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Bandai Namco’s Mario Kart Arcade GPDX On Location Test At Dave & Busters Locations Across the US

Bandai Namco’s Mario Kart Arcade GPDX On Location Test At Dave & Busters Locations Across the US

arcadehero February 10, 2014 14

This week I expect most arcade news to originate from Japan thanks to the JAEPO Expo getting started but here we have something from the North American market to begin the week. UPDATE: Right

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Newsbag: Tough Coded Live ; Galloping Ghost Fundraiser;  Sonic Arcade Game; JAEPO News

Newsbag: Tough Coded Live ; Galloping Ghost Fundraiser; Sonic Arcade Game; JAEPO News

arcadehero February 7, 2014 6

It has been a busy week for me, thus the few updates to the site here. This has been due to a partial move at my arcade – most arcades have a back room

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Stern Officially Unveils Mustang Pinball Pro

Stern Officially Unveils Mustang Pinball Pro

arcadehero February 4, 2014 1

As you may already know, the next pinball machine from Stern Pinball is the automotive themed Mustang Pinball. After a few teasers out there, today Stern has unveiled the Pro model on their Facebook

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Logan Hardware Opening Up Arcade Expansion On Feb. 14th In Chicago, IL

Logan Hardware Opening Up Arcade Expansion On Feb. 14th In Chicago, IL

arcadehero February 4, 2014 3

When it comes to arcade location news, the Chicago area gets a lot of love. Of course Illinois is the center of arcade developments in North America; that used to be California but these

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Liberty Games Develops Tech To Enable Bitcoin-Payment For Arcades

Liberty Games Develops Tech To Enable Bitcoin-Payment For Arcades

arcadehero January 31, 2014 3

Depending upon which circles in the coin-op industry you find yourself in, there has been a discussion in recent years over that term, coin-op and whether it should still apply thanks to digital payments

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New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

arcadehero January 31, 2014 6

A few weeks ago, Twitter was a bit busy over the news of a new game coming to home consoles based on the popular Fox franchise Aliens, a game called Aliens Isolation. While we

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Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Arcade Now Available In Japan

Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Arcade Now Available In Japan

arcadehero January 30, 2014 8

[Thanks to CD ageS for the tip] It’s been some time since we last heard of Arc System Works’ next installment of Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, but as of today the game

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Pop Bumpers Pinball To Open In Weymouth, MA In February

Pop Bumpers Pinball To Open In Weymouth, MA In February

arcadehero January 29, 2014 0

More news on the pinball front, this time about a location. We have covered pinball-centric location openings before and while we don’t hear about those as often as an FEC or video arcade opening

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Newsbag: Konami Shows DDR Classroom Edition; Ultra Street Fighter IV Arcade Beta Test; CAVE ; Unboxing A Beatmania Cabinet

Newsbag: Konami Shows DDR Classroom Edition; Ultra Street Fighter IV Arcade Beta Test; CAVE ; Unboxing A Beatmania Cabinet

arcadehero January 28, 2014 2

Newsfeeds 1344-47 via  We’ve had a lot of news about pinball recently, now for a little arcade news of bytes that may not have completely warranted a standalone post for themselves. First off, we

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First Info On Mustang Pinball; Teaser for The Big Lebowski Pinball

First Info On Mustang Pinball; Teaser for The Big Lebowski Pinball

arcadehero January 27, 2014 0

Pinball fans rejoice, more news here about a couple of different pinball projects! First off, Pinballnews.com has compiled some sightings of Stern Pinball’s upcoming Mustang Pinball which should be released around March. The information

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Pat Lawlor Joins Jersey Jack To Make An Original Game

Pat Lawlor Joins Jersey Jack To Make An Original Game

arcadehero January 24, 2014 7

This just hit Youtube – Jersey Jack Pinball was teasing a big announcement coming soon and here it is, Pat Lawlor, who has designed some of the most memorable and best selling pinball machines

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Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year

Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year

arcadehero January 24, 2014 1

Last year I ran a little article about some major classics that were having an anniversary. 1983 was a tumultuous time in video games as the home market bubble burst and the fallout from

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