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What is coming for The Stinger Report over the next year

What is coming for The Stinger Report over the next year

Shaggy July 12, 2008 0

Those of you who read the site regularly know that we get a lot of tips and news from our friends at The Stinger Report. They get a lot of fascinating and important news

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Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario closing in a few days!

Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario closing in a few days!

SaraAB87 July 10, 2008 26

Here at Arcade Heroes we like to focus on the positive of the arcade scene but I feel this needs to be announced. Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) will be closing sometime next

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Double your pleasure, double your fun! 2 video reviews in one post with The Act and Blazing Angels!

Double your pleasure, double your fun! 2 video reviews in one post with The Act and Blazing Angels!

Shaggy July 5, 2008 2

As promised here are more video reviews. I’m sorry that the quality on these is well, youtube quality. I still don’t understand why certain videos make the cut for their “high quality” setting and

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More info on House of The Dead EX

More info on House of The Dead EX

Shaggy July 4, 2008 3

As expected a little more information on Sega’s latest entry into the House of the Dead series is out although you’ll have to bear with me as we have to rely upon a very

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Virtua Fighter 5R location test in Japan

Virtua Fighter 5R location test in Japan

Shaggy July 3, 2008 0

While it’s not surprising that Sega is now testing out the latest upgrade to the Virtua Fighter 5 in Japan, it is slightly surprising that the popular blog Wired covered it. It’s not the

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Looking for an arcade near you? Try Arcade Finder

Looking for an arcade near you? Try Arcade Finder

Shaggy June 30, 2008 9

[Via Arcade Renaissance] Many have tried, few have succeeded when it comes to creating websites that keep track of locations where you can find arcade titles. I know I’ve thought of doing it before

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Video Review: Big Buck Safari by Raw Thrills'

Video Review: Big Buck Safari by Raw Thrills'

Shaggy June 28, 2008 0

It’s been a while since I was able to sit down and write a review for a game but now with my arcade open I am going to go along and make video reviews

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R-Tuned Ultimate Street Racing by Sega

R-Tuned Ultimate Street Racing by Sega

Shaggy June 27, 2008 7

(click on the image to enlarge it, via Aries Small Rooms) First there was Tokyo Drift, then Need For Speed Carbon and now Sega is throwing it’s hat into the street racing arena with

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Initial D5 on location test in Japan

Initial D5 on location test in Japan

Shaggy June 25, 2008 15

Yep, add another racer to the slate of arcade releases this year. Sega is now testing the latest iteration of the Initial D series, Initial D5 in arcades in Japan, reports AM-Net. Since my

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Fighter mania continues with BlazBlue

Fighter mania continues with BlazBlue

Shaggy June 24, 2008 3

The notion that no one wants to play fighters in the arcade anymore is silly. Apparently Capcom and Namco thinks so when it comes to the US but I have noticed a very interesting

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Street Fighter IV at London's Battle of Destiny

Street Fighter IV at London's Battle of Destiny

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 3

Battle of Destiny is a tournament for the hardcore fighting fans out there – a proving ground in which challengers compete on Hyper Street Fighter 2, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Capcom vs SNK 2

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New arcade in France focuses on fighters

New arcade in France focuses on fighters

Shaggy June 19, 2008 3

Despite what you might hear in the media at times, there are still many people out there who enjoy arcade fighters. I have seen that myself over the past week of running my arcade,

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