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Confirmed: Taiko No Tatsujin Is Launching In US Arcades This November

Confirmed: Taiko No Tatsujin Is Launching In US Arcades This November

arcadehero July 14, 2024 0

You may remember in our last post about Marvelous’ two new kids card game launches, it was said that they would possibly be the biggest arcade news for this month. Well, less than two

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Newsbytes: NBA Superstars At Dave & Busters, Rhythm Game Updates, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Pinball, More

Newsbytes: NBA Superstars At Dave & Busters, Rhythm Game Updates, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Pinball, More

arcadehero June 15, 2024 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, our regular series of posts at AH that round up quick bites of news from around the world of arcades and pinball. Up until the Genda/NEN acquisition report the other day,

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Maimai DX By Sega Placed On Test In The USA

Maimai DX By Sega Placed On Test In The USA

arcadehero May 24, 2024 1

A little over a year ago, certain North American rhythm game fans’ prayers were answered when out of nowhere, Taiko No Tatsujin by Bandai Namco Amusement appeared on surprise test at a Round1USA location.

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Two New For Japan: Polaris Chord (Konami) & Breaking Down (GiGO)

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

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Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix Officially Launching In The USA August 14th

Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix Officially Launching In The USA August 14th

arcadehero August 4, 2023 0

Everyone in the rhythm gaming community likely knows that the next iteration of Pump It Up is about to drop, although some of the details on the US release have been…fuzzy. That’s why we’re

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Andamiro Pulls The Curtain Back On Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix

Andamiro Pulls The Curtain Back On Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix

arcadehero May 10, 2023 0

(Thanks to ted and nsm on the Arcade Heroes Discord server for the tips) It’s been a spell since we had some news on Andamiro’s most prominent video game, Pump It Up – in

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Step ManiaX DX Now Shipping

Step ManiaX DX Now Shipping

arcadehero March 5, 2023 0

February was a busy month for arcade releases and now we’ve got something for March as Step Revolution has announced (thanks to Ted H. on Discord for sharing the tweet) that the deluxe model

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VRsenal Unveils Rhythmatic 2

VRsenal Unveils Rhythmatic 2

arcadehero June 28, 2022 0

It can seem odd when a game gets a sequel less than a year after the original launched but it isn’t unheard of – it tends to be a major update rather than a

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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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Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More

arcadehero June 13, 2021 1

Hello reader, and welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news items from around the arcade world. This one is a little later than usual, as I wanted to pad things out a little

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New Rhythm Game Out Of Korea: DJ Beat

New Rhythm Game Out Of Korea: DJ Beat

arcadehero May 3, 2021 0

[H/T to Kevin Williams for the news] Touchscreen rhythm arcade games have enjoyed plenty of attention over the past decade and a half, with most titles being found throughout various parts of Asia, with

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