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Andamiro USA Takes Arcades To The Ballgame With Bobblehead Baseball VS.

Andamiro USA Takes Arcades To The Ballgame With Bobblehead Baseball VS.

February 1, 2024, No Comments on Andamiro USA Takes Arcades To The Ballgame With Bobblehead Baseball VS.

Andamiro USA’s Bobblehead Baseball VS. is now available for arcades, and we’re here to provide some details. But first, a quick history. Baseball In Arcades In what used to be known as “America’s Favorite Past Time,” it was natural to see the sport adapted to video games early on. While electro-mechanical batting games had »

State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

December 29, 2023, 1 Comment on 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 ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m hearkening back to Play Meter Magazine with this idea, where that trade publication used to present a ton of valuable data about where the arcade & amusement business was »

Arcade Heroes Turns 17

Arcade Heroes Turns 17

December 3, 2023, 2 Comments on Arcade Heroes Turns 17

Seventeen years ago today, an intrepid creator in the arcade industry known as “PointyThing” created this site, Arcade Heroes. He did so as at the time, there was very little reporting being done to promote arcades to the wider world, beyond industry trade magazines. Giant game news websites and general gaming magazines basically ignored »

Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

December 2, 2023, No Comments on Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, an occasional post that curates quick bytes of news from around the arcade, pinball, and amusement world. Due to the deluge of news coming out of IAAPA 2023, this series has taken a little hiatus, but it is time to catch up where we can. I also want to take this »

Japan Amusement Expo Recap

Japan Amusement Expo Recap

November 25, 2023, 3 Comments on Japan Amusement Expo Recap

Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken place in February since 2013; and has always been covered as such on here. However, after all of the disarray »

Adam Pratt’s Portfolio

September 18, 2023, Comments Off on Adam Pratt’s Portfolio

Welcome to my portfolio! I appreciate you taking the time to take a look at the various works I’ve created over the years. As a father of three, I keep busy while professionally I’ve been involved in writing, editing, videography, marketing, graphic design and photography. Presently, I’m self-employed with Arcade Galactic & Arcade Heroes, »

Newsbytes: Taito 70th; NBA BOX; Phoenix Monitor Troubles; Zooom Studios & More

Newsbytes: Taito 70th; NBA BOX; Phoenix Monitor Troubles; Zooom Studios & More

August 26, 2023, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Taito 70th; NBA BOX; Phoenix Monitor Troubles; Zooom Studios & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the world of arcade games and pinball. Taito Turns 70 August 24th was Taito’s 70th anniversary, one that they’ve been keen to celebrate over in Japan. Unfortunately the company doesn’t have much of a presence in the States anymore, so over here only those »

Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business

Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business

March 31, 2023, No Comments on Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business

“Segaaaaaa!” When you read that, do you also hear it in your head? If you grew up playing Sega stuff, particularly at home on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then the answer is likely yes. Of course, the company didn’t get it’s start at home, but in coin-op arcades. Today is a milestone for the arcade »

Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2023

January 1, 2023, Comments Off on Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2023

What arcade & pinball games have been released in 2023? That’s what this page is for!   Simply select the region you wish to browse for video games & pinball below via the tabs. Videmption & AR/VR attractions & EM Games are separated out, but those genres tend to only focus on North America. »

Cabinet Revealed For Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat Unleashed

Cabinet Revealed For Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat Unleashed

November 13, 2022, No Comments on Cabinet Revealed For Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat Unleashed

We’ve been getting bits and pieces of news about the sequel to Bandai Namco’s Dead Heat thanks to the location test but with IAAPA starting on Tuesday, the company has pulled the curtain back on the game by giving it official listings on both the American and EU websites. Thanks to that, we have »

Newsbytes: ICE Does Dodgeball; IGS Does Snowmobiles; Arcadro Coin Pusher; Minecraft Dungeons AC V2; & More

Newsbytes: ICE Does Dodgeball; IGS Does Snowmobiles; Arcadro Coin Pusher; Minecraft Dungeons AC V2; & More

August 14, 2022, No Comments on Newsbytes: ICE Does Dodgeball; IGS Does Snowmobiles; Arcadro Coin Pusher; Minecraft Dungeons AC V2; & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the wonderful world of video arcade games and pinball machines. Let’s see what’s going on out there… Dodgeball – Ultimate Arena Pops Up On Distributor Sites While we’ve known that Dave & Busters has had a new ball toss game from ICE at their »

EAG 2022 Wrap-Up [UPDATED!]

EAG 2022 Wrap-Up [UPDATED!]

March 7, 2022, No Comments on EAG 2022 Wrap-Up [UPDATED!]

I was going to cover the EAG 2022 show for a Newsbytes, but I really couldn’t find much else to talk about for that post, so I figure it’s better to separate that out and give the show it’s own focus for the follow-up. This will also allow me to pack-in more info. 3/8 »