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Cave unveils Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for Arcades

Cave unveils Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for Arcades

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The Dodonpachi series has created a strong following in circles of shmup players and while it had seemed for a time that Cave might give up on arcades in favor of developments elsewhere, that

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The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

The Arcade Games of EAG 2012 Part 1

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With January upon us, comes another arcade event where new products are shown off in London, UK. This is the first look as provided to us by The Stinger Report – more pictures and

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Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

arcadehero January 20, 2012 0

There are times where we hear about a game, it presents a cool or unique concept and then we never hear about it again. Namco’s Afrec! comes to mind. Then there are times where

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Square Enix Unveils Gunslinger Stratos In Japan

Square Enix Unveils Gunslinger Stratos In Japan

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They’ve been teasing it for a few weeks now and today Square Enix did a full reveal of their latest new arcade concept called Gunslinger Stratos. This new arcade concept is worth highlighting as

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New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

arcadehero January 10, 2012 1

Hot on the heels of the reveal of Stern’s AC/DC Pinball (now updated with a playfield pic) comes new pictures of the competition – Wizard of Oz Pinball by Jersey Jack Pinball. This is

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Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

arcadehero January 9, 2012 1

We’ve known about it for a little while but Stern Pinball has finally released a teaser for their upcoming AC/DC Pinball game, by Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheets. No pictures of the various models

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Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

arcadehero January 9, 2012 0

UPDATE: We have the first look at the US version of the game here. Later this year Namco has a new horror-themed light-gun shooter on its way to arcades, similar to Deadstorm Pirates but

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Incredible Technologies Touts PowerPutt LIVE, Golden Tee Player of the Year

Incredible Technologies Touts PowerPutt LIVE, Golden Tee Player of the Year

arcadehero January 6, 2012 0

One game we already know is coming in 2012 is a follow-up to one of Incredible Technologies somewhat new games, PowerPutt. But until today we didn’t really know much about the new game aside

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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

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I am not a big fan of Top 10 lists – sure I could pass off my opinion of the “Top 10 Arcade Games to Feature a Winners Don’t Use Drugs Logo Screen During

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Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

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It’s that time of year again  – time to find out what you readers think is the Arcade Game of the Year for 2011 happens to be. There are three polls to vote in,

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Pac-Man Power Girls Appearing At Select D&B Locations Friday and Saturday

Pac-Man Power Girls Appearing At Select D&B Locations Friday and Saturday

arcadehero December 16, 2011 9

(A couple of Pac-Man Power Girls enjoying Pac-Man Battle Royale at Amusement Expo 2010, back when it was a wee prototype) (Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report for the tip) So I

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Square Enix and ByKing Inc. cooking up a new arcade title for 2012

Square Enix and ByKing Inc. cooking up a new arcade title for 2012

arcadehero December 16, 2011 1

When it coems to arcade titles, Square Enix might not be a household name in that regard but that seems to be due for a change. We recently ran news of their transforming arcade

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