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Newsbag: DNA Conference Moves Date; Darius Burst goes to iOS, Sound Voltex Booth release

Newsbag: DNA Conference Moves Date; Darius Burst goes to iOS, Sound Voltex Booth release

arcadehero January 24, 2012 0

I know posting has been inconsistent lately and I end up doing these variety posts but that will change shortly as I have completed moving my own arcade and I should be opening my

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Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

Astro Ranger Re-Appears Out Of The Blue

arcadehero January 20, 2012 0

There are times where we hear about a game, it presents a cool or unique concept and then we never hear about it again. Namco’s Afrec! comes to mind. Then there are times where

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Stryker’s Main Street Arcade Opens in Oregon City, OR

Stryker’s Main Street Arcade Opens in Oregon City, OR

arcadehero January 19, 2012 3

We had a flurry of new arcade location stories around the beginning of the month but a few weeks later it seems that the trend will continue. The latest comes to us from Oregon

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Catching up on the news: David Foley Plea Deal, AC/DC Pinball release, VF5 tournament

Catching up on the news: David Foley Plea Deal, AC/DC Pinball release, VF5 tournament

arcadehero January 19, 2012 0

I apologize about the lack of stories lately – it’s partly my fault as I have been busy moving my arcade location (which still isn’t complete yet but we are closed at the old

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ReRave Goes International

ReRave Goes International

arcadehero January 16, 2012 2

I have been sitting on two press releases for upcoming rhythm arcade title, ReRave by Step Evolution and Coast-To-Coast Entertainment. Not because I wanted to but it’s been crunch time for me at the

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Welcome to the New Arcade Heroes

Welcome to the New Arcade Heroes

arcadehero January 12, 2012 6

A few weeks ago I mentioned that we had some changes planned for a new look to Arcade Heroes – and yesterday the designer Gerard MacNeil rolled it out, as you can see. It

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Square Enix Unveils Gunslinger Stratos In Japan

Square Enix Unveils Gunslinger Stratos In Japan

arcadehero January 11, 2012 3

They’ve been teasing it for a few weeks now and today Square Enix did a full reveal of their latest new arcade concept called Gunslinger Stratos. This new arcade concept is worth highlighting as

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New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

New pictures of Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz

arcadehero January 10, 2012 1

Hot on the heels of the reveal of Stern’s AC/DC Pinball (now updated with a playfield pic) comes new pictures of the competition – Wizard of Oz Pinball by Jersey Jack Pinball. This is

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Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

Stern Teases AC/DC Pinball UPDATED

arcadehero January 9, 2012 1

We’ve known about it for a little while but Stern Pinball has finally released a teaser for their upcoming AC/DC Pinball game, by Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheets. No pictures of the various models

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Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

Namco’s New Dark Escape 3D on Location Test in Japan

arcadehero January 9, 2012 0

UPDATE: We have the first look at the US version of the game here. Later this year Namco has a new horror-themed light-gun shooter on its way to arcades, similar to Deadstorm Pirates but

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Incredible Technologies Touts PowerPutt LIVE, Golden Tee Player of the Year

Incredible Technologies Touts PowerPutt LIVE, Golden Tee Player of the Year

arcadehero January 6, 2012 0

One game we already know is coming in 2012 is a follow-up to one of Incredible Technologies somewhat new games, PowerPutt. But until today we didn’t really know much about the new game aside

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Arcade Games Turning 30 this year

Arcade Games Turning 30 this year

arcadehero January 5, 2012 1

For a little over a year we’ve had some talk about games reaching their 30th birthday, in particular with Pac-Man but as this marks the 30th year since 1982, I figure why not take

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