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Alan-1 Launches Soda Slam!

Alan-1 Launches Soda Slam!

Shaggy May 24, 2025 0

Alan-1 has announced that they have begun shipping their third title, the enhanced version of DSM Arcade’s Perfect Pour, known as Soda Slam! Let’s take a look at what this is as units may

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PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

Shaggy May 22, 2025 0

If you were to pick a “mascot” for the arcade industry, the chances are that Namco’s PAC-MAN would win the polls of public opinion. Yes, there had been some basic characters that popped up

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Pop-A-Shot Elite Is Now Available

Pop-A-Shot Elite Is Now Available

Shaggy May 15, 2025 0

Pop-A-Shot, inventors of the original basketball arcade machine, have announced that their return to the arcade market with the Pop-A-Shot Elite, is now available for operators to buy. With a few exceptions of some

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AAA 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up China’s New Arcade Games

AAA 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up China’s New Arcade Games

Shaggy May 14, 2025 0

Day 3 means the home stretch for our coverage of the AAA 2025 trade show in China, but it is going to be a long one, rounding up all the other, smaller names who

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AAA 2025 Day 2: More Arcade Games Debuting In China

AAA 2025 Day 2: More Arcade Games Debuting In China

Shaggy May 13, 2025 0

Though the trade show may have ended, things are far from done here on Arcade Heroes with AAA 2025. This post is the second in three days’ worth of coverage for the expo; as

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AAA 2025 Day 1: Arcade Games Showcased In China

AAA 2025 Day 1: Arcade Games Showcased In China

Shaggy May 12, 2025 0

Our next big event for the month of May takes us from Tokyo to the other side of Asia, namely Guangzhou, China, for a considerably larger show than EVO Japan – AAA 2025.  This

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exA-Arcadia Announces Data East’s Tattoo Assassins

exA-Arcadia Announces Data East’s Tattoo Assassins

Shaggy May 11, 2025 0

Out of all the brand new arcade-exclusive fighting game announcements to be coming out of exA-Arcadia, all being made as part of the company’s appearance and exALive video streams from EVO Japan 2025, one

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EVO Japan 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up The Rest Of The Show

EVO Japan 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up The Rest Of The Show

Shaggy May 11, 2025 0

Welcome to the third and final day of coverage for EVO Japan 2025. Like last year’s, this post rounds up all the other companies’ arcade-adjacent happenings that were going on at the event (and

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EVO Japan 2025 Day 2: exA-Arcadia Revives Fallen Angels & Rabbit; Announces Blazing Strike AC

EVO Japan 2025 Day 2: exA-Arcadia Revives Fallen Angels & Rabbit; Announces Blazing Strike AC

Shaggy May 10, 2025 0

It’s time to look at the announcements made on day two of EVO Japan 2025 by exA-Arcadia, following the unveiling of The Rumble Fish 2 Nexus and Spectral Vs. Generation Chaos yesterday. Today, we

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EVO Japan 2025 Day 1: The Rumble Fish & Spectral Vs. Generation Back In Arcades Via exA-Arcadia

EVO Japan 2025 Day 1: The Rumble Fish & Spectral Vs. Generation Back In Arcades Via exA-Arcadia

Shaggy May 9, 2025 0

If you have been regularly reading the blog and watching some of the YouTube channel’s videos, it should come as no surprise that exA-Arcadia have been teasing several new game reveals for EVO Japan

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Wahlap Previews Their AAA Expo 2025 Line-Up

Wahlap Previews Their AAA Expo 2025 Line-Up

Shaggy May 8, 2025 0

This year’s AAA Expo (Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo) out of Guangzhou, China is coming in just a matter of days time, and one of the biggest companies to be gracing that will be

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Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Series 4 Update & Cards Are Now Available

Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Series 4 Update & Cards Are Now Available

Shaggy May 6, 2025 0

Adjusting some news that we had previously reported, Series 4 software and cards for Raw Thrills’ Minecraft Dungeons Arcade is now available – previously the reporting had made it sound like it was available

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