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The Arcade & Pinball of CES 2024

The Arcade & Pinball of CES 2024

arcadehero January 12, 2024 1

New year, new trade shows. While the subject show of today’s post does not normally involve arcade games, things are a little different this year. The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is generally focused

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LAI Games Warms Things Up With Three New Arcade Releases, Including Asphalt Moto Blitz DX

LAI Games Warms Things Up With Three New Arcade Releases, Including Asphalt Moto Blitz DX

arcadehero January 8, 2024 0

It’s already the second week of January, and we have some more game launch news to share with you. This includes not just one title but three, all released by LAI Games. With that

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State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

arcadehero December 29, 2023 1

It is time to look back at the year and see where we’re at as an industry, with this Arcade Year-In-Review 2023 and ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m harkening back to Play Meter

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Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade Appearing At Round1USA’s Across The Land

Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade Appearing At Round1USA’s Across The Land

arcadehero December 28, 2023 0

Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade has begun to appear in the United States but only at Round1USA locations. It is going to replace existing Street Fighter V Type Arcade setups, so any R1

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What Is In Store For DSM Arcade In 2024?

What Is In Store For DSM Arcade In 2024?

arcadehero December 26, 2023 0

Before we end 2023, I wanted to take this opportunity to look at an arcade developer who are moving up from an indie developer to bigger player in the amusement business. I spoke with

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Location Watch December 2023: New Arcades For The Holidays

Location Watch December 2023: New Arcades For The Holidays

arcadehero December 23, 2023 0

Welcome to Location Watch, an occasional series of posts that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world, splitting the news

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Bullseye Crackshot Now Shipping To Arcades

Bullseye Crackshot Now Shipping To Arcades

arcadehero December 13, 2023 0

First shown at Bowl Expo with the production model on display at IAAPA 2023, Coastal Amusements is ready to ship their latest arcade video game, Bullseye Crack Shot. Let’s take a look at this

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New Games Aplenty For 2024: Wrapping Up IAAPA 2023

New Games Aplenty For 2024: Wrapping Up IAAPA 2023

arcadehero December 11, 2023 2

It’s been a few weeks since IAAPA 2023 took place and in that time, I’ve slowly been working through the many companies and games that made their grand debut at the show. This post

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Newsbytes: Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade; Men In Black; Headlines

Newsbytes: Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade; Men In Black; Headlines

arcadehero December 9, 2023 6

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades and pinball machines. There isn’t a ton of news to chew on this time, but just enough to have

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IAAPA 2023: The UNIS Round-up

IAAPA 2023: The UNIS Round-up

arcadehero December 6, 2023 0

Next up for our IAAPA recap is UNIS. Based out of China with offices in Canada and the US, they tend to have a large booth space with a strong focus on redemption. That

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Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

arcadehero December 2, 2023 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, an occasional post that curates quick bytes of news from around the arcade, pinball, and amusement world. Due to the deluge of news coming out of IAAPA 2023, this series has

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IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International

IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International

arcadehero December 2, 2023 1

The next company to receive our IAAPA 2023 focus is on Wahlap and Amusement Source International. Wahlap is based in Guangzhou, China, while ASI is setup in Texas. I need to stress that they

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