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Newsbytes: Making TMNT Pin; Spitfire Revealed; OutRun 1up & More

Newsbytes: Making TMNT Pin; Spitfire Revealed; OutRun 1up & More

arcadehero November 7, 2020 0

It’s been yet another crazy week, but regardless your political persuasion, arcades are still there to provide for some escapism. It does seem that a lot of people are still talking about the Sega

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What Is Happening With The Sale Of Sega’s Arcade Business In Japan?

What Is Happening With The Sale Of Sega’s Arcade Business In Japan?

arcadehero November 4, 2020 3

This story was exploding over the internet this morning, and unfortunately, I’ve been seeing a lot of comments on this that are incorrect or spreading the false idea that arcades are done in Japan

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ExA-Arcadia Releases Vritra Hexa

ExA-Arcadia Releases Vritra Hexa

arcadehero November 3, 2020 0

I don’t know if posting about a new game release will be seen right now in the States, since everyone’s focused on Election Mania, but in case you want to read about something other

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Halloween Newsbytes: StepManiaX Update; ExA-Arcadia Update; Arcade History; & More

Halloween Newsbytes: StepManiaX Update; ExA-Arcadia Update; Arcade History; & More

arcadehero October 31, 2020 0

Welcome to this weekend’s edition of Newsbytes, where we cover some quick arcade news from the week. Happy Halloween! It’s Halloween, and there is no shortage of games with a Halloween themed arcade games

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Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

arcadehero October 28, 2020 4

I’m a sucker for mech games, and I think it’s unfortunate that we’ve had almost nothing in the genre in Western arcades. There was Mechwarrior 4 for Tsunami Tsumo cabinets, but that was about

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New Details On Raw Thrills’ First Foray Into VR: King Kong of Skull Island

New Details On Raw Thrills’ First Foray Into VR: King Kong of Skull Island

arcadehero October 28, 2020 0

This year hasn’t been the most favorable to new arcade releases, but that hasn’t stopped all game development. Raw Thrills has already released Nitro Trucks to the market, and with that rolling off the

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Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams Kickstarter; DoDonPachi New Test; More Assorted Fun

Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams Kickstarter; DoDonPachi New Test; More Assorted Fun

arcadehero October 24, 2020 0

Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, Adam the Arcade Hero, and I’ll take you on a quick tour of some quick news items from the arcade/pinball/amusement worlds. I missed this

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VRSenal Launches Vader Immortal Lightsaber Dojo VR At Dave & Busters

VRSenal Launches Vader Immortal Lightsaber Dojo VR At Dave & Busters

arcadehero October 23, 2020 0

There have been a lot of companies jumping into the VR pool over the past several years, and while some we only heard about once, others were able to thrive. One of those latter

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UNIS Showcase 2020 Event Highlights New Arcade Games & Models

UNIS Showcase 2020 Event Highlights New Arcade Games & Models

arcadehero October 21, 2020 0

It’s been touted on the site here for a while and today, UNIS held their physical trade show alternative called the UNIS Showcase 2020 event. These games would have been a part of their

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UNIS & Atari Are Bringing Pong Home Again With Mini PONG Jr.

UNIS & Atari Are Bringing Pong Home Again With Mini PONG Jr.

arcadehero October 20, 2020 3

UPDATE: More details have been added to this post since publication, including new pics and some specs. See below. Tomorrow at 9AM EST, UNIS will begin their Showcase 2020 Event (it’s free and there

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UNIS Introduces Elevator Invasion

UNIS Introduces Elevator Invasion

arcadehero October 17, 2020 1

While UNIS may be known for its redemption & videmption content, they do often release straight video games. In the run-up to the UNIS Showcase 2020 virtual event that is taking place this coming

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More Details On The New Slam ‘N’ Jam by LAI Games

More Details On The New Slam ‘N’ Jam by LAI Games

arcadehero October 13, 2020 0

Since this might be missed by those of you who saw the Newsbytes post over the weekend, and news around these parts is kind of slow anyways, here’s a new trailer for a video/basketball

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