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Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations

Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations

arcadehero 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

arcadehero April 20, 2021 1

[Thanks to anonTipster for the pics!] 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

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Play Mechanix & Mojang Team Up To Make Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Play Mechanix & Mojang Team Up To Make Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

arcadehero 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

arcadehero 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

arcadehero April 14, 2020 2

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

arcadehero 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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Big Buck Reloaded Update Kits Shipping Out Feb. 24th

Big Buck Reloaded Update Kits Shipping Out Feb. 24th

arcadehero February 3, 2020 1

Welcome to a new month of the year, and with that, news on one of the next releases for the arcade business. While Raw Thrills had originally suggested that their massive update to Big

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Raw Thrills Releases More Media For Nitro Trucks

Raw Thrills Releases More Media For Nitro Trucks

arcadehero November 25, 2019 2

We’ve got more media to share with you in regards to Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills’ upcoming racing title, Nitro Trucks. The game debuted last week at IAAPA Expo 2019, where I ran a

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IAAPA 2019 Day 1: Sega, Raw Thrills, LAI Games, TouchMagix, UNIS, & More

IAAPA 2019 Day 1: Sega, Raw Thrills, LAI Games, TouchMagix, UNIS, & More

arcadehero November 20, 2019 1

Day 1 of the IAAPA Expo 2019 event has come and gone, and boy was it a loooong one. That’s not to say it wasn’t fun though (it just gets a little exhausting to

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Raw Thrills & Play Mechanix Officially Unveils Nitro Trucks

Raw Thrills & Play Mechanix Officially Unveils Nitro Trucks

arcadehero November 19, 2019 2

IAAPA Expo 2019 opens today, and with that, so do the floodgates for arcade news. For our first unveil is something teased by Raw Thrills a short time ago – their latest racing title:

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Big Money & Big Prizes At The Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII

Big Money & Big Prizes At The Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII

arcadehero October 16, 2019 1

Has it already been 12 years? It’s hard to believe, but the answer is yes, as one of the biggest events in arcade gaming took place this weekend, with new titles and fatter wallets

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Raw Thrills Unveils Big Buck Hunter Reloaded, Coming In 2020

Raw Thrills Unveils Big Buck Hunter Reloaded, Coming In 2020

arcadehero October 12, 2019 3

Big Buck Hunter is one modern IP that has legions of fans around the world, having become a staple of the bar scene along with titles like Golden Tee. The last time that the

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