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The Zone Dome As An Arcade Display

The Zone Dome As An Arcade Display

arcadehero October 14, 2014 4

A short time ago, I mentioned an interesting new product by the name of Zone Dome in a weekend news collection post. I couldn’t find out if this was designed to also work in

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Dome Screen Gaming Gets A Crowd Multiplayer Upgrade With Fulldome Pro

Dome Screen Gaming Gets A Crowd Multiplayer Upgrade With Fulldome Pro

arcadehero July 30, 2014 2

VR often steals the headlines when it comes to new gaming experiences to use unique tech but there is another type of visual mechanism that is looking to give VR a run for its

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Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

arcadehero July 2, 2014 5

Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would

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First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

arcadehero May 29, 2014 0

As mentioned in a recent post, I am cautiously optimistic about the newcomers to the pinball manufacturing business. I would love to see them get their tables finished and into distribution but until they

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Article: Looking At VR From A New Perspective

Article: Looking At VR From A New Perspective

arcadehero March 11, 2014 4

The video game world is teasing with VR once again but it is hardware that still has plenty of potential in the arcade/amusement space. A year ago this month saw the release of the

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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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The Top Ten Stories At Arcade Heroes 2013

The Top Ten Stories At Arcade Heroes 2013

arcadehero December 28, 2013 1

When an adult I think we always feel like time just flies by although for me, this year has at times felt like that while at others felt like it drug on. Either way

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IAAPA 2013 Mega Post #2 – Drivers, Shooters, Exergames, Rhythm, Pinball + More

IAAPA 2013 Mega Post #2 – Drivers, Shooters, Exergames, Rhythm, Pinball + More

arcadehero November 21, 2013 4

It’s a busy, busy week for the arcade sector. With many new releases coming out at IAAPA 2013, it gives us plenty to mull over for a little while; operators have a lot to

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The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

arcadehero June 28, 2013 13

I hope that everyone is having a happy summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and if in the Southern, an acceptable Winter. Arcade news has been relatively slow for the past little

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Dave & Busters Launches A Search For “The Next Big Game”

Dave & Busters Launches A Search For “The Next Big Game”

arcadehero June 25, 2013 13

What will the next game changing sort of game be? No one really knows that exact answer although someone out there may be formulating a plan on that right now. If so, the restaurant/arcade

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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

arcadehero May 27, 2013 6

UPDATE: Part 2 can be found here. It’s been a long while since we did an arcade prototype overview in regards to a single company and with news all but dried up this weekend

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The VRCade Concept Looking To Fulfill the VR Promise

The VRCade Concept Looking To Fulfill the VR Promise

arcadehero May 9, 2013 4

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip) Apologies for the earlier post being taken down on another subject, it was requested of us after the story ran. Anyways back in the world of upcoming

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