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Newsbytes: Nutting Associates History; Big Buck; Pac-Man Battle Casino; Daytona; Skycurser; & More

Newsbytes: Nutting Associates History; Big Buck; Pac-Man Battle Casino; Daytona; Skycurser; & More

arcadehero September 30, 2017 3

Welcome to another weekend – the last for September 2017. As a reminder, a new arcade game did launch this week, Golden Tee 2018. Next week should see an up-tick in posts from the

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New Arcades: Fear The Walking Dead Survival (NV); Offworld Arcade (MI); Rev’d Up Fun (MI); Emporium SF (CA); Aeon Mall (Jakarta); VR World (NY)

New Arcades: Fear The Walking Dead Survival (NV); Offworld Arcade (MI); Rev’d Up Fun (MI); Emporium SF (CA); Aeon Mall (Jakarta); VR World (NY)

arcadehero September 8, 2017 0

It has been a little while since we took our last look at new arcades opening their doors but several have popped up out there to share – enough that I almost have thought

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Newsbytes: Pinball Designer Arrested; VR Zone London; Zero Latency Vegas; Battle Robot Works

Newsbytes: Pinball Designer Arrested; VR Zone London; Zero Latency Vegas; Battle Robot Works

arcadehero August 26, 2017 2

Welcome to another Newsbytes. If you are in Southern Texas then please stay safe with the hurricane hitting the region; hopefully the damage afterwards will be as minimal as possible. Pinball Designer John Trudeau

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Newsbytes: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding; Sound & Light Doc; HADO In The USA; PIU Contest & More

Newsbytes: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding; Sound & Light Doc; HADO In The USA; PIU Contest & More

arcadehero August 12, 2017 0

Welcome to yet another Newsbytes post. Here I grab some quick news and headlines from the arcade/amusement world to share with you as you get into the weekend. Let’s start with: Chuck E. Cheeses

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Two Businesses With Arcade Machines Busted For Gambling In California

Two Businesses With Arcade Machines Busted For Gambling In California

arcadehero August 3, 2017 4

One challenge of operating an honest business is when dishonest ones come around, break the law and reinforce negative stereotypes about a certain industry. You might recall the arcade scene from Robocop 2…too often

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Newsbytes: Cosmotrons; Knights In Armor; KOF XIV

Newsbytes: Cosmotrons; Knights In Armor; KOF XIV

arcadehero June 3, 2017 2

It’s a wonderful day in June, at least where I am at, so make the most of it and drop by an arcade for a gaming break. Until then, here are some news items

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Stern Pinball Re-Issuing AC/DC

Stern Pinball Re-Issuing AC/DC

arcadehero May 19, 2017 0

While it wasn’t Stern’s first “rock band” outing, AC/DC pinball has proved to be one of their biggest hits. Released in 2012, I’ve often heard that the game sold like crazy in Australia (for

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Newsbytes: Make Believe FEC Opens In OH; MagFEST 2017; New Guilty Gear; Is It Art? + More

Newsbytes: Make Believe FEC Opens In OH; MagFEST 2017; New Guilty Gear; Is It Art? + More

arcadehero January 14, 2017 0

January is pretty much half way over if you think about it. This week had the big news of the Nintendo Switch unveil (it is getting some Neo Geo MVS titles) but as expected,

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1980s Arcade Centric Game Show Starcade Being Rebooted By Shout! Factory

1980s Arcade Centric Game Show Starcade Being Rebooted By Shout! Factory

arcadehero January 12, 2017 3

(Thanks to Stingray_Travel for the tip from the other day) The name Starcade likely brings back some memories for any of you classic gamers who caught the TV show back in the 1982-83 period

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2016 Year-In-Review – New Games, New Locations, Top Stories

2016 Year-In-Review – New Games, New Locations, Top Stories

arcadehero December 27, 2016 1

We are in the last week of 2016. With that, it’s time to look back at the past 12 months to remind us of what went down in the wonderful world of arcades. 2016 Year-In-Review

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Newsbytes: Skycurser; Soul Reverse Arcade; Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Arcade

Newsbytes: Skycurser; Soul Reverse Arcade; Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Arcade

arcadehero November 26, 2016 0

Welcome To The Latest Newsbytes If you are new to the site, welcome. Thanks for following us for your arcade news. The Newsbytes posts are generally something we run on Saturday to compile quick

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Newsbytes: NEOSD Cart; Plasma Pinball Bumpers

Newsbytes: NEOSD Cart; Plasma Pinball Bumpers

arcadehero October 29, 2016 1

I have not had a lot of luck in finding quick arcade things to talk about today so this will be a little short. Without much further ado, here’s the latest Newsbytes! News Recap

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