SUPER SIZING AMUSEMENT – Part 2!
In the second part of his trip down arcade memory lane, Kevin Williams (KWP) continues »
LAI Games To Launch Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR At Bowl Expo 2023
Happy Memorial Day to my fellow American readers – here’s a story I had meant »
Newsbytes: Batsugun Pre-Orders Open; House Of The Gundead; Ice Cold Beer Remake; Atari Prototype Discovered; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news stories from around the world of arcades and »
Location Watch May 2023: New Arcade Businesses Open Their Doors Around The World
It’s been a spell since we last spoke about brand new arcade businesses opening their »
Super Sizing Amusement! – Part 1
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams »
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Retro Arcade Remakes & Atari Join Forces For PCB Reproductions [UPDATED]
[Thanks to GraffitiTavern for the tip] [UPDATE 5/1/23] – Retro Arcades got back to me and stated: “Licensed Atari PCB boards Major Havoc, Black Widow, Gravitor, War Lords, Lunar Lander are now available food
Read More »The Motion Deluxe Version Of NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Available
The weeks after a big tradeshow always tend to be a little slow, although I’ve been a little surprised by just how quiet arcade things have been this April. Fortunately we won’t close the
Read More »Retrospective: PCs Powering Arcade Machines
April tends to be a very slow month for arcade news, since most of the info that pertains to the industry (particularly brand new games) takes place at Amusement Expo. So to help fill
Read More »Newsbytes: April Fools Catch-Up; New Gundead Trailer; Arcade Documentaries; AEI’23 Vids & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. If you’re new here, yes, arcades still exist,
Read More »Amusement Expo 2023 – The Complete Round-Up
Welcome to the Arcade Heroes “round-up” of Amusement Expo 2023. This will show off & discuss various games which appeared at this trade show which was held last week in Las Vegas. The short
Read More »Rocket League Is Blasting Into To Arcades! (Updated)
UPDATE: Big H/T to Jdevy who created the cabinet mock-ups for this post – he did those, I did the post. Happy April Fools! That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the
Read More »Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business
“Segaaaaaa!” When you read that, do you also hear it in your head? If you grew up playing Sega stuff, particularly at home on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then the answer is likely yes. Of
Read More »Amusement Expo 2023 Preview
The end of March is upon us which means that the “Spring Show,” or rather, Amusement Expo is taking place. In the past this was also known as the AMOA show – regardless, this
Read More »Zombies Crisis Coming To The US Via Amusement Source Intl.
This news is a couple of weeks old now, but thanks to LinkedIn’s dumb algorithm, one often doesn’t see posts of pages you follow for 2~4 weeks after they post something – or never.
Read More »American Pinball’s Galactic Tank Force Unveiled, Channels 90s FMV Game Energy
American Pinball has finally given a full unveil of their 5th game, titled Galactic Tank Force and the initial teases that it would be a little quirky are certainly backed up here. The website
Read More »Newsbytes: Shinorubi & Donut Dodo Do! Pre-Orders; Berzerk & Frenzy Go Atari; More Tests For Taiko
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the arcade and pinball world. There’s plenty to digest in this one than can fit into the headline, so let’s dive in: Pre-Orders Open
Read More »Orders Open For Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead
The headline might be a surprise since it’s been a spell since I’ve mentioned the unique arcade twist of Devolver Digital’s Gungeon. The coin-op version, titled Enter The Gungeon: House of the Gundead, had
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