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Sega Amusements Int’l Fully Re-Opens

Sega Amusements Int’l Fully Re-Opens

arcadehero July 1, 2020 0

The news cycle for the past few months has been a cycle of closures, indefinite closures, re-openings, & re-closures. It’s been a little hard to track it all, since every industry has been affected

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Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

arcadehero June 27, 2020 3

Hello and welcome to this summer edition of Newsbytes. Arcade news itself has been pretty slow this week, apart from talking about Chuck E. Cheeses, but we’ve got enough “bytes” to hopefully tide you

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Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

arcadehero June 20, 2020 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of arcade content from around the web that is generally run on the weekends. While a lot of general news in 2020 has been terrible, to say the least,

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Happy Space Invaders Day!

Happy Space Invaders Day!

arcadehero June 16, 2020 2

It’s time to celebrate another game anniversary, as Taito appears to have taken a page from all of the celebrations surrounding Pac-Man’s 40th, and come up with their own ways to celebrate the game

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Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

arcadehero June 15, 2020 2

We haven’t had many updates on game content to discuss as of late, as most titles have been stuck in development hiatus hell thanks to the pandemic. Today seems to be showing a shift

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Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

arcadehero June 12, 2020 0

It’s been a dead week for arcade news, although I am thinking about doing a VLOG about the news that Chuck E. Cheeses is potentially facing bankruptcy. As a quick thought on that, I

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Lightning Knights Is Officially Available For Arcades

Lightning Knights Is Officially Available For Arcades

arcadehero June 10, 2020 2

Mentioned on the blog a few times already, on Monday I got my hands on Lightning Knights for my Exa-Arcadia system. Thus we can say that the game is available in the event you

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Raw Thrills Moves 2020 Big Buck World Championship To October

Raw Thrills Moves 2020 Big Buck World Championship To October

arcadehero June 5, 2020 1

There are many amusement-related anniversaries being celebrated this year, but Pac-Man & Sega aren’t the only ones marking important dates. Another game that is reaching a milestone is Big Buck Hunter by Play Mechanix

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June 3rd, 2020 – Sega Marks 60 Years Of Gaming

June 3rd, 2020 – Sega Marks 60 Years Of Gaming

arcadehero June 3, 2020 1

60 years ago today, Sega was formed by a trio of partners looking to supply amusement needs to other businesses in Japan. “The rest is history” as they say, and to celebrate the people

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Exa-Arcadia Updates: Chaos Code, Lightning Knights, Axel City 2, Vritra Hexa

Exa-Arcadia Updates: Chaos Code, Lightning Knights, Axel City 2, Vritra Hexa

arcadehero May 14, 2020 1

We’ve got more Exa-Arcadia news for you today, as the company has been able to continue work on various titles that are headed to arcades this year. Let’s get you up-to-speed! Chaos Code -Exact

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Game Updates: StepManiaX & Exa-Arcadia

Game Updates: StepManiaX & Exa-Arcadia

arcadehero May 7, 2020 0

Sorry for the lack of news here this week – while I want to dedicate some time to writing arcade interest articles, there is a big project related to the site that has been

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BumbleBear Games Announces ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN

BumbleBear Games Announces ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN

arcadehero April 30, 2020 0

While this story is primarily about a home game, there is an arcade element to it, so it counts 😉 You know BumbleBear Games through their efforts on Killer Queen Arcade and Black Emperor,

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