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Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th

December 28, 2010, 14 Comments on Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th

UPDATE: Arcade Infinity will NOT be closing on Jan. 15th and will stay open for now. Read the details here I am always happy when I hear about a new arcade location opening their doors somewhere around the world (as we reported about in the post previous this one with two new Timezone locations »

Weekend news: RoadFighters Impressions, CEC earnings report, Namco game quiz

Weekend news: RoadFighters Impressions, CEC earnings report, Namco game quiz

November 6, 2010, 3 Comments on Weekend news: RoadFighters Impressions, CEC earnings report, Namco game quiz

To start off our weekend, a few items to “cleanse the palette” with, especially if you are bored to death over the plethora of Microsoft Kinect coverage many game blogs are getting into right now. First, make sure you read through our exclusive look at the behind-the-scenes work on Sega’s GRID Arcade. We rarely »

New Asian venue with focus on "Eatertainment"

May 12, 2008, No Comments on New Asian venue with focus on "Eatertainment"

It’s no secret that the idea of “Eatertainment” – a restaurant venue that also seeks to entertain it’s clientèle with aspects other than just food, which may include arcade games. – is a valid idea that has worked for many different companies over the years including Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Busters. Now »

Last week on Arcade Heroes

March 10, 2008, No Comments on Last week on Arcade Heroes

Last week we had mums fighting for thier kids to play arcade games, Japanese fighting to play SF4 (well the would fight if they weren’t so polite) and we had the Conservatives fighting for arcades. Hit the break to see all of last weeks stories. Moms get into fight over arcade game at Chuck E. Cheese »

Dave and Busters looking to reduce debt and exploring a sale?

February 21, 2008, 2 Comments on Dave and Busters looking to reduce debt and exploring a sale?

Fox Business reports that the arcade restaurant chain Dave and Busters has retained Jefferies & Company to reduce it’s debt and explore a possible sale of the company. According to the CEO of the company Steve King “The decision to engage Jefferies & Company and reduce debt is a direct result of our continued »

Happy Belated Birthday Nolan Bushnell

February 9, 2008, No Comments on Happy Belated Birthday Nolan Bushnell

I feel bad for missing this the other day but on February 5th the founder of our industry (practically the entire video game industry – yeah I know aobut Ralph Baer but Nolan is the one who really got the ball rolling) celebrated his 65th birthday. Nolan Bushnell created the very first coin-operated video »

An unexpected surprise in Sunday's paper

December 18, 2007, No Comments on An unexpected surprise in Sunday's paper

(Click to enlarge) While I don’t bother getting a newspaper at home (I have the internet so not much of a need) my parents do and when I stopped by their home as I usually do on Sunday’s, they showed me something in the Sunday ads that took me by surprise. It was a »

Arcade Tokens Cheap On eBay

October 18, 2007, 1 Comment on Arcade Tokens Cheap On eBay

What can’t you buy on ebay these days? Well it’s not arcade tokens that’s for sure, check out these eBay listings for various arcade tokens that the Consumerist found on the internet auction site. Also be sure to check out the link below by the guy who spotted a great way to save money is to »

Gone Fishing From Tsunami

Gone Fishing From Tsunami

April 18, 2007, 42 Comments on Gone Fishing From Tsunami

Here’s my first post and let me start by saying that I am quite excited to be a part of the best arcade related blog out there. I’m not just saying that either – since I found out about Arcade Heroes a few months ago, it’s become a part of my daily online visitation »

Arcade Games On The Rise

April 17, 2007, No Comments on Arcade Games On The Rise

This story makes a nice change from the usual doom and gloom that we usual hear about the arcade industry. In fact it’s made my day Following a substantial price hike in shopping mall floor space and increased competition from games consoles, the number of US arcades plummeted to as low as 2,500 in »

DDR Clinton Style

March 13, 2007, No Comments on DDR Clinton Style

“Hey, do you remember the time I went to Chuck E. Cheese with former president William Jefferson Clinton?” Bill Clinton, Chuck E Cheese and Dance Dance Revolution. O, those manatees doth weave a clever tale. Game site 1P Start proves how fast the internet works by already having this clip from last night’s Family »