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exA-Arcadia Launching A New Cabinet & Games At IAAPA 2022
Long-time readers to the site will be familiar with exA-Arcadia, a platform I’ve discussed many times on the blog. If you haven’t heard about it before, they are akin to classic Neo Geo MVS,
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Sega Amusements Announces New Arcade Racer: Drone Racing Genesis
The great thing about this time of year is that it’s a busy one for new arcade game announcements, as we have another arcade racer to discuss. Sega has formally announced a title which
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Location Watch October 2022: New Arcade Businesses Open In North & South America, Europe, New Zealand
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts here at Arcade Heroes which spreads word of brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors to the world. I strive to inform you
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Super Mario’s Arcade Origins & History
When Nintendo revealed the movie trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie this week, they prefaced it by having some brief introductions from the actors. In that, Mario voice actor Chris Pratt brought up
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More Details Unveiled On Raw Thrills’ Fast & Furious Arcade
Those looking forward to Raw Thrills’ next racer can rejoice, as we have more details to share thanks to the launch of a product page on Raw Thrills’ main website. 100 units have initially
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September 2022 Arcade Releases – Astro Ninja Man EXA; James Bond 007; P-47 Aces Mk. II; Samurai Shodown V Perfect; Stripes
September was a slow month for my business but it’s been a good month for new arcade releases, so let’s highlight was began shipping this month for locations to grab. Most of these are
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IAAPA Expo Europe 2022 Review – New Arcade Games For Europe
That latest IAAPA event has come and gone and while I was unable to attend myself, Kevin Williams (KWP) of Spider Entertainment was there to snap some pics and send some info my way
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Polycade Launches New Games To Their Platform, STRIPES and Tanuki Sunset
It has been a little while since we’ve mentioned Polycade, a curated multi-game digital distribution service that exists for both residential and commercial use. If you aren’t familiar with them, their main website is
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IAAPA Expo Europe 2022 Gets Underway
Amusements operators and manufacturers in Europe are descending upon London today as the 2022 European conference and expo by IAAPA gets underway. I am unable to attend myself but I have some proxies there
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Pac-Man Gets The Spotlight With Update To Bandai Namco Amusements’ Site
If you love Namco’s Pac-Man then the latest updates to their site definitely highlights the character. Let’s bring you up to speed: Pac-Man Battle Royale Chompionship The Deluxe version of PMBRC now has a
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The Big Buck Hunter Championship XV Taking Place On Oct. 14th & 15th In Chicago
Big Buck Hunter fans are soon going to be getting together for another annual tournament and once again the prize pool is huge and the arcade goodness will abound. The Big Buck World Championship
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4-player Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up, P-47 Aces Mk. II, Now Up For Pre-Order
ExA-Arcadia has listed their 25th game up for pre-order, P-47 Aces Mk. II. Originally released to arcades by NMK/Jaleco back in 1995, players take control of a propellor plane and go to war against
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