Happy National Arcade Day!
Today, April 8th, has been declared to be National Arcade Day. According to this page, »
Stranger Things Arcade Is Coming Soon Via Raw Thrills
We’re past April Fools Day now (where this year we had a fuzzy bobcat-inspired joke »
Bubsy Paws Into Pinball (Updated!)
Atari has been on a retro kick lately, grabbing the rights to all sorts of »
Location Watch March 2026: The Latest Arcade Openings Across The World
Welcome to Location Watch, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that compiles the most »
Amusement Expo 2026: The Full Rundown
Welcome to Arcade Heroes’ full rundown of Amusement Expo 2026. This was the most recent »
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IAAPA Expo Europe 2019 Preview
Apologies about the lack of posts on the site lately – there are a few stories “brewing” behind the scenes at the moment, but until all of the info is released, they are stories
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Newsbytes: Arcade “Firsts;” Rise of the AR Alley Bowlers; Tetris Dimensions; Sega History & More
I’ve got a late newsbytes for you this weekend, running late thanks to a bit of work I put into the first item of business. Arcade Firsts Page This week I finally got a
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exA-Arcadia Systems Begin Shipping In Japan
To back up the latest VLOG, this post will serve as some of the sources to the video here. But to sum it up, the EXA board by exA-Arcadia is now shipping out to
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Newsbytes: Bubble Bobble Whacker; Touch Magix Games; Lightning Knights, Atari Lynx 30th & More
Welcome to the last day of August, which has been pretty slow for arcade news overall. Bubble Bobble Whacker On Test Let’s start off with another Japanese location test, although this is one that
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Location Watch: Wilcox Arcade, Player 1up, Stardust Pinbar, Mr. Pixels and More
It’s been a slow news month for arcades, making this post the only location watch post we’ll have for August, but that’s ok. There are still new venues opening their doors out there, showing
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The Spirit of Crazy Taxi Lives On With UNIS’ Crazy Ride
(Thanks to Jdevy for highlighting this – I would have posted earlier, but didn’t check my YT subscriptions today) If I were to ask you, the readers, which games you hold the most fondness
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Golden Tee 2020 To Hit Arcades On September 24th
Every Summer about this time, I write up a post that feels the same, as it deals with a game that launches every year in September – the latest iteration of Incredible Technologies’ Golden
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Newsbytes: World’s Largest Frogger Sighting; Jurassic Park Pinball; Arcade Merchandise & More
Hello gentle reader, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. Let’s take a quick journey down the road of brief arcade news items to get your weekend into high gear: New Sighting For
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Sega Begins Testing Blox Hunter In Japan
While the hype about new products tends to focus on videmption and VR lately, there are other genres of products that are still seeing new developments. One of those is the wonderful world of
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LAI Games Launches The Big Expansion Software Pack For Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride
While there are a number of VR-enhanced arcade machines out there on the market right now, nothing has made as big a splash as the Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride by LAI Games. By
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