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Eurogamer Looks At The Arcades Of The Future

Eurogamer Looks At The Arcades Of The Future

arcadehero April 3, 2013 5

Predicting the future is tricky business, as any of the doomsday predictors of 2012 might tell you. Sure the idea of a sister planet crashing into Earth was doomsday internet hit gold but it

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Hurray Weekend: Speedy’s Repair Services, Arcades at GDC2013, Chuck E Cheese App + More

Hurray Weekend: Speedy’s Repair Services, Arcades at GDC2013, Chuck E Cheese App + More

arcadehero March 29, 2013 2

I’m not sure that there will be any important news to come along this weekend as Easter arrives (some places are already closed for the ‘Good Friday’ portion of it all), so perhaps this

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Amusement Expo 2013 Report #3 – Wrapping Up The Show In Pictures

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #3 – Wrapping Up The Show In Pictures

arcadehero March 27, 2013 3

Here’s the last report for Amusement Expo 2013. If you missed the previous reports which contained the videos, you can read them here: Report #1 / Report #2. This report will cover everything else,

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Location News Europe: Heart of Gaming Opening In London, UK; Looking at Arcade Street & La Tête Dans Les Nuages, Paris FR

Location News Europe: Heart of Gaming Opening In London, UK; Looking at Arcade Street & La Tête Dans Les Nuages, Paris FR

arcadehero March 25, 2013 2

Well today has been nothing but catching up for me. I still have report #3 on Amusement Expo 2013 that I am working on, just waiting on a few pictures from The Stinger Report

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Amusement Expo 2013 Report #2: Dead Heat Riders, K.O. Drive, Avengers Premium Pinball, Speed Ball & More

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #2: Dead Heat Riders, K.O. Drive, Avengers Premium Pinball, Speed Ball & More

arcadehero March 23, 2013 1

In continuing coverage from the Amusement Expo 2013 event that took place this week in Las Vegas, here are some of the other games that were hanging out to be used and enjoyed. If

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Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

arcadehero March 23, 2013 5

It’s another year and thus another Spring amusement trade show has come and gone. The Amusement Expo 2013 was held from March 20th-22nd in Las Vegas, NV and with that we were there to

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The Arcade Scene In Israel

The Arcade Scene In Israel

arcadehero March 19, 2013 2

Most of the time our focus on arcades are restricted a few particular regions or countries – the US, Japan, UK, Taiwan, China, Australia and a few others. But just because we don’t get

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UNIS’s After Dark Officially Released in USA; UNIS Amusement Expo Line-up

UNIS’s After Dark Officially Released in USA; UNIS Amusement Expo Line-up

arcadehero March 12, 2013 2

First seen at IAAPA 2012, Universal Space had a new video game light-gun game to show off called After Dark. It’s a co-op shooter that follows in the vein of buddy shooters like Let’s

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From SxSW: Oculus Rift VR Panel Discussion

From SxSW: Oculus Rift VR Panel Discussion

arcadehero March 11, 2013 2

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip!) In August of last year we ran a story where some discussion of VR had hit the mainstream again thanks to John Carmack’s keynote address at QuakeCon

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The Louisville Arcade Expo 2013

The Louisville Arcade Expo 2013

arcadehero March 9, 2013 0

It may have started yesterday but in case you happen to be in the Louisville, KY area there is still time to attend the Louisville Arcade Expo 2013. This is the third year they

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Whoa…Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos Coming to GDC13

Whoa…Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos Coming to GDC13

arcadehero March 7, 2013 7

One thing I like about the arcade industry is that I always expect the unexpected to happen. It may not happen every day but it does on occasion and here is one example of

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Today’s Newsblender: Drivable OutRun Cabinet Returns, Galaxy World Closes, New Book About The Arcade Experience

Today’s Newsblender: Drivable OutRun Cabinet Returns, Galaxy World Closes, New Book About The Arcade Experience

arcadehero March 6, 2013 7

I feel like I have to apologize for the cascade of multi-news posts lately but when most of the news is only worth mentioning in a single paragraph, it just happens to work out

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