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Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara and Pang Shu on Sega Amusements, Apex Rebels, & 3MindWave

Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara and Pang Shu on Sega Amusements, Apex Rebels, & 3MindWave

arcadehero May 9, 2024 2

For a generation of arcade fans, some names are synonymous with spearheading scores of the greatest video games to grace their grounds. The likes of Yu Suzuki, Toru Iwatani, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi in particular

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Stern Pinball Contracts John Wick As Their Next Game

Stern Pinball Contracts John Wick As Their Next Game

arcadehero May 7, 2024 0

No this isn’t a surprise, given the slow roll-out of the news, but in case you missed it, Stern Pinball’s next game is John Wick. They first shared a teaser of it on their

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Newsbytes: John Wick Pinball Teaser, Omen of Sorrow Release, Location Test Updates, & More

Newsbytes: John Wick Pinball Teaser, Omen of Sorrow Release, Location Test Updates, & More

arcadehero May 4, 2024 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. It’s a busy post, which will hopefully give you plenty to look over in

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Show

EVO Japan 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Show

arcadehero April 29, 2024 1

We’re going into the home stretch with EVO Japan 2024 now on its final couple of dates, with most of the announcements and tournaments done by now and just a few more things to

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 2: Additional Arcade Fighting Games Via exA-Arcadia

EVO Japan 2024 Day 2: Additional Arcade Fighting Games Via exA-Arcadia

arcadehero April 27, 2024 0

It’s day 2 for EVO Japan 2024, and as we saw yesterday, several arcade games were announced. Today, there are more! All of these are coming to the exA-Arcadia platform and while they are

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Announces New Arcade Fighters

EVO Japan 2024 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Announces New Arcade Fighters

arcadehero April 26, 2024 4

EVO Japan 2024 is now underway, and this year it means new arcade games. Normally we don’t get much location-based entertainment (LBE) arcade news out of EVO, but in large part thanks to exA-Arcadia,

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Bandai Namco Launches Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash For Charity; Tom & Jerry Air Hockey

Bandai Namco Launches Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash For Charity; Tom & Jerry Air Hockey

arcadehero April 25, 2024 1

Bandai Namco has a few new items out for arcades to enjoy – one of which is a video game. Let’s see what the charity version of Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash is all about, along

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Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More

Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More

arcadehero April 21, 2024 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. We haven’t done one of these for a while as it’s been a busy

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Now On Test: Asteroids Recharged by Atari & Alan-1

Now On Test: Asteroids Recharged by Atari & Alan-1

arcadehero April 12, 2024 1

Mere weeks after being revealed to the world, Utah-based Alan-1 Inc. has begun testing out their new Asteroids Recharged arcade game. What is slightly unusual though is that this is a location test where

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Raw Thrills Launches ‘Hero Cards’ Series 3 Update For Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Raw Thrills Launches ‘Hero Cards’ Series 3 Update For Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

arcadehero April 10, 2024 0

At Amusement Expo 2024, there was a Minecraft-shaped surprise from Raw Thrills, with the 2-player Dungeons Arcade cabinet. RT were coy however about the next software update and Series 3 cards… until today. Thanks to

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Pinball Brothers Launches Game #3: ABBA

Pinball Brothers Launches Game #3: ABBA

arcadehero April 9, 2024 0

Fans of musical pinball machines have a new game to seek out among pinball parlors and arcades, although this one is decidedly not based upon a rock band as most in the genre are.

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Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)

Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)

arcadehero April 7, 2024 0

It’s springtime, and with holidays like Golden Week on the horizon in Japan, this is traditionally a popular season for new arcade game launches over there. Slightly less so in recent years with how

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