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Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood

Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood

arcadehero February 20, 2015 3

In the pinball business, the “whitewood” is a way of saying that the game is in a prototype/alpha build state. These are done with every game so that adjustments can be made on the

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New Jurassic Park Arcade Media & Final Cabinets

New Jurassic Park Arcade Media & Final Cabinets

arcadehero February 19, 2015 2

When first unveiled at IAAPA 2014, one thing I kept hearing from various people at the Raw Thrills/Betson booth regarding Jurassic Park Arcade, was that the “cabinets are NOT final”. You always hear that

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JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan

JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan

arcadehero February 13, 2015 4

The JAEPO 2015 event continues on and with that, more news and media to share! Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade – As I was putting this post together, news broke that the Final Fantasy game

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New Jurassic Park Arcade Flyer & Release Times

New Jurassic Park Arcade Flyer & Release Times

arcadehero February 13, 2015 3

We haven’t received too many updates on the Jurassic Park Arcade game by Raw Thrills since I first played it at IAAPA last year although I have been seeking for some extras ever since.

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JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)

JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)

arcadehero February 13, 2015 3

The biggest Japanese arcade trade show of the year is upon us once again, here is a collection of the various announcements and happenings from the JAEPO 2015 event in Tokyo: (Update: Part 2

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Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser

arcadehero February 11, 2015 14

Before you ask, no this is not an old story from 1992. Lately the trend towards big name, big cost games has been gaining steam but so has the occasional indie arcade game development.

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Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

arcadehero February 9, 2015 0

Stern’s latest pinball table, WWE WrestleMania Pinball is upon us and with that a ramp up on the marketing for the game. First off, this new behind-the-scenes video, which dabbles a little bit with

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Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit

Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit

arcadehero February 6, 2015 0

It has been a slow news week for the most part but when video arcade news seems to slow down, pinball stuff seems to pop-up. As such here are updates for two games that

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Sega Japan To Show Off Luigi Mansion Arcade at JAEPO 2015

Sega Japan To Show Off Luigi Mansion Arcade at JAEPO 2015

arcadehero January 29, 2015 2

I had thought about including this into last night’s JAEPO post but it is worth it alone. Since Capcom teased us with Luigi Mansion Arcade last year, we have only seen pictures of the

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StarWars.com Gives Star Wars Battle Pod A Marketing Boost

StarWars.com Gives Star Wars Battle Pod A Marketing Boost

arcadehero January 29, 2015 0

As you know, Bandai Namco Amusement’s Star Wars Battle Pod is soon upon us and as such, promotion for the game is ramping up. This game already has received more media attention by itself

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JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.

JAEPO Preview Update: School of Ragnarok; Crossbeats REV.; Pokken + More.

arcadehero January 29, 2015 1

The next arcade tradeshow for the Japanese market is only a couple of weeks away but the hype machinery in Japan is in full swing to promote what will be there. Here’s the latest

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Sega Showdown Officially Rolling Off The Assembly Lines This Week

Sega Showdown Officially Rolling Off The Assembly Lines This Week

arcadehero January 26, 2015 2

We’ve been covering it for a few months now and we have official word from Sega that their latest racing game, Showdown, is rolling off assembly lines and shipping to locations throughout North America.

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