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Beavis & Butt-head Prototype Now At The Galloping Ghost Arcade

Beavis & Butt-head Prototype Now At The Galloping Ghost Arcade

arcadehero April 7, 2016 21

During the 1990s while hand drawn cartoons were still a thing, the irreverent Beavis & Butt-head made waves across American culture, lasting on the tube for several years, getting a feature length film and

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3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

3 New Arcade Titles To Be Unveiled At Midwest Gaming Classic This Weekend

arcadehero April 6, 2016 0

UPDATE: The games have been shown off, check them out! The Midwest Gaming Classic event is approaching this weekend and while the name implies that it’s all about older/retro/classic games, that is not always

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First Ever VR Arcade Conference To Be Held In California This May

First Ever VR Arcade Conference To Be Held In California This May

arcadehero April 4, 2016 2

Video game news has been buzzing with VR developments for a while now and in the arcade business we’ve had no exception to seeing the technology make an attempt to re-enter the business over

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Videobytes: Crusin’; VR Zone; Sega Promo; NTG#79

Videobytes: Crusin’; VR Zone; Sega Promo; NTG#79

arcadehero April 2, 2016 4

For this weekends newsbytes it was so heavy on the videos that I figured to call this Videobytes instead. I hope you are all having a good start to your April! Cruisn’ – It’s

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Big Buck Wild 2016 Update Rolling Out April 1st

Big Buck Wild 2016 Update Rolling Out April 1st

arcadehero March 28, 2016 0

When Play Mechanix launched the “Wild” update for their Big Buck HD games, it was stated that there would be updates in 2016 and 2017 to help keep the game fresh. Owners of the

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Bandai Namco Opening VR Zone Project i Can In Tokyo This April

Bandai Namco Opening VR Zone Project i Can In Tokyo This April

arcadehero March 28, 2016 2

There have been “whispers” about more out-of-home amusement VR projects coming their way although it hasn’t entirely been clear who is working on what. With today’s news we can remove Bandai Namco Amusements off

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Newsbytes: Major Havoc Repro Cabs; POTC Pinball Color; Pump It Up & Skycurser Updates; NTG#78

Newsbytes: Major Havoc Repro Cabs; POTC Pinball Color; Pump It Up & Skycurser Updates; NTG#78

arcadehero March 26, 2016 6

While we haven’t had a Newsbytes in a little while, but as long as there are quick/short stories, there will be newsbytes. 😛 The arcade where I’m at is also much slower than usual

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War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

War of Currents Arcade Lets Tesla and Edison Duke It Out, Delivers Shocks

arcadehero March 22, 2016 1

(Thanks to Gary Riggins for the tip) I had meant to post this on Saturday as a part of the Newsbytes post but became sidetracked with other necessary work…so let’s use this as an

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Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

Amusement Expo 2016: The Wrap Up

arcadehero March 19, 2016 0

Amusement Expo 2016 has come and gone and as we find with any trade show, we come away with some videos of new games. If you live in the Western USA and didn’t get

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Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

arcadehero March 15, 2016 0

Amusement Expo 2016 Tomorrow starts the next trade show for the arcade/amusement industry, Amusement Expo 2016 in Las Vegas. I’ll be there to see what new games the sector has to offer along with

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Round1USA Adding More Games, Expanding Into More Locations

Round1USA Adding More Games, Expanding Into More Locations

arcadehero March 10, 2016 12

(Thanks to Stingray_Travel for the tip) Japanese owned Round1USA isn’t taking a break from keeping their locations up-to-date, here is some interesting news regarding their growth. This thread over at the NeoGAF forums has

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Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

arcadehero March 5, 2016 3

Let’s add to your weekend with this quick round-up of some arcade items: Another Castle Arcade Edition Opens New Location In Bremerton, WA – If you are close to Bremerton in Washington state and

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