Recent Posts »

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

Location News For Goodge Street Casino Arcade, Gemini Arcade, Galloping Ghost, Arcade UFO + more

arcadehero February 11, 2013 12

Some location news today. I’m not sure why but lately there has been a constant “good news/bad news” thing going on every time we have something to report. Today is no exception to that

Read More »
For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

arcadehero February 9, 2013 8

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. When I first started to put this post together I was thinking there wasn’t much to discuss but it quickly snowballed into a larger post. There’s

Read More »
Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

arcadehero February 8, 2013 3

A new arcade motorcycle racing game is on test in Taiwan, details inside

Read More »
The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

arcadehero February 7, 2013 0

(Side art pictured above) It wasn’t too long ago that Jersey Jack Pinball announced that they obtained the rights to create a pinball machine based upon the new Peter Jackson films based upon The

Read More »
Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX

arcadehero February 5, 2013 6

Mario Kart heads to arcades for the third time and we've got the first details about it here

Read More »
New Arcade Opening in LA soon, XLanesLA + Saving Super Arcade

New Arcade Opening in LA soon, XLanesLA + Saving Super Arcade

arcadehero February 4, 2013 4

Here are a couple of pieces of news regarding arcade locations, today both involving the Southern California region. Today I’ll do the opposite of the bad news/good news thing and start with the good

Read More »
Helping Out Chris Dellutri of Galloping Ghost Arcade

Helping Out Chris Dellutri of Galloping Ghost Arcade

arcadehero February 1, 2013 0

UPDATE: While not active yet, the page will be http://www.friendsofchrisdellutri.com/ While we usually talk about games and venues, there are a lot of people involved behind the scenes of making these things happen. Unfortunately

Read More »
New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

New Retro Arcade In Athens, GA – Flashback Games

arcadehero February 1, 2013 0

If you are in the Athens, GA area and are looking for some retro gaming goodness then there is a new business that opened its doors there a few weeks ago to cater to

Read More »
Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

Sega Park Southampton Closes Its Doors; Sega GRID 42″ Out Now & Sega EAG Booth

arcadehero January 31, 2013 3

We’ve got some bad news and some good news so like the cliche goes, the bad news first. If you’re near Southampton UK then an arcade has closed its doors there as of yesterday.

Read More »
Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more

arcadehero January 30, 2013 0

With EAG now past the next amusement trade show we look forward to is taking place in Japan called JAEPO 2013. This is a new trade show that is taking the place of JAMMA

Read More »
The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report

arcadehero January 29, 2013 6

Its a week after EAG Expo 2013 opened its doors to show off the latest in coin-op/out-of-home entertainment for the European sector and thanks to The Stinger Report here are some pictures from the

Read More »
Taito Bringing Groove Coaster To Arcades

Taito Bringing Groove Coaster To Arcades

arcadehero January 29, 2013 0

In the rush to get a game title out onto the mobile game market, coin-op arcade companies have not taken exception to jumping on that particular bandwagon. Taito has embraced the mobile market a

Read More »