IIDX Pinky Crush; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, our regular series of posts that curate some quick news stories from around the world of arcades & pinball. As we slowly approach IAAPA, news is starting to tick up a
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Kevin Williams: Dance The Night Away To The Rhythm Resurgence
Guest contributor & industry specialist Kevin Williams is back, this time taking a look at the “rhythm resurgence” as music games return to prominence on the gaming scene. Take it away Kevin! KWP: In
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On Test: Godzilla Kaiju Drop; Beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush; Kung Fu Panda The Warriors Gauntlet
I’m leaving for California Extreme (CAX) tomorrow but before I go, let’s get to some location test news – one game testing in Japan, one from Japan that’s testing in the US, then another
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