Newsbytes: Resident Evil 2: Arcade On Test In Japan; Texas Pinball Festival; Konami Rhythm Games Come To America; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that runs down “byte-sized” »
Adrenaline Amusements Brings Gameloft’s Disney Speedstorm Into Arcades
Going into Amusement Expo 2026, we had a good idea of what most companies were »
Alan-1 Introduces New “MirrorFX” Cabinets With Latest Atari Recharged Titles
Amusement Expo 2026 has now wrapped up and with it, I’m back home and able »
exA-Arcadia Announces G.I. Joe: The Wrath of Cobra
It’s time for our third and final new game reveal straight from day one of »
Blue Motion Games Unveils John Wick: Continental Pursuit Arcade Shooter At Amusement Expo 2026
The trade show portion of Amusement Expo 2026 has just got underway, and two companies »
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New arcade coming to Austin, TX – "Arcade UFO"
It seems that I’m not the only ‘crazy’ person who is opening up an arcade out there – a new arcade is in the works in Austin Texas that is also looking to provide
Read More »Looking for an arcade near you? Try Arcade Finder
[Via Arcade Renaissance] Many have tried, few have succeeded when it comes to creating websites that keep track of locations where you can find arcade titles. I know I’ve thought of doing it before
Read More »Nanotech has a distributor, so what's next?
We’ve had a few posts recently on a new company that is joining the coin-op scene and once again they have another press release to share with the world. After revealing the licensing of
Read More »Haunted Ms. Pac-Man machine returns to Craigslist
[Thanks to reader Adam for the tip!, image via random search on flickr] I’m not sure how many times this has shown up on a classifieds website before but once again the haunted Ms.
Read More »Video Review: Indiana Jones Pinball by Stern
Here’s another one, let me know if you like these video reviews or not and whether I should post them all here. I uploaded it to youtube first but was disappointed in the quality
Read More »Video Review: Big Buck Safari by Raw Thrills'
It’s been a while since I was able to sit down and write a review for a game but now with my arcade open I am going to go along and make video reviews
Read More »R-Tuned Ultimate Street Racing by Sega
(click on the image to enlarge it, via Aries Small Rooms) First there was Tokyo Drift, then Need For Speed Carbon and now Sega is throwing it’s hat into the street racing arena with
Read More »Another look at arcades by Forbes, this time the Boardwalk
Forbes has another arcade-related article up again, this time discussing trends seen in Boardwalk arcades located in California, New Jersey and other places. They do write saying that you should get out and go
Read More »Gottlieb 'virtually' returns to pinball through Nanotech Entertainment
Among the old pinball manufacturers one name that enthusiasts will easily recall is that of Gottlieb. Gottlieb got started in 1927 making early pinballs and created many different kinds of tables all the way
Read More »Peruvian authorities destroy 1,000 illegal Peruvian pinball machines.
Dang those blasted video games and pinball machines, corrupting our youth more than jazz music ever could. Such an attitude is the case in Peru where authorities as part of the National Tourist Board
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