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The Big Buck Hunter Championship XV Taking Place On Oct. 14th & 15th In Chicago

The Big Buck Hunter Championship XV Taking Place On Oct. 14th & 15th In Chicago

Arcadian August 24, 2022 0

Big Buck Hunter fans are soon going to be getting together for another annual tournament and once again the prize pool is huge and the arcade goodness will abound. The Big Buck World Championship

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Newsbytes: Big Buck World Champion; IAAPA EU; Moon Patrol; MaiMai Universe; & More

Newsbytes: Big Buck World Champion; IAAPA EU; Moon Patrol; MaiMai Universe; & More

Arcadian October 3, 2021 1

Welcome to October, and the first Newsbytes of the month. Hopefully, arcade news picks up a bit from where it’s been over the summer, although it’s hard to say what to expect given the

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Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

Arcadian October 1, 2021 0

October has just started and as we enter into the final quarter of the year, a big arcade tournament is now underway with the 14th Big Buck World Championship. Qualifiers were held on all

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Seen In The Wild: House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn SD (Sega); ATV Slam SD (Sega); Ship Wreck (ICE); Skip Time (Wahlap)

Seen In The Wild: House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn SD (Sega); ATV Slam SD (Sega); Ship Wreck (ICE); Skip Time (Wahlap)

Arcadian August 25, 2021 1

It’s been a bit since we’ve discussed some location test games, i.e., arcade games that are beta testing by going out on location at an arcade. Arcade news has also been kind of slow

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Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations

Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations

Arcadian May 24, 2021 1

Not long after Chuck E. Cheeses announced their bankruptcy last year, things were looking pretty dicey for the other giant arcade chain in the US, Dave & Busters. Fortunately, they were able to navigate

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Spotted on Location Test: Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Spotted on Location Test: Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Arcadian April 20, 2021 1

Disclaimer: Please note that where this is a location test, the final game product may differ from what is shown below – sometimes the game may not even be released depending on how testing

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Play Mechanix & Mojang Team Up To Make Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Play Mechanix & Mojang Team Up To Make Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Arcadian March 5, 2021 3

To answer the first question that everyone probably thought the moment that they read the headline – no, this is not an early April Fools joke or some other prank. It’s real and quite

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Newsbytes: Big Buck Reloaded Updates; Power-up Baseball; Corporate Restructuring & More

Newsbytes: Big Buck Reloaded Updates; Power-up Baseball; Corporate Restructuring & More

Arcadian January 30, 2021 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a quick collection of news items from around the wonderful world of arcades. I’m your host, Arcadehero, curator & commentator on the content. 😉 Today is also my first day out

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Screenshots Released For Big Buck Hunter: Reloaded With Zombie Deer & Terminator

Screenshots Released For Big Buck Hunter: Reloaded With Zombie Deer & Terminator

Arcadian April 14, 2020 1

While I do not need to detail the circumstances that have brought ours and many other industries to a halt, it has meant that it’s been a terrible time for launching a new game.

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ICE Releases Centipede Chaos Standup

ICE Releases Centipede Chaos Standup

Arcadian February 28, 2020 0

First seen at IAAPA 2019, locations who would like to get their hands on a more compact version of the arcade exclusive reboot of Play Mechanix & ICE’s Centipede Chaos can now do so.

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