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Pre-Orders Open For Akai Katana/Crimson Katana EXA Label

Pre-Orders Open For Akai Katana/Crimson Katana EXA Label

arcadehero January 6, 2022 0

Arcade shoot ’em ups aren’t as strong as they used to be on the North American market, but the genre isn’t dead. Thanks to the efforts of some indie companies and now exA-Arcadia, fans

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Stern Pinball Unveils Details on Rush

Stern Pinball Unveils Details on Rush

arcadehero January 4, 2022 1

Well, it’s a busy day all of the sudden! First was news of Sega shipping Mission: Impossible Arcade machines and now we have the details revealed on Stern’s latest piece, Rush. This game is

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Sega Launches Mission: Impossible Arcade DX in North America & Europe

Sega Launches Mission: Impossible Arcade DX in North America & Europe

arcadehero January 4, 2022 1

Let’s start of 2022 with a bang – we have our first game release of the year to report on, and some updates on a few other games. As the headline mentions, Sega Amusements

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2021 Year-In-Review With The Top 10 Posts

2021 Year-In-Review With The Top 10 Posts

arcadehero December 31, 2021 0

Welcome to something of an annual tradition here at Arcade Heroes, albeit something sort of rare on my part – a Top 10 list. I’m not big on such lists since most of them

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IAAPA 2021: The Final Round-Up

IAAPA 2021: The Final Round-Up

arcadehero December 30, 2021 2

It’s unusual for me to get to the final IAAPA tradeshow round-up this late in the year, but this year has thrown me for a loop in more than one regard. Still, it’s better

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‘Furious’ By Raw Thrills Seen On Test At Dave & Busters Addison

‘Furious’ By Raw Thrills Seen On Test At Dave & Busters Addison

arcadehero December 28, 2021 2

[Thanks to Jdevy for the tip] Note: This post discusses a game seen on location test, the arcade equivalent of a beta test. The game may change significantly from what you see here, or

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Stern Pinball Teases Their First Game Of 2022 – Rush

Stern Pinball Teases Their First Game Of 2022 – Rush

arcadehero December 28, 2021 1

I’m happy to report that we won’t be ending the year on the bad news of the GameWorks closure – we’ve got a new pinball machine to discuss. I may also have a new

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Maximum Tune 5DX+ Update To Launch In North America On January 12th

Maximum Tune 5DX+ Update To Launch In North America On January 12th

arcadehero December 23, 2021 2

The headline says it all, so this will be a quick post, but I do have a couple of pieces of extra info to include with that which you might find interesting. Before that,

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Spotted On Test: Halo: Fireteam Raven Standard

Spotted On Test: Halo: Fireteam Raven Standard

arcadehero December 21, 2021 3

[Thanks to Jdevy for the tip] Note that this post is discussing a game model that has not officially been announced; As it is on test, it may change significantly from what you see

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Newsbytes: The Site Is Back; MaxiTune 6RR Release Date; New Games For Asia; D&B Update & More

Newsbytes: The Site Is Back; MaxiTune 6RR Release Date; New Games For Asia; D&B Update & More

arcadehero December 12, 2021 2

Greetings and welcome to Arcade Heroes. This Newsbytes post is made to catch us up on some arcade news from around the world, but due to some backend issues with the website here, I’ve

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QuickBits: StepManiaX Expands Reach; Chrono Circle Coming To Round1USA

QuickBits: StepManiaX Expands Reach; Chrono Circle Coming To Round1USA

arcadehero December 4, 2021 1

In lieu of a Newsbytes this weekend, I wanted to highlight a few items that came in recently, particularly when it comes to rhythm games. First, StepManiaX by Step Revolution. The SR team was

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LAI Games Launches Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

LAI Games Launches Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

arcadehero December 2, 2021 0

It’s not every game release where we hear about an arcade manufacturer officially launching a new game to the world – often games will just start showing up at certain places with zero fanfare

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