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Interview: Patrick Michael From Sega Amusements Talks Dream Raiders
Not long ago Sega unveiled the latest arcade title in their line-up called Dream Raiders. We will be getting some hands-on time with the game in about a month when it makes an appearance at the IAAPA 2012 trade show in Orlando, FL. I wanted to find out more about the game before then »
First Screenshots From Raw Thrills’ Winter X Games SnoCross UPDATED
Check out the first screenshots of the new Raw Thrills driver, Winter X Games SnoCross! »
First Look: Unique Pac-Man Smash Air Hockey Coming To North America
Pac-Man enters the realm of air hockey but this is much more than just a themed air hockey table. Find out what makes this game unlike any other table currently on the market »
First Look: Namco’s Dark Escape 4D US Version
Recently Namco Japan launched a new light-gun game to the arcade market called Dark Escape 3D. It’s somewhat similar in style to Deadstorm Pirates, but with a horror theme and heartbeat sensors built into the guns as opposed to the steering wheel of the boat. We’ve discussed it a few times already since Namco »
Recap: Wahlap Holds Successful E-Sport Champion Event
After our recent coverage on the GTI Asia China Expo 2024, there is another major arcade event that took place over in China – Wahlap E-Sport Championship 2024. Regular readers should be familiar with Wahlap, who has been a big player on the arcade scene in China, with growing influence out West through games »
On Test: Godzilla Kaiju Drop; Beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush; Kung Fu Panda The Warriors Gauntlet
I’m leaving for California Extreme (CAX) tomorrow but before I go, let’s get to some location test news – one game testing in Japan, one from Japan that’s testing in the US, then another from my home base of Utah, USA. Let’s start with the new Beatmania IIDX and Godzilla Kaiju Drop, then touch »
Happy National Video Arcade Day 2024!
Today is June 27th and that means its National Video Arcade Day! Why today? Because it’s Atari’s birthday, and that’s as good a mark as any to denote when video arcades and our favorite period of arcade history got their start (yes, PONG wouldn’t launch until later in 1972, but since we don’t have »
Newsbytes: DDR World Vs PIU 2024, May Trade Shows, New Card Games
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball, and other out-of-home entertainment spaces. As we crawl towards Summer, some interesting developments are afoot, perhaps more than we might normally expect for this time of year. There will be dedicated posts on a few bigger stories to »
Amusement Expo 2024 – The Full Preview
The annual “Spring Show” known as Amusement Expo International is upon us, with the current crop of arcade manufacturers coming together to promote the newest arcade games that will be shipping in time for this Summer. What can we expect to see at this show? Let’s take a look! Note that I will be »
State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023
It is time to look back at the year and see where we’re at as an industry, with this Arcade Year-In-Review 2023 and ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m harkening back to Play Meter Magazine with this idea, where that trade publication used to present a ton of valuable data about where the arcade »
Super Sizing Amusement! – Part 1
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams (KWP), takes a look at the history of the “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe” categories of arcade cabinet hardware. These now dominate the arcade landscape, so I felt it fitting to see how we got here. Original text is from »
