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The Arcade Anniversaries of 2026
It’s a new year, which means new anniversaries for many of your favorite arcade games from the past. So as a stop-gap for when our EAG 2026 review comes out (the show has now
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Dance Dance Revolution World, New ‘Universal’ Cabinets Coming To Europe Through Electrocoin
Welcome to the first arcade post of 2026, where we start the year off with a brand new arcade launch for Europe of the rhythm gaming variety. Official releases for Konami’s world famous dance
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Newsbytes: EAG 2026, New Pop’n Music, Time Crisis Turns 30 & More
Welcome to the last 2025 edition of Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that rounds up byte-sized pieces of news from around the worlds of arcades and pinball. We usually aim
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Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Recap
The biggest amusement trade show of November is now only hours away, but before another IAAPA starts we have the matter of Japan’s Amusement Expo 2025 to recap. The two being so close to
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Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Preview
IAAPA 2025 isn’t the only major arcade event happening this month, with Japan’s Amusement Expo (formerly called JAEPO) coming around again this weekend. Though still important, this show has definitely diminished in its stature
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Introducing Arcade Heroes’ Arcade Hall Of Fame
Most gamers should be aware of the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Strong Museum of Play’s official collection of video games deemed culturally and artistically important. Plenty of games that either released
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Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2026; Genda Americas; Rhythm Game Updates & Much More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that collects various recent pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds into one digestible article. It’s been a little while
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New On Test: Super Punch Mania (Konami), Putt It! Par-Tee (Sega Amusements)
As the trade show season heats up, it’s not unusual for more and more new arcade games to show up on location test, and today we have two examples that recently appeared: Super Punch
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Wahlap Reveals GTI Asia China Expo 2025 Lineup: Storm Racer 2, Phantom Vanguard: Modern Combat, Jubeat, More
Another of China’s amusement industry trade shows is coming along, and following the major showcase they had at AAA in May, Wahlap are bringing an even bigger lineup of new arcade games to GTI
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Newsbytes: Utah Retro GameXpo 2025; Speed Rider 4DX; Konami Tests New Gashaaaan!; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a series here on Arcade Heroes that covers quick news from around the world of arcade and pinball gaming. Summer just keeps dragging on still, but as we get into the
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