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Sega Posts 3 Direct Captures Of Mission: Impossible Arcade
Amusement Expo 2021 has come and gone, and I’ve been busy working on videos but also posting details to social media about some of the news there. I am working on a post to
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Benchmark Games & Boxblaster Join Forces To Create A VR Redemption Game, VR X-perience
Long-time readers of the site might recall a story from a few years ago, back when VR was just starting to dip its toe into the arcade industry again (the gurus called it “LBE
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June 2021 Location Watch #1 : Several New Arcade Venues Open Their Doors Around The World
It’s only been a month since our last Arcade Location Watch, but so many locations have opened their doors that I need to split this into at least two parts – possibly a 3rd
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Touch Magix Launching The SpaceWarp 66 Mega Model At Bowl Expo ’21
It’s Bowl Expo week, and due to circumstances this year, that means it’s going to see the debut of some new titles. That generally isn’t the case for this particular expo, although it has
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Raw Thrills Ports Cruis’n Blast To The Nintendo Switch
I wondered whether or not I should cover this today, since I normally don’t get into console game news, but I figure that not everyone who reads this blog necessarily watches E3 coverage. As
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Touch Magix Issues Free Updates For SpaceWarp 66 & Carnival Cups
As manufacturers continue to get back into the swing of things, they are not only keeping things moving on the development of new titles, but also in supporting their older ones. This is particularly
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Unboxing Round-Up With Outnumbered, Blazing Chrome AC & StepManiaX
While the weekend is almost over, and I have a Newsbytes curated news post about ready to go, I hate doing those almost back-to-back, so let’s do a little bit of padding out with
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Newsbytes: Egret II Mini; StepManiaX Update; Blazing Chrome AC; Xeno Crisis MVS; Hatchet Hero & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend collection of news from around the arcade & pinball worlds. It’s been a bit slow in this regard for the past few weeks, which is why it’s been a
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PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, entertainment industry specialist Kevin Williams, turns his gaze, after Mario, to the other leading video amusement gaming character: the iconic legend that is PAC-MAN.
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Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations
Not long after Chuck E. Cheeses announced their bankruptcy last year, things were looking pretty dicey for the other giant arcade chain in the US, Dave & Busters. Fortunately, they were able to navigate
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New Trailer Released For Axel City 2
Aside from Location Watch, last week was pretty quiet in arcade land, where I also didn’t really find enough to throw together for a Newsbytes – but this week will be different, so that’s
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Location Watch: Amusement Re-Opens Across The UK; Chief Coffee (UK); Pinball HOF (NV); Lucky Snake Arcade (NJ); Supercade (Belgium); Kung Fu Saloon; Fabyland (UAE) & More
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that tracks the opening of new arcade businesses across the planet. These have been rather infrequent since the pandemic hit, taking out many arcades and other
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