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Newsbytes: Atari Relief Pitcher Prototype; New Owners For American Pinball; Ski Hero & More
Welcome to the first Newsbytes of 2026. This is a series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that rounds up byte-sized pieces of news from around the worlds of arcades and pinball. The year
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Angry Birds Boom! 2026 Update Is Now Live
Before the IAAPA show last year, it was mentioned that Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix’s Angry Birds Boom videmption game would be getting a content update. This did appear at the expo, but it
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Ubisoft All-Star VR Is Now Available From LAI Games
LAI Games has announced that their latest VR arcade creation, Ubisoft All-Star VR, is now shipping. This is their second major VR arcade product, following up from 2017’s Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride (another
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The Arcade Anniversaries of 2026
It’s a new year, which means new anniversaries for many of your favorite arcade games from the past. So as a stop-gap for when our EAG 2026 review comes out (the show has now
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Andamiro’s Nickelodeon Kart Racers Arcade Debuts At Super MAGFEST 2026
The live music, console gaming and arcade event known as SUPER MAG Fest 2026 is underway, as it usually is at this time of year – and one major surprise is that Andamiro USA
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Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review 2025: Business, New Games, Top 10 Posts & More
Welcome to the Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review of 2025, our annual rundown of arcade happenings across various bases. As well as the usual top 10 posts and content at the end of the post, here
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Alan-1 Begins Shipping Gravitar: Recharged Arcade
Barring a last second announcement from anyone else, we appear to have our final arcade release of 2025. Alan-1 has begun shipping out the arcade version of Atari’s Gravitar: Recharged to interested parties. Let’s
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Location Watch December 2025: New Arcades Open In Time For 2026
Welcome to the last 2025 edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers brand new arcade locations which have opened all over the planet. That has the caveat of
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exA-Arcadia Updates: Asuka 120% Burning Fest Exallent Ships, More IAAPA 2025 Videos
The last title to be released on the exA-Arcadia platform for 2025 is upon us, with Asuka 120% Burning Fest EXALLENT now shipping out to interested buyers. This is also likely the last arcade
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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 6: Redemption, Simulators & More
Welcome to the sixth and final part of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the group of posts covering all the new amusement showcased out in Orlando exactly a month ago. It feels a little strange
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