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Newsbytes: Raw Thrills Showcase; Led Zeppelin Pinball; InitialD; Dead Zone VR & More

Newsbytes: Raw Thrills Showcase; Led Zeppelin Pinball; InitialD; Dead Zone VR & More

arcadehero December 12, 2020 0

Another weekend, another Newsbytes. These posts are here to collect some quick news from around the arcade & pinball worlds, made for some light weekend reading, although they’re usually video-heavy, so they are probably

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Deeproot Pinball Throws Their Hat Into The Ring With Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland

Deeproot Pinball Throws Their Hat Into The Ring With Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland

arcadehero December 11, 2020 2

Also known as RAZA Pinball, newcomer deeproot Pinball (yes, they insist on having the first word done with no capitals) has begun taking orders for their first title, with two different options available: Arcade

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ICE Unveils Full Line Of Arcade Pro Games, Including Jurassic Park Pro

ICE Unveils Full Line Of Arcade Pro Games, Including Jurassic Park Pro

arcadehero December 10, 2020 0

Back in September, ICE (short for Innovative Concepts in Entertainment) revealed that they were launching a full line of commercial-grade, home-focused arcade games. With the holidays here, they now have all of their titles

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Newsbytes: Super Nintendo World; Mario Kart & SMX Updates; Bust-A-Move Frenzy & More

Newsbytes: Super Nintendo World; Mario Kart & SMX Updates; Bust-A-Move Frenzy & More

arcadehero December 5, 2020 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of quick/short news items from around the world of arcades, made for the weekend. People Are Hyped For Super Nintendo World Starting this Newsbytes with a “Well, duuuuh!” item,

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DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL Now Available For Arcades

DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL Now Available For Arcades

arcadehero December 1, 2020 1

Bullet hell shooter and CAVE fans rejoice, as one of the most recognizable names in the genre has made a return to coin-op with the release of DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL on the

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Insert Coin Documentary About Midway Launches On Virtual Limited Release

Insert Coin Documentary About Midway Launches On Virtual Limited Release

arcadehero November 30, 2020 0

Meant to launch this past Spring, the documentary by Joshua Tsui about the glory days of Midway and their arcade developments (mainly during the 1990s) is now seeing a limited release through “Alamo On-Demand

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Newsbytes: exA-Arcadia First Year; Scorbit Adds Jersey Jack; RAZA Pinball; Arcade Sidekick & More

Newsbytes: exA-Arcadia First Year; Scorbit Adds Jersey Jack; RAZA Pinball; Arcade Sidekick & More

arcadehero November 28, 2020 4

Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, although the past couple of weeks have been a tad slow on news like this to discuss, so I skipped it last week. It’s also “Small Business

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The Current Home Arcade Landscape

The Current Home Arcade Landscape

arcadehero November 26, 2020 1

Rushing towards Black Friday and the holidays, and we see a perfusion of retro-mini arcade cabinets hitting the shelves. Friend-of-the-site, and trend specialist Kevin Williams looks at a selection of the releases hoping to

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Super Battle Princess Madelyn Released To Arcades; Bonus Vritra Hexa Unboxing

Super Battle Princess Madelyn Released To Arcades; Bonus Vritra Hexa Unboxing

arcadehero November 24, 2020 0

I skipped doing a Newsbytes this past weekend as there really wasn’t enough to talk about from last week. This is against the norm, since that week is normally IAAPA week, which gives us

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UNIS Releases Crazy Ride, Space Invaders Counter Attack & Pogo Jump In North America

UNIS Releases Crazy Ride, Space Invaders Counter Attack & Pogo Jump In North America

arcadehero November 19, 2020 0

This would have been a week full of new game announcements and videos were taken at IAAPA 2020. Since that was canceled, I wasn’t really expecting anything to discuss such games right now (although

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Kevin Williams: The SEGA Situation

Kevin Williams: The SEGA Situation

arcadehero November 16, 2020 0

Let’s start the week with an opinion piece, where site friend and industry specialist Kevin Williams weighs in on what’s been happening with SEGA over in Japan. Take it away, Kevin: Opinion Piece: The

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Newsbytes: Fight of Gods AE Released; Switch ‘N’ Shoot Mini; Round1 RU; Responding To Cheddar

Newsbytes: Fight of Gods AE Released; Switch ‘N’ Shoot Mini; Round1 RU; Responding To Cheddar

arcadehero November 15, 2020 5

Welcome to Newsbytes, a “quick” spattering of arcade news for your weekend, that often ends up with more commentary than warrants a “quick” post 😛 There hasn’t been a lot of arcade news this

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