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Qualifiers Open For The Wahlap E-Sports Championship 2025
eSports don’t belong just to the realm of PC gaming and Smash Bros – there is plenty of competition to be had among arcades. Wahlap is delivering that across China as they have begun
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LAI Games Releases Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars To All Arcades
As we run through the dog days of summer, it’s time for another big arcade game to start shipping, and for today that would be the release version of LAI Games and CD Projekt
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Location Watch July 2025: New Arcades Open For Business Across The World
Welcome to the latest edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers the news of brand new arcade locations which have opened anywhere on the planet. That has the
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Earthion EXA LABEL Blasts Its Way Into Arcades
Yuzo Koshiro’s latest piece of gaming art is now available for players to enjoy, but not just as a game on home platforms – an enhanced version is available for arcades known as Earthion
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New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More
We’re a little ways past the Chinese amusement trade show AAA 2025, and the question that always comes with the new games shown at events like it is whether they will come out West.
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Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, and today we’re excited to share that a new title called Speglar, which has been available for venues to
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Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing out a brand new Resident Evil 2 Remake-based arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot. At that time, all
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Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have begun shipping their latest major release to use the technology – Alpha Ops VR Strike. We have the full
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Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts which focus on quick news pieces from around the wonderful world of arcades & pinball. We generally aim to publish these on the weekend so that
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Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Bring Interactive Mini Golf To Market
A few years ago, Sega Amusements broadened their horizons into social entertainment by partnering with another UK-based company by the name of 501 Entertainment, inking a deal to bring out their augmented reality-incorporating SMARTS
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July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025
With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry
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Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates Disembarks Into Western Shores
After its initial release in Japan and overseas launch at IAAPA 2024 late last year, Bandai Namco have now finally confirmed that their latest pirate themed game, GoldStorm Pirates, is about to ship out
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