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Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

arcadehero December 3, 2015 1

The dust has settled on IAAPA 2015, the big industry trade show where the latest products and ideas for the US arcade market are shown off in all their glory. Since that is a

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Newsbytes: Q*Bert Returns; Formula Zeta; NTG#65

Newsbytes: Q*Bert Returns; Formula Zeta; NTG#65

arcadehero November 14, 2015 2

While I can’t do anything about world events and the atrocities that vile reprobates commit against innocents, I can find positive or good news to share. Here is what is going on in the world of

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Countdown to IAAPA 2015 – The Pre-Game Show!

Countdown to IAAPA 2015 – The Pre-Game Show!

arcadehero November 10, 2015 1

As I have done for the past few years, this post is to give you a preview of what to expect next week as we head into what I call “the e3 of the

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UNIS To Showcase Galactic Force 6D Ride At IAAPA 2015

UNIS To Showcase Galactic Force 6D Ride At IAAPA 2015

arcadehero November 10, 2015 0

As I write this I am uploading my IAAPA Pre-Game show video and of course, this story covers something that I missed for that video (it is too large to have to re-do, so

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Raw Thrills Launches MotoGP Arcade IAAPA Promo Video

Raw Thrills Launches MotoGP Arcade IAAPA Promo Video

arcadehero November 10, 2015 2

I’ve been busy working on an IAAPA Pre-Game Show video that is one of the largest videos I’ve done so far…expect it later today. But in the meantime, the IAAPA hype is starting to

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Newsbytes: Play Mechanix Turns 20; MaxiTune 5 In The US; REVO; NTG#64

Newsbytes: Play Mechanix Turns 20; MaxiTune 5 In The US; REVO; NTG#64

arcadehero November 7, 2015 6

Happy weekend everyone. Due to a press release, I’ve broken this post up between two tabs, otherwise the main post content is below

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New Location: Boss Battle Games (Indianapolis, IN)

New Location: Boss Battle Games (Indianapolis, IN)

arcadehero November 5, 2015 0

I was going to make this post about two new locations but when investigating one of them that has opened in South Florida, they didn’t have any actual arcade machines, instead preferring to use emulators inside

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New For Videmption: Timberman Arcade by Magic Play

New For Videmption: Timberman Arcade by Magic Play

arcadehero November 4, 2015 2

In case you hadn’t noticed, the trend that is ‘so hot right now’ in the arcade market are videmption games and on top of that, porting mobile games to the arcade for a larger

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Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade In Action

Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade In Action

arcadehero November 2, 2015 1

(Thanks to Jdevy for the tip) November is one month where you can expect to hear a lot about new arcade games coming out of the woodwork as this month is like the arcade

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New Details On Play Mechanix’s New MotoGP Arcade

New Details On Play Mechanix’s New MotoGP Arcade

arcadehero November 2, 2015 2

We recently mentioned a new motorcycle racing game that was soon coming to the market, MotoGP by Play Mechanix and Raw Thrills. Today the company released some official announcements about it to better detail

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The Lost Arcade Documentary Premiering At DOC NYC Nov. 14th & 18th

The Lost Arcade Documentary Premiering At DOC NYC Nov. 14th & 18th

arcadehero October 29, 2015 0

I have mentioned the famous Chinatown Arcade on the blog before, which had a rocky history in recent times. It closed down in 2011, was pseudo-resurrected as The Next Level Arcade and then the location

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SkyCurser – Discussion And Unboxing Of This New JAMMA Arcade Kit

SkyCurser – Discussion And Unboxing Of This New JAMMA Arcade Kit

arcadehero October 28, 2015 4

As mentioned on the blog the other day, I was expecting a new game to arrive into my hands this week that has some very interesting potential for our industry at large. Known as

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