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NewsBag: Dave & Busters 2014 Location Openings; Pinball Comeback; NTG#28

NewsBag: Dave & Busters 2014 Location Openings; Pinball Comeback; NTG#28

arcadehero December 28, 2014 4

Here is the last Arcade Newsbag of 2014! I have been working on compiling a bunch of media for a special “Year-In-Review 2014” video, which I have had to scale back a couple of

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Now Open In Monroe, WA: Let’s Play Cafe

Now Open In Monroe, WA: Let’s Play Cafe

arcadehero December 26, 2014 0

(Thanks to Jon for the tip) This is a story we should have ran in October but I did not hear about it until now. Thus it can be filed under the “Better Late

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Japan Fighter News: New KOF in the Works; Nitro+ Blasters Heroine Infinite Duel On Test

Japan Fighter News: New KOF in the Works; Nitro+ Blasters Heroine Infinite Duel On Test

arcadehero December 26, 2014 0

Given the time of year that it is, we don’t get a ton of new arcade news to discuss but in places like Japan they do like to cook up some new things around

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Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

arcadehero December 23, 2014 6

(Thanks to J. Wesley Chiok for the tip) I should have mixed this with the location news from yesterday but it slipped my memory – so better late than never 😉 We have known

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Go Play Opening Tomorrow in Belmar, NJ

Go Play Opening Tomorrow in Belmar, NJ

arcadehero December 22, 2014 0

We receive news of new arcades opening all year round although not too many seem to happen on the week of Christmas. Still, there are often “out-of-your-control” items that tend to happen – permits,

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Newsbag: Pinball Updates; Level 257 Update; Jump Kick Boxer; NTG#27

Newsbag: Pinball Updates; Level 257 Update; Jump Kick Boxer; NTG#27

arcadehero December 20, 2014 5

Tis’ the weekend before Christmas and thus new game news is going to be rather slow but that doesn’t stop the internet for giving us a few things to chat about. There are a

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Arcade Location News: Super Arcade Moves; Hollywood Connection (UT) Closes

Arcade Location News: Super Arcade Moves; Hollywood Connection (UT) Closes

arcadehero December 17, 2014 5

‘Tis a day for some arcade location news. First off… Super Arcade (Walnut, CA) To Move Locations – Thanks to CD ageS for the tip on this; Shoryuken.com has an interview with the owner

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Time Crisis 5 To Debut At EAG2015

Time Crisis 5 To Debut At EAG2015

arcadehero December 15, 2014 2

I have never been to any of the trade shows in London but always in January there is an event or two that focuses on arcades and related amusements. It was through coverage on

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Newsbag: The Hobbit Pinball Update; Razion; Brewcade in SF, NTG #26

Newsbag: The Hobbit Pinball Update; Razion; Brewcade in SF, NTG #26

arcadehero December 13, 2014 5

Happy weekend everyone, no matter where you are hopefully the weather isn’t too bad and you can go out an play some arcade games! What am I playing this week? – We used to

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Stern Pinball’s The Walking Dead Is Getting A Premium Version

Stern Pinball’s The Walking Dead Is Getting A Premium Version

arcadehero December 11, 2014 0

When Stern Pinball announced The Walking Dead Pinball back in September, there was one peculiar thing about the announcement – there was no Premium version. For the past few years, the release schedules have

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Robotron:2084 Getting An Official Update In 2015 – The “Tie-Die” ROMSet

Robotron:2084 Getting An Official Update In 2015 – The “Tie-Die” ROMSet

arcadehero December 10, 2014 1

It is common knowledge that the software versions in every single arcade release are not always equal – while games were in production, problems would be discovered and reported so developers would offer patches/code

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So You Want To Open Up An Arcade: What About “Profit-Sharing”?

So You Want To Open Up An Arcade: What About “Profit-Sharing”?

arcadehero December 9, 2014 10

Among articles people said they liked reading on the site, stuff that hits the “inside baseball” string of the industry seem to be of high interest. I have people asking me about this particular

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