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Arcade Recap: Maimai DX (Sega Amusements)
Welcome to our first of several Arcade Recaps, where we will take a look at recently-revealed games at tradeshows like Amusement Expo 2025 and give one game a spotlight at a time. The purpose
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Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. Things have been “quiet” on the site this week since Amusement Expo has been
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Newsbytes: StarHorse Party, Amusement Expo 2025 Reveals, Sega Rhythm Game Updates & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. As previously mentioned, late February offered quite the major news blitz, and that still
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Location Watch February 2025: New Arcades All Around The World
Welcome to Location Watch, an occasional series of posts on Arcade Heroes that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world,
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Sega’s Maimai DX Is Headed To Amusement Expo 2025
Thanks to everyone who sent this in! It’s now February, which means that we’re a month and a half away from the next major arcade industry trade show, Amusement Expo International. It’s often been
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Bandai Namco To Test New Arcade Music Game “Penda Beats” In Japan
A few weeks ago, mention was made in a Newsbytes of a mysterious new Bandai Namco Amusement trademark. Little was clear but from the logo design and title, it looked like it could be
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Maimai DX Hops Over To Dave & Busters For Testing
Here’s a unexpected surprise for our dog days of summer news cycle – Maimai DX is expanding its location test reach by now appearing at Dave & Busters Dallas. Let’s take a look: Maimai
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Maimai DX By Sega Placed On Test In The USA
A little over a year ago, certain North American rhythm game fans’ prayers were answered when out of nowhere, Taiko No Tatsujin by Bandai Namco Amusement appeared on surprise test at a Round1USA location.
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IAAPA 2023: Andamiro USA’s Game Line-Up
Welcome to the next piece of IAAPA 2023 coverage, now focusing on Andamiro USA. As the US division of the South Korean arcade developer, they are fairly autonomous in the products that they can
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Andamiro Pulls The Curtain Back On Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix
(Thanks to ted and nsm on the Arcade Heroes Discord server for the tips) It’s been a spell since we had some news on Andamiro’s most prominent video game, Pump It Up – in
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Bandai Namco’s Taiko No Tatsujin Goes On Test In The USA
NOTE: This post is discussing a game going on “location test,” the arcade industry equivalent of a beta test. This is not a guarantee that it will see mass production/shipment within North America. Ask
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Taito’s JAEPO 2023 Line-Up Includes Mixed Reality, New Rhythm Game
If you follow arcades to any degree then you know who Taito is – even if you don’t then you should at least know Space Invaders or Arkanoid (if it’s still a no, then
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