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EAG Expo 2013 First Look – Dead Heat Riders, Sega Booth, Electrocoin, UNIS

EAG Expo 2013 First Look – Dead Heat Riders, Sega Booth, Electrocoin, UNIS

arcadehero January 22, 2013 9

Today the EAG Expo 2013 took place and with it, some new stuff. AH writer HeavyElectricity (Nick Thorpe) was there to check everything out and he will be providing a larger and more detailed

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Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

Press Releases: Dark Escape 4D, Dream Raiders, UNIS USA

arcadehero January 17, 2013 1

Here are some quick updates on the latest arcade titles to reach the market, thanks to some press releases that have been making their way out into the inter-ether lately. First off is Namco’s

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Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game

Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game

arcadehero January 12, 2013 1

Some months ago Namco Bandai showed off some pictures of a new concept in what’s known as “kid vending” type games, something that are popular in Japan but not so much here out West.

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Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

Namco Entertainment Launching Prototype Eatertainment Arcade Business In Near Future

arcadehero January 3, 2013 10

Newsfeed 1281 via Hot on the heels of news that Namco will be opening up a new theme park in Tokyo later this year comes news that Namco Entertainment (which is the division of

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Last 2012 Weekend News: Namco IAAPA Booth Tour Video; PIU Fiesta 2 Competition; Star Wars Pinball update

Last 2012 Weekend News: Namco IAAPA Booth Tour Video; PIU Fiesta 2 Competition; Star Wars Pinball update

arcadehero December 28, 2012 3

We are heading into the last weekend of 2012, which I hope is fun and safe for all of you as the new year is rung in. In some various arcade related newsbits, this

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GTI Asia China Expo 2012 News

GTI Asia China Expo 2012 News

arcadehero December 28, 2012 0

Earlier this month an amusement/arcade trade show was held in China called the GTI Asia China Expo 2012. We have covered trade events like GTI in the past although it always proves difficult as

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Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?

arcadehero December 20, 2012 6

We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which

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Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 Expanding International Reach

arcadehero December 20, 2012 6

Namco plans on expanding the regions where their technical driving game, Wangan Midnight MAximum Tune 4 can be found.

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IAAPA 2012 Pictures Batch #3

IAAPA 2012 Pictures Batch #3

arcadehero November 17, 2012 3

With IAAPA 2012 being the huge show that it is, we have more to share about it, here is another picture post to wrap up the show. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: PHOTOS PART 1 / PART

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IAAPA 2012 Videos Part #1

IAAPA 2012 Videos Part #1

arcadehero November 16, 2012 0

UPDATE: Part 2 of the videos can be seen here. Pictures are nice and all but we know that everyone wants videos. I apologize in advance for the videos as they have no commentary

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IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #1

IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #1

arcadehero November 13, 2012 2

While I was unfortunately not at the IAAPA 2012 trade show for opening day (and won’t be until Thursday), The Stinger Report was and they have exclusively shared with us the first line-up of

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Saturday Fun: Live Action Short for Tekken Tag 2; New Initial D7 Trailer

Saturday Fun: Live Action Short for Tekken Tag 2; New Initial D7 Trailer

arcadehero October 20, 2012 3

It’s Saturday and that usually means news is a bit slow. But here are a couple of videos worth sharing with an arcade edge to them. First this short live action film of Tekken

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