Arcade Heroes Japan Archives

Bandai Namco Amusements Is Testing ‘Jump Racer’ In Japan

arcadehero May 1, 2024 0

It barely feels like five minutes since we were last talking about a new location test game here on Arcade Heroes. But today, we have yet another to exclusively reveal. Not that this is

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

Japan Amusement Expo Recap

arcadehero November 25, 2023 3

Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken

Bandai Namco Begins Testing Bike Dash Delivery In Japan

arcadehero August 20, 2023 3

This post is discussing a game that has been seen on location test, the arcade equivalent of a beta test. This game might not be released at all or if it does reach production,

Taito’s JAEPO 2023 Line-Up Includes Mixed Reality, New Rhythm Game

arcadehero January 21, 2023 0

If you follow arcades to any degree then you know who Taito is – even if you don’t then you should at least know Space Invaders or Arkanoid (if it’s still a no, then

GENDA-Owned Sega Arcades To Change Name To GiGO In Japan

arcadehero January 28, 2022 3

Today, it was revealed that Genda completed their purchase of Sega’s amusement operations division, purchasing the remaining 15% of shares. As a part of that, they changed the name of their company to GENDA

Kevin Williams: Is The Sun Setting On Japanese Amusement?

arcadehero November 8, 2021 3

In his occasional feature for Arcade Heroes, immersive amusement and attraction entertainment specialist Kevin Williams (KWP) looks at the major issues impacting the international amusement sector, particularly in regards to Japan and their current

Sega To Launch Virtua Fighter eSports Arcade In Japan On June 2nd

arcadehero May 27, 2021 0

Sega may not be known primarily for their 1v1 fighting games like Capcom or Namco happen to be, but they’ve always had one series in the genre that’s been a solid win for them,

Newsbytes: House of the Dead Remake For Switch; Pokémon Corogarena; Headlines

arcadehero April 17, 2021 8

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of quick content from around the wonderful world of arcades & pinball. Here’s what I’ve gathered for you this weekend: The House of the Dead Remake Announced a while

Location Watch: Area 15[NV]; Game Terminal [TN]; 16-Bit Bar & Arcade [OH]; Natsuge Museum [JP] & More

arcadehero March 4, 2021 1

Welcome to Location Watch, a post series that highlights brand new arcade locations that have opened their doors for the first time. Since news in this regard has been rather slow, we haven’t had

Newsbytes: AtGames Launches ArcadeNet; New Videos; VR WOW; Arcade Ports

arcadehero January 16, 2021 3

This week has been extremely quiet for arcade news, but there are a few items that showed up late in the week that are fine for Newsbytes. Let’s hop to it! AtGames Launches Their

Newsbytes: New For Nintendo Vs.; Namco Art Gallery; Armored Princess Battle Conductor & More

arcadehero December 26, 2020 2

Happy Holidays everyone, regardless of the belief you have and the days that you commemorate. Welcome to the final Newsbytes of 2020, with these posts involving a quick collection of news from the arcade/pinball