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Big Buck World released

Big Buck World released

arcadehero November 26, 2010 1

We’ve known about it for a few months already but the latest installment to the popular Big Buck Hunter franchise, Big Buck World is now shipping according to BMI Gaming. That means that within

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Andamiro teases next version of Pump It Up Fiesta at G-Star 2010

Andamiro teases next version of Pump It Up Fiesta at G-Star 2010

arcadehero November 22, 2010 0

IAAPA wasn’t the only convention going on in the world recently where arcades had a place to show off. Another convention took place in South Korea this past weekend that wrapped up yesterday called

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PGM2 hardware gets some attention starting in December

PGM2 hardware gets some attention starting in December

arcadehero November 11, 2010 9

Back in early 2008, Taiwan-based IGS released a new hardware platform called the PGM2. It was a JAMMA machine with excellent 2D capabilities, 4-player support and it accepted cartridges. They released one game with

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Friction debuting at IAAPA next week

Friction debuting at IAAPA next week

Shaggy November 9, 2010 8

We have been following the development of the independently made arcade title Friction for a couple of years now and I’m happy to pass along the latest information about the game, coming to us

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EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

HeavyElectricity November 5, 2010 4

Arcade Heroes is proud to bring you an exclusive behind the scenes report on the development of GRID! Please note that the video and many of the shots in this article are from the

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New releases: Super Bikes 2, Dead Heat, Terminator Salvation standard

New releases: Super Bikes 2, Dead Heat, Terminator Salvation standard

arcadehero October 18, 2010 2

You’ve read about these games on Arcade Heroes and now you may soon find a chance to play them at a location near you. BMI Gaming shows that the three games listed in the

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Panda Panda and Black Sea: Strikes Back by Xinyu Games

Panda Panda and Black Sea: Strikes Back by Xinyu Games

arcadehero October 12, 2010 7

Lately it seems that when arcade news in the Japan/US/Europe part of the market slows to crawl, then we can take a look at what’s going on in China and something new is being

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Fast Striker released for the NeoGeo MVS

Fast Striker released for the NeoGeo MVS

Shaggy October 7, 2010 6

This past April we first heard about a new game for the NeoGeo MVS called Fast Striker by NG:DEV.TEAM in Germany. Now some months later the developers have had a chance to test the

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Report: Namco/Brent open day 2010

Report: Namco/Brent open day 2010

HeavyElectricity September 24, 2010 3

Tuesday was quite a busy day, to say the least. While I knew that I’d be visiting Sega for a product launch, I was unaware that Namco was also running an open day. Many

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Report: Sega Amusements Europe product launch 2010

Report: Sega Amusements Europe product launch 2010

HeavyElectricity September 22, 2010 5

There’s nothing quite like the promise of new arcade games to get you through an otherwise undesirable journey on the London Underground. Even though I’ve been on it fairly regularly as of late, I

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Seen at TGS 2010 – Astro Ranger

Seen at TGS 2010 – Astro Ranger

arcadehero September 19, 2010 2

Newsfeed 927 via The Tokyo Game Show may not be the first event one thinks of when it comes to arcade announcements but there has been plenty of arcade attention at the show, including

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Namco’s Maximum Heat on location test

Namco’s Maximum Heat on location test

arcadehero September 18, 2010 6

While Namco America prepares to release their newest racer, Dead Heat to the North American market, a variation on that same game is now testing in Japan. We first heard about Maximim Heat last

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