Rocket League Is Blasting Into To Arcades!
That’s right, everyone’s favorite rocket-powered racing game is making the jump from consoles to the »
Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business
“Segaaaaaa!” When you read that, do you also hear it in your head? If you »
Amusement Expo 2023 Preview
The end of March is upon us which means that the “Spring Show,” or rather, »
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, »
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 »
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NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades
I really didn’t expect to be writing this post until Spring, as I had heard at IAAPA that the latest arcade entry for the Need For Speed series likely wouldn’t be shipping until that
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Sega’s Drone Racing Genesis Takes Off
While checking in with Sega Amusements about the release of Storm Rider 2, I found out about something else worth noting – that’s not the only game that has begun to ship. Drone Racing
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Now On Test: Hyper Cross by IGS & Sega
Last year, the Taiwan-based arcade developer IGS unveiled a new snowmobile racing title called Hyper Cross. It was promoted on a Chinese manufacturer website and YouTube channel, but other than that we didn’t have
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Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry!
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, industry specialist Kevin Williams looks at the marking of the 40th anniversary of a technology that was then hailed as a ‘savior of coin-op’
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Sega Launches Storm Rider 2 For Arcades
New month, new arcade games – although you’ll want to stay tuned here as we’ll be hearing about a few more this month once JAEPO (an arcade-focused tradeshow in Japan) lands. To start things
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Newsbytes: More From EAG 2023; TRON 3; Space Invaders 45th; & More
Welcome to the first Newsbytes of 2023, one that I had meant to post a couple of weeks ago but I just didn’t find enough to pad it out at first – then I
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Taito’s JAEPO 2023 Line-Up Includes Mixed Reality, New Rhythm Game
If you follow arcades to any degree then you know who Taito is – even if you don’t then you should at least know Space Invaders or Arkanoid (if it’s still a no, then
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Ice Cold Beer Remake Set To Release In February
Since the officially licensed remake of Taito’s Ice Cold Beer was announced, many collectors and operators of classic games have been awaiting word on its release. That release is now upon us as the
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QB Throwdown By Bay Tek Spotted On Test
[Thanks Mr. M for sending in these pics; Please note that this is about a game that is on location test. It might not be released or it might change significantly from what is
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Checking Out EAG 2023 – From Afar
I first discovered Arcade Heroes back in January 2007 when the then UK-based crew attended what was called ATEI. I was amazed to learn that there was anyone covering the arcade industry, then I
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EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams reports from the first international amusement trade show of the New Year, visiting London’s EAG 2023 and reporting back
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Stern Pinball Unveils James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition
Our first story for 2023 involves Bond…James Bond. Particularly the teased 60th Anniversary Edition of Stern Pinball’s 007 game. The base game based upon Sean Connery’s rendition of the world’s most famous fictious spy
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