Asia Game Festival 2025: Arcades At China’s CICF Expo
Though arcade news has been on the slower side out West as things still gear »
New Arcade Game Updates: Gravitar: Recharged; Dino Dash; Balloon Fest; Wild Hunting
It has been a slow start to October, but as the month moves on, we »
Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2026; Genda Americas; Rhythm Game Updates & Much More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that collects various recent »
Bandai Namco Officially Announces Penlalive – New Arcade Rhythm Game
Back in late January, one of the first surprise location tests of the year to »
IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Round-Up: New Arcade Games In Europe
Welcome to our coverage of IAAPA Expo Europe 2025, which was held in Barcelona, Spain »
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Editorial: Should Coin-Op Arcade Games be a part of E3?
E3 (i.e. Electronic Entertainment Expo) is upon us once again this next week, where gamers, journalists, developers, publishers and their “booth babes” come together to show off the latest, greatest video games people will
Read More »The Mountain Dew Pinball Skate Park in New Zealand
This doesn’t really need commentary although if you want to prove that you can play some mean pinball this is one way to do it. Via Jersey Jack Pinball’s Twitter
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Wizard of Oz Pinball to feature 26″ LCD monitor, Dot Matrix Displays to weep in fear
I haven’t held my thoughts back on the direction that I would like to see pinball take – it needs to get with the times if it’s going to make money for operators and
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Gameworks Entertainment LLC Acquires Gameworks chain
Newsfeed 1049 via Gameworks locations have been through a bumpy ride in recent times. When the news broke that they were going bankrupt and began liquidating locations, it did causea bit of a stir
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Japan location tests: DDRX3, Border Break 2.5 + more UPDATED
The next arcade installment of Dance Dance Revolution, X3 is soon going on test in Japan, from June 8th-12th in Akihabara, Tokyo. Suffice it to say that at this point nothing is known about
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Geek out with TRON Pinball at the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) Each year there are several pinball game shows for fans and collectors alike to attend, where you can experience hundreds of games in one spot for a
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Arcade-related Illuminated T-Shirts
One trend that seems to be gaining some steam is that behind illuminated fabrics. I’ve seen a number of ideas tried out over the past few years although I’ve yet to see anyone wander
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Trailers for Taito’s Kickthrough Racers
Taito’s quirky new racing game Kickthrough Racers now has a couple of trailers showing the game in action. It’s not anything that will blow anyone’s socks off graphically but the scooter concept is something
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New arcade in San Francisco: South Town Arcade
(This photo and more from the DigitalPress Forums) If you live in the San Francisco area and you’re looking for an arcade there, then you’re in luck with the new South Town Arcade. According
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Disney Develops new Tactile Feedback system for Video Games
Newsfeed 1047 via They might be know more for their children’s cartoons and theme parks but as a part of the theme park business they develop plenty of interesting ideas which can be applied
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