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Location Watch July 2025: New Arcades Open For Business Across The World
Welcome to the latest edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers the news of brand new arcade locations which have opened anywhere on the planet. That has the
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Earthion EXA LABEL Blasts Its Way Into Arcades
Yuzo Koshiro’s latest piece of gaming art is now available for players to enjoy, but not just as a game on home platforms – an enhanced version is available for arcades known as Earthion
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Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, and today we’re excited to share that a new title called Speglar, which has been available for venues to
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Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have begun shipping their latest major release to use the technology – Alpha Ops VR Strike. We have the full
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Alan-1 Launches Missile Command: Recharged Arcade
It’s been 45 years since Atari originally released the iconic Missile Command to arcades (released in June 1980) and in all of that time, it’s the only iteration of the game to have graced
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Location Test Mania: Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot (Capcom/Bandai Namco); Pop’n Music (Konami); Forklift Frenzy (Bay Tek)
While it’s been a slow news period for the summer, that doesn’t mean nothing is happening behind-the-scenes within the arcade world. We have three games on test to discuss today, known as “location tests”
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Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates Disembarks Into Western Shores
After its initial release in Japan and overseas launch at IAAPA 2024 late last year, Bandai Namco have now finally confirmed that their latest pirate themed game, GoldStorm Pirates, is about to ship out
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exA-Arcadia Puts Daemon Bride exAGAIN & Jamjam’n Jelly EXALENTE Up For Pre-Order
While Summer often means a slowdown in new arcade game announcements and releases, that hasn’t been an exclusive phenomenon in recent years, thanks to companies whose business model allows them to release content at
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Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA
The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying the highest name profile of anything that the company has done in the US
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Food Fight Frenzy By Retro Arcade Remakes Is Available Now
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Retro Arcade Remakes, the creators of the Taito Ice Cold Beer Remake that has been on the market for a while now. Last year, they unveiled
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Raw Thrills Launches Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR Ultimate; Top Gun: Maverick
The wait is officially over, as the complete and “ultimate” version of Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR by Raw Thrills is now available for existing locations to grab for their machines. Let’s see what this
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Location Watch May 2025: The Latest Arcade Businesses To Open Their Doors Around The World
Welcome to the latest edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers the news of brand new arcade locations which have opened anywhere on the planet. That has the
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