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Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More
Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that goes over byte-sized pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. There is a lot to get through from
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On Test: Star Wars Death Star Assault, Beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, Earthion EXA Label
Though usually light on big announcements or releases, Summer often brings with it a good chance for companies to try out upcoming titles or concepts, so it is time once again to round up
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Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA
The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying the highest name profile of anything that the company has done in the US
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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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