Video Games »

Newsbytes: Alien Covenant; G-Tickets; Grumpy Cat Photo Booth; Cosmotrons

Newsbytes: Alien Covenant; G-Tickets; Grumpy Cat Photo Booth; Cosmotrons

arcadehero July 8, 2017 1

Excepting the Nex Machina posting, it has been a fairly quiet week in arcade news. That said, we’ve got enough for this weekend to discuss. Alien Covenant Appearing At Some Dave & Busters Locations

Read More »
IGS’ OverTake Goes VR

IGS’ OverTake Goes VR

arcadehero July 7, 2017 2

If you are not familiar with IGS’ Overtake, then there is no need to fret – while the game has been available for purchase for a few years already, I know of very few

Read More »
Sneak Peek: Nex Machina Death Machine Arcade In Cabinet Form

Sneak Peek: Nex Machina Death Machine Arcade In Cabinet Form

arcadehero July 3, 2017 4

Last week we heard that Raw Thrills and Housemarque would officially be bringing their new Robotron-like (or spiritual sequel if you prefer) twin stick shooter Nex Machina to arcades. It has been quite a

Read More »
New Locations: Rec Room (Toronto); Gatti’s Pizza (TX); GBGB (NY); Round1USA (NY)

New Locations: Rec Room (Toronto); Gatti’s Pizza (TX); GBGB (NY); Round1USA (NY)

arcadehero June 30, 2017 2

It’s the last day of June so let’s check out some of the newest arcade businesses that have opened their doors out there. Cineplex Rec Room Now Open In Toronto The first location we’ll

Read More »
‘Roids Aiming For A Limited Arcade Release This Summer

‘Roids Aiming For A Limited Arcade Release This Summer

arcadehero June 28, 2017 1

(Thanks to commentor Gus for alerting us to this) It’s a good time to be a fan of late 70s/early 80s Atari arcade titles. First we had the revelation a short while ago of

Read More »
Confirmed: Nex Machina Coming To Arcades

Confirmed: Nex Machina Coming To Arcades

arcadehero June 27, 2017 6

We have been following the progress of the Eugene Jarvis and Housemarque collaboration since it was first announced. That collaboration turned out to be a Robotron 2084-like game by the name of Nex Machina.

Read More »
Newsbytes: Disney Quest; Galloping Ghost 600; Sky Skipper; Cosmotrons

Newsbytes: Disney Quest; Galloping Ghost 600; Sky Skipper; Cosmotrons

arcadehero June 24, 2017 4

I hope you are all making the most out of your first weekend of the Summer…here’s some news to go along with it all. Disney Quest Games Will Have A Chance To Go To

Read More »
Taito Unveils Their VR Game Stage Line-up

Taito Unveils Their VR Game Stage Line-up

arcadehero June 22, 2017 0

All has been relatively quiet on the development front when it comes to former arcade powerhouse Taito, the number of said arcade games slowing to a trickle in recent times. In part that is

Read More »
Skycurser June 2017 Update Now Live

Skycurser June 2017 Update Now Live

arcadehero June 22, 2017 2

We have been following the progress of the independently made video arcade game Skycurser for a while now. If you were like me and bought one of the beta kits then you also have

Read More »
Newsbytes: Heighway Pinball Shake-up; Firepower Pin Upgrade; Holy Grail; The Simpsons + More

Newsbytes: Heighway Pinball Shake-up; Firepower Pin Upgrade; Holy Grail; The Simpsons + More

arcadehero June 17, 2017 2

Happy weekend to you all out there. With that comes another Newsbytes, our collection of arcade news from around the world. Andrew Heighway Leaves Heighway Pinball Let’s start with the biggest news first –

Read More »
Daytona Championship USA Officially Released To Arcades

Daytona Championship USA Officially Released To Arcades

arcadehero June 16, 2017 3

After seeing various tweets showing that Sega’s newest arcade racer is showing up at various locations around the world, we have confirmed that the remake/reboot of Sega’s mega-hit classic Daytona Championship USA is now

Read More »
The Games Of The IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo 2017

The Games Of The IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo 2017

arcadehero June 15, 2017 1

While every November we come to the ‘big’ IAAPA trade show, the organization holds expos around the world throughout the year. One of those is called the Asian Attractions Expo. This year the event

Read More »