New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More
We’re a little ways past the Chinese amusement trade show AAA 2025, and the question »
Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, »
Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing »
Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have »
Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
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PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, entertainment industry specialist Kevin Williams, turns his gaze, after Mario, to the other leading video amusement gaming character: the iconic legend that is PAC-MAN.
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Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations
Not long after Chuck E. Cheeses announced their bankruptcy last year, things were looking pretty dicey for the other giant arcade chain in the US, Dave & Busters. Fortunately, they were able to navigate
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New Trailer Released For Axel City 2
Aside from Location Watch, last week was pretty quiet in arcade land, where I also didn’t really find enough to throw together for a Newsbytes – but this week will be different, so that’s
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Location Watch: Amusement Re-Opens Across The UK; Chief Coffee (UK); Pinball HOF (NV); Lucky Snake Arcade (NJ); Supercade (Belgium); Kung Fu Saloon; Fabyland (UAE) & More
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that tracks the opening of new arcade businesses across the planet. These have been rather infrequent since the pandemic hit, taking out many arcades and other
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Newsbytes: Mike’s Arcade Fundraiser; Hungry Hungry Hippos; Amusement Expo ’21; Golden Tee PGA Tour & More
Hello user, and welcome to another thrilling edition of Newsbytes. This is a curated collection of news from the amusement (arcade & pinball) world that we run every or every other weekend here on
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GENDA Gains Ground In US With Pac-Man Entertainment Acquisition
Arcade operation acquisitions have become a bit more frequent in recent times, with one of the most talked about being GENDA’s acquisition of Sega Japan’s operations last year. There was also a bit of
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The Mandalorian Pinball Unveiled
While it wasn’t ready to reveal on May 4th, the word on the street had suggested that details on The Mandalorian pinball machine by Stern Pinball would drop a week later on May 11th.
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Raw Thrills Rolls Out A Product Page For Minecraft Dungeons Arcade
[Thanks to JDevy for the catch] The headline here might seem a bit odd, but keep in mind that on the arcade side of the games business, we often don’t get a lot of
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Wahlap Unveils New Arcade Titles At AAA 2021 Including Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade
While it’s been a while since we’ve talked about tradeshows on the blog here, it’s been a little longer since we’ve discussed a certain company by the name of Wahlap. Based out of China,
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Retro Raccoons Readies For A Summer Release
Back at the beginning of 2018, we heard about a new multiplayer indie game by the name of Tipsy Raccoons, developed by Adam Wray of glitchbit. He had noticed that bar/arcades really had a
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Stern Pinball Teases The Mandalorian Pinball
Your rumors are true, as they often can be in pinball land, but earlier today, Stern Pinball teased their next game: The Mandalorian, based upon the Disney+ series of the same name. We’ll apparently
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Spotted On US Test: exA-Arcadia’s Dedicated 4-player Cabinet Design
If you are new to the modern arcade business, then stick with me here for a brief history lesson; Otherwise, old-timers or distributors, feel free to jump down to the 3rd sub-header… UPDATE: Made
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