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The Grand Master 2015 Arcade Testing In The US June 13th-14th

The Grand Master 2015 Arcade Testing In The US June 13th-14th

June 8, 2015, 8 Comments on The Grand Master 2015 Arcade Testing In The US June 13th-14th

(Thanks to Abe Navarro for the tip) About a month ago, news came along that a new entry into the famous Tetris: The Grand Master would be finding its way to the arcade scene but it would remove the Tetris license(not sure why that is, since the company produced 4 games with the license »

Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

February 14, 2015, 9 Comments on Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo; NTG#35

Well it is not every newsbag that it lands on a holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Bonus: It is also the birthday of Ken Masters from Street Fighter II, who would be 50 years old today if he were real. 😛 With JAEPO soaking up most of the headlines, today’s newsbag is going to »

IAAPA 2014 Day 2: Star Wars Battle Pod, Showdown, Jurassic Park, Pump It Up PRIME 2015,Candy Crush Saga + More

IAAPA 2014 Day 2: Star Wars Battle Pod, Showdown, Jurassic Park, Pump It Up PRIME 2015,Candy Crush Saga + More

November 18, 2014, 1 Comment on IAAPA 2014 Day 2: Star Wars Battle Pod, Showdown, Jurassic Park, Pump It Up PRIME 2015,Candy Crush Saga + More

UPDATE: Part 2 of Day 2 can be found here. / Check out Day 3 here! It’s been the subject of many posts here on Arcade Heroes and today the IAAPA 2014 trade officially kicked off with the tradeshow floor portion opening the doors for attendees to check out. I arrived later in the »

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

June 18, 2014, 2 Comments on The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for good or for bad. The company in question this time is listed as “Guangzhou Huataibaishun Animation Technology Co., Ltd” but »

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

June 11, 2014, 2 Comments on World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For World Cup 2002, it just so happened that the Brazilian team won the Cup for the fifth time and it »

Check Out InJoy Motion’s Allied Tank Attack Cabinets

Check Out InJoy Motion’s Allied Tank Attack Cabinets

October 29, 2013, No Comments on Check Out InJoy Motion’s Allied Tank Attack Cabinets

Earlier this year we heard about the development of a new tank battle game by a Taiwanese company called InJoy Motion.  We have covered them various times in the past, they have have released various arcade titles such as Project X-Pher, Top Gunner, Dido Kart and Street Racing Stars. The new title to join »

This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

September 27, 2013, 6 Comments on This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into my household (which at first came with a bad disc drive so I had to get it replaced – despite »

Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

September 23, 2013, No Comments on Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

If you ever wanted to meet up with a creator or designer of a classic arcade game then the opportunities are often infrequent. Aside from an occasional classic game expo you might get lucky with an arcade trade show although those aren’t always open to the public. An event this Saturday at the Galloping »

The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

June 28, 2013, 13 Comments on The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

I hope that everyone is having a happy summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and if in the Southern, an acceptable Winter. Arcade news has been relatively slow for the past little while so I’ve been thinking of cooking up more of these articles about arcades as opposed to just waiting out »

IGS Shows Off Overtake

IGS Shows Off Overtake

June 10, 2013, 1 Comment on IGS Shows Off Overtake

New game news has been spotty for a while and this story will not take exception to the larger stream of news we’ve had coming from regions like Japan, Taiwan and China for the past month. At the recent GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013 event in Taiwan, Taiwanese company IGS made a big deal »

Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

May 14, 2013, 1 Comment on Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

I meant to get to this yesterday but wanted to get permission for one item below for going to wire. That item is related to the new Hobbit Pinball machine by Jersey Jack Pinball, slated for a release in Summer 2014. until now, that was all we really knew about it, was that it »

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

May 7, 2013, 5 Comments on Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

Spring is a time for plenty of new things, amusement trade shows included. The Chinese arcade market is moving along quite well and they have several trade shows a year, one of which is the GAGA show (nothing to do with the singer). It can be difficult to obtain some precise information about the »