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Now Available: Pink Panther Jewel Heist (ICE); Dolphin Star (Barron)

Now Available: Pink Panther Jewel Heist (ICE); Dolphin Star (Barron)

arcadehero August 25, 2015 4

Here are a couple of items to discuss briefly as they have been announced as being available to grab from a distributor. Pink Panther Jewel Heist – Seen on location test a while back,

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Play Mechanix & ICE Team Up For Angry Birds Arcade – D&B Exclusive Through Labor Day

Play Mechanix & ICE Team Up For Angry Birds Arcade – D&B Exclusive Through Labor Day

arcadehero July 27, 2015 18

During the recent Reddit AMA with Dave & Busters Senior VP Kevin Bacchus, he mentioned a couple of times that they would have a new game on test “soon” that was also his current

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Big Buck World Championship 2015 Slated for Oct. 23rd-24th in Chicago, IL

Big Buck World Championship 2015 Slated for Oct. 23rd-24th in Chicago, IL

arcadehero July 16, 2015 0

Play Mechanix has announced new details about the upcoming Big Buck World Championship 2015 event, which has grown to become the biggest annual arcade competition in the world. Each year the company has moved

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Big Buck HD Wild Launches Today + Review

Big Buck HD Wild Launches Today + Review

arcadehero April 1, 2015 0

With the video review below I don’t need to make this post very long but with today being April 1st, it is more than just April Fools – in the world of real news

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The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

arcadehero June 26, 2014 0

For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at

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Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

arcadehero May 29, 2014 3

Admittedly I didn’t know that Red Bull, makers of the famous energy drink, were in the game blogging business. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just caught me by surprise when I saw Play

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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

arcadehero March 28, 2014 3

UPDATE: Part 2 is now live. It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement

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New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

arcadehero January 31, 2014 6

A few weeks ago, Twitter was a bit busy over the news of a new game coming to home consoles based on the popular Fox franchise Aliens, a game called Aliens Isolation. While we

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IAAPA 2013 Mega Post #2 – Drivers, Shooters, Exergames, Rhythm, Pinball + More

IAAPA 2013 Mega Post #2 – Drivers, Shooters, Exergames, Rhythm, Pinball + More

arcadehero November 21, 2013 4

It’s a busy, busy week for the arcade sector. With many new releases coming out at IAAPA 2013, it gives us plenty to mull over for a little while; operators have a lot to

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IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

arcadehero November 18, 2013 0

The time has arrived for the biggest arcade & amusement trade show of the year and as an advance of what you can be looking for in our coverage on AH over the next

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Aliens Armageddon Cabinet Unveiled

Aliens Armageddon Cabinet Unveiled

arcadehero November 13, 2013 2

Well that was fast. I had thought that they might wait to show off the upcoming Aliens: Armageddon arcade cabinet for IAAPA next week but lo and behold a press release was sent out

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Aliens Armageddon Arcade To Debut At IAAPA 2013

Aliens Armageddon Arcade To Debut At IAAPA 2013

arcadehero November 11, 2013 10

UPDATE: The cabinet and more details have been unveiled! Click here. The other day a small blurb in a Namco press release unveiled that a new Aliens game would be showing up at the

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