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ABC News Report on The Current State of Arcades

ABC News Report on The Current State of Arcades

arcadehero August 21, 2014 3

The other day I mentioned in a post that I had been contacted by an ABC News Reporter who was researching the modern arcade industry to find out more about the current state of

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Saturday Arcade: Massachusetts Unban; Sonic: Rise Of The Hedgehog; Atari VP Talk

Saturday Arcade: Massachusetts Unban; Sonic: Rise Of The Hedgehog; Atari VP Talk

arcadehero May 3, 2014 4

Happy weekend everyone, where it’s Saturday I hope that you’ve found some arcade fun to enjoy out there. Here are a few stories wandering the net out there to share, starting with: Polygon: Massachusetts

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Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More

Start the Week With A Double World Record, Super Arcade Kickstarter, Alternative Controllers & More

arcadehero April 14, 2014 0

Good morning everybody and here’s to a good week for you all around. Here are a few stories from the weekend to discuss so let’s get to it!  The first two stories were sent

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Japan Arcade News: Initial D8 Test; Puyo Puyo Quest Milestone; MSS Project + More

Japan Arcade News: Initial D8 Test; Puyo Puyo Quest Milestone; MSS Project + More

arcadehero January 10, 2014 7

Next month a big arcade trade show will take place in Japan and in the run up to that news on new games is starting to warm up. Let’s take a look at the

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Arcade Heroes Turns 7

Arcade Heroes Turns 7

arcadehero December 5, 2013 10

Well I did it again – I missed posting this on the birthday of the site so here is a belated birthday post. I have a decent excuse this year – I moved from

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This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

arcadehero September 27, 2013 6

Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into

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Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

Atlus’ Brief History In Arcades

arcadehero September 17, 2013 6

This evening (or morning, if you are in Japan), news broke out that Sega has purchased video game development company Atlus (well to be specific, the parent company that now goes by Index)  for

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Newsbag: Arcade Button Watch, Terminator 2 Arcade Footage

Newsbag: Arcade Button Watch, Terminator 2 Arcade Footage

arcadehero September 7, 2013 0

Happy weekend once again to everyone. In some areas with school getting in full swing it has probably meant a slow-down for many arcades so if you’ve been meaning to get to your local

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Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2

Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2

arcadehero July 26, 2013 3

Welcome to the last weekend of July. This week has given us some new game announcements with Raw Thrills’ Batmobile and Namco/Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. There was some arcade news at the

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Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

arcadehero February 11, 2013 12

Some location news today. I’m not sure why but lately there has been a constant “good news/bad news” thing going on every time we have something to report. Today is no exception to that

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Start The Week Off With Wreck-It Ralph News, Bigfoot Bonkers Find

Start The Week Off With Wreck-It Ralph News, Bigfoot Bonkers Find

arcadehero November 19, 2012 1

Good Monday to everyone, here’s to a good week. If you are in the US then it is Thanksgiving this week so safe travels if you are en route anywhere for that. Also speaking

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Monday Musings: Links for KO Drive and WMMT4 Hong Kong Test; Rusty Quarters Arcade update

Monday Musings: Links for KO Drive and WMMT4 Hong Kong Test; Rusty Quarters Arcade update

arcadehero May 14, 2012 0

I’m out scouring for more GTI Asia Taipei news but that is slow going so in the meantime here are a couple of things to share. First off, Sega has really begun to push

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