The Arcade Anniversaries of 2025
With a new year upon us, you are likely to come across an anniversary or »
EAG Expo 2025 Preview
The first major amusement-focused trade show of this year is now just around the corner, »
Newsbytes Rhythm Game Special: Maimai DX Testing In Chicago, Bubble Bobble In Music Diver, Headlines & Much More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes that covers everything happening in »
Arcade Prototype Discovered: Dropzone Arcade
It has been quite a long time since we last reported on a new arcade »
Stern Pinball Unveils Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye
It’s the first week of January, which aside from it being a new year, means »
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Tecmo Koei Re-Entering Arcade Market With Dead or Alive 5 AC and Sega’s Help
(Scroll down for updated details) Bomb Jack. Solomon’s Key. Ninja Gaiden. Rygar. Tecmo Bowl. Dead or Alive. These titles are familiar to many gamers and among them are some commonalities. One, they were made
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Discovering Jaleco’s Unreleased Chimera Beast
When arcade news is slow here, it is always fun to sift through the rich history of games both released and unreleased. Today let’s take a look at an unreleased game from 1993 by
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High Scores Arcade Relocates To Alameda, CA
(Thanks to Dave. K for the tip!) In the reporting of new locations opening their doors, it’s not too often that we come across one that makes a move from one side of the
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The New Killer Instinct Gets It’s Turn As An Arcade Prop At MLG
Newsfeed 1316, link via We don’t bring up the MLG very often here, aka Major League Gaming, as they typically focus on console gaming. On occasion an arcade-related thing manages to sneak in and
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The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games
I hope that everyone is having a happy summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and if in the Southern, an acceptable Winter. Arcade news has been relatively slow for the past little
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Dave & Busters Launches A Search For “The Next Big Game”
What will the next game changing sort of game be? No one really knows that exact answer although someone out there may be formulating a plan on that right now. If so, the restaurant/arcade
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Namco’s Sonic Storm Now Testing In Japan
A little while back we received a tip that Namco had a new arcade game that they were testing out at a Dave & Buster’s in Illinois called Sonic Storm. If you missed that
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Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour
For regular players of Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix‘s Big Buck HD, hearing of a tournament to play on the machine is nothing new. But with a new “Summer Training Tour” promotion that begins tomorrow and
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Golden Tee 2014 Shown Off
It’s been said before here on Arcade Heroes, that it’s that time of year again for a look at the newest Golden Tee. We all know it’s coming, it would only be a shocker
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Backstage Retro Arcade Now Open in Ludington, MI
Among the many points I made in my book about arcades, one was that arcade machines are not limited to being placed just inside of facilities called arcades. Just about any business can find
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Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More
If you’ve been sloshing through the work week, it has finally come to an end to begin sloshing through the weekend. Here’s a review of some stories that have taken place this week that
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The Place Retro Arcade Opens In Cincinnati, OH
A new retrocade type facility has opened their doors in the US, this time in Cincinnati, OH. Called The Place Retro Arcade, they celebrated their grand opening on June 8th (the same date as
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