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Super Sizing Amusement! – Part 1
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams (KWP), takes a look at the history of the “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe” categories of arcade cabinet hardware. These
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Rounding Up The AAA 2023 Expo In China
The latest Asia Amusements & Attractions Expo has came and went, so here’s a quick review of what was there at AAA 2023. This expo is mainly focused on the Chinese amusement market so
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Axel City 2 Goes On Test + Donut Dodo Do! Trailer
Things are picking up in the arcade news space as we had news about the latest PIU arcade game and now we have a couple of other titles to discuss with Axel City 2
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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 Amusements Is Testing A Sequel To DeadStorm Pirates In Japan
The following post is discussing a game that has been seen on location test, which is the arcade industry equivalent of a beta test. This means that there is not much info to go
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Trio-Tech’s QUBE Is Shipping Now
What’s the most expensive arcade game ever made? It’s a difficult question to answer since prices weren’t always published or records kept, particularly when it came to games that were so expensive, only large
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The Motion Deluxe Version Of NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Available
The weeks after a big tradeshow always tend to be a little slow, although I’ve been a little surprised by just how quiet arcade things have been this April. Fortunately we won’t close the
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Newsbytes: April Fools Catch-Up; New Gundead Trailer; Arcade Documentaries; AEI’23 Vids & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. If you’re new here, yes, arcades still exist,
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Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up
Welcome to the Arcade Heroes “round-up” of Amusement Expo 2023. This will show off & discuss various games which appeared at this trade show which was held last week in Las Vegas. The short
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Rocket League Is Blasting Into Arcades! (Updated)
UPDATE: Big H/T to Jdevy who created the cabinet mock-ups for this post – he did those, I did the post. Happy April Fools! That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the
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Amusement Expo 2023 Preview
The end of March is upon us which means that the “Spring Show,” or rather, Amusement Expo is taking place. In the past this was also known as the AMOA show – regardless, this
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Newsbytes: Shinorubi & Donut Dodo Do! Pre-Orders; Berzerk & Frenzy Go Atari; More Tests For Taiko
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the arcade and pinball world. There’s plenty to digest in this one than can fit into the headline, so let’s dive in: Pre-Orders Open
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