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Newsbytes: Taito Ramps Up Celebrations; Dynamite Bomb Testing; Amusement Hall Of Fame; & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. A bit has accumulated this month in that
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The Motion Deluxe Version Of NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Available
The weeks after a big tradeshow always tend to be a little slow, although I’ve been a little surprised by just how quiet arcade things have been this April. Fortunately we won’t close the
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Retrospective: PCs Powering Arcade Machines
April tends to be a very slow month for arcade news, since most of the info that pertains to the industry (particularly brand new games) takes place at Amusement Expo. So to help fill
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Newsbytes: April Fools Catch-Up; New Gundead Trailer; Arcade Documentaries; AEI’23 Vids & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. If you’re new here, yes, arcades still exist,
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Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up
Welcome to the Arcade Heroes “round-up” of Amusement Expo 2023. This will show off & discuss various games which appeared at this trade show which was held last week in Las Vegas. The short
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Rocket League Is Blasting Into Arcades! (Updated)
UPDATE: Big H/T to Jdevy who created the cabinet mock-ups for this post – he did those, I did the post. Happy April Fools! That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the
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Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business
“Segaaaaaa!” When you read that, do you also hear it in your head? If you grew up playing Sega stuff, particularly at home on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then the answer is likely yes. Of
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Amusement Expo 2023 Preview
The end of March is upon us which means that the “Spring Show,” or rather, Amusement Expo is taking place. In the past this was also known as the AMOA show – regardless, this
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Newsbytes: Shinorubi & Donut Dodo Do! Pre-Orders; Berzerk & Frenzy Go Atari; More Tests For Taiko
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the arcade and pinball world. There’s plenty to digest in this one than can fit into the headline, so let’s dive in: Pre-Orders Open
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Orders Open For Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead
The headline might be a surprise since it’s been a spell since I’ve mentioned the unique arcade twist of Devolver Digital’s Gungeon. The coin-op version, titled Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead, had
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Debuting At AEI23: Jousting Heroes
It looks like 2023 is shaping up to see the return of indie arcade games, and today’s story is about one that will debut at Amusement Expo 2023 in Las Vegas the last week
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Step ManiaX DX Now Shipping
February was a busy month for arcade releases and now we’ve got something for March as Step Revolution has announced (thanks to Ted H. on Discord for sharing the tweet) that the deluxe model
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