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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 3: exA-Arcadia, AVS Companies, JET Games
Welcome to the third part of our coverage of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the series of posts that comb through the arcade games and companies that appeared at the expo. Today we are taking
Read More »Retro Gamer & Former Arcade Hero Writer Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away
It is with a heavy heart that we have learned of the news that Retro Gamer’s Nick Thorpe passed away yesterday at the age of 38. This was first confirmed by Retro Gamer editor
Read More »IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 2: Bandai Namco, Sega Amusements, LAI Games
Welcome to the second part of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, where we run down the various companies with new arcade games that were at the show this year. Last time gave a look at
Read More »IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 1: Raw Thrills, TouchMagix, Wahlap, Alan-1, Blue Motion Games
Welcome to the first part of our in-depth wrap-up coverage of IAAPA 2025, in which we take a company-by-company look at the major new arcade games and amusement innovations seen at the show. As
Read More »Newsbytes: IAAPA 2025 Post-Show Catch Up, Beetlejuice Pinball, Fishing Rod Games Return & More
Welcome to another Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that goes over small bytes of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. It’s been a little while since the last
Read More »Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Recap
The biggest amusement trade show of November is now only hours away, but before another IAAPA starts we have the matter of Japan’s Amusement Expo 2025 to recap. The two being so close to
Read More »exA-Arcadia Launches New Games, To Show Baki Hanma & Toxic Crusaders At IAAPA 2025
Among our final entries in previews for the IAAPA 2025 tradeshow is exA-Arcadia. They often have a big roster of new games, if not the biggest, due to the ability to operate multiple games
Read More »Japan Amusement Expo 2025: The Preview
IAAPA 2025 isn’t the only major arcade event happening this month, with Japan’s Amusement Expo (formerly called JAEPO) coming around again this weekend. Though still important, this show has definitely diminished in its stature
Read More »Bandai Namco IAAPA 2025 Preview: Speed Rider 4DX; The Future; Mini World; Pac-Man & More
One company that usually unveils their lineups for Western shows pretty close to the wire is Bandai Namco, and today, as IAAPA 2025 closes in, we finally have confirmation of what one will find
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