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Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?
Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? – GM Alonzo I.E., where are the home console ports of modern arcade titles? Just about every manufacturer social media page »
The Unreleased Arcade Concepts Of Amazement Machines
Prototype and unreleased concepts have always been fascinating to me, particular in the video game arena. There are a plethora of reasons as to why a product might not ever make it out of the door. For all of the work that go into these games, it is a real shame if we never heard »
FUN IS Mobile App Announced To Drive Customer Interest To Amusement Locations
The modern arcade industry is in an interesting spot – while retail spots face a lot of challenges up against the digital store juggernauts, arcades still require on-spot visitation. The gaming trends have also trended strongly towards pocket devices which can be used at home or on the go and a majority of development »
Name That Game: New Racing Game Edition
(Thanks to Jdevy for the tip) While the site has been quiet this week, I have been super busy thanks to setting up arcade games for the Salt Lake Comic Con and suffering from some exhaustion related “Comic Crud” thanks to that (before the event has even started 😛 ). Thanks to an eagle eyed »
Location News: Button Mash Coming To Los Angeles, CA; Dave & Busters Continues Growth
Got some quick items for new arcade locations out there to discuss so let’s start with… Button Mash Coming To Echo Park Los Angeles – If you are in the LA area then another bar/arcade is soon opening their doors by the name of Button Mash. They have a minimalist design on the interior »
Article: Running An Arcade in 2015
(Thanks to everyone that sent this in) I don’t have a lot that I think I can add to this article entitled “Running An Arcade in 2015” over at Polygon.com – just that it fairly covers the venues as a small window into what it is like to operate an arcade in this day »
Newsbytes: ImmersiON-VRelia, GameOn Berlin, Pinball & NTG #13
Happy weekend everyone, here is some news for you to use: ImmersiON VRelia Since Oculus Rift came onto the scene and re-ignited interest in Virtual Reality, we have seen demos and heard talk of the technology getting some real use in the arcade/amusement/attraction/out-of-home entertainment industry. So far there have been tests and experiments, the »
Arcades Are So Dead That They Are Packed With Customers…Wait, What?
(Thanks to Nik Thorpe of Retro Gamer Magazine and formerly a writer of Arcade Heroes for sending this my way) This morning I was sent a video on Facebook that is another in the series of “arcades are dead” videos that pop-up from time to time. It’s actually not as bad as some efforts »
Duck Dynasty Enters Video Game Market Via Big Buck HD Arcade Machines This October
I do not have a lot of time to watch TV given my schedule but not long ago my wife and I decided to check out A&E’s Duck Dynasty that everyone has been raving about. The show has been breaking viewership records for cable TV and is currently the #1 show to be found »
Newsbag: Arcade Montage Videos, Winning Eleven 2014 loctest; Pixar Cars Arcade Release + More
UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM – GUNSLINGER STRATOS 2 ANNOUNCED Hello all and welcome to another weekend! In the Northern hemisphere now is the time we start looking towards the end of the summer and the colder change in temperatures depending upon where you find yourself. While enjoying the warm temps for as long as »
Weekend News: SALEX Brazil; Fun Fair Bash, Pac-Man Headphones, Pitch to Pixel 2
Welcome to the last weekend of July. This week has given us some new game announcements with Raw Thrills’ Batmobile and Namco/Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. There was some arcade news at the San Diego Comic-Con but we’re waiting on a little more information on that first. Here are a few other stories »
The Games of EAG Expo 2013 Via The Stinger Report
Its a week after EAG Expo 2013 opened its doors to show off the latest in coin-op/out-of-home entertainment for the European sector and thanks to The Stinger Report here are some pictures from the event. Commentary below is my own. Stay tuned for a full show report from AH writer HeavyElectricity – he has »
