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Bandai Namco Amusements Is Testing ‘Jump Racer’ In Japan

Bandai Namco Amusements Is Testing ‘Jump Racer’ In Japan

arcadehero May 1, 2024 0

It barely feels like five minutes since we were last talking about a new location test game here on Arcade Heroes. But today, we have yet another to exclusively reveal. Not that this is

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Dave & Busters To Test Out Betting On Arcade Games

Dave & Busters To Test Out Betting On Arcade Games

arcadehero April 30, 2024 0

By the time you are reading this, chances are you heard about it already, as the news has made national headlines. But, we can still discuss it from an operator perspective – Dave &

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Show

EVO Japan 2024 Day 3: Wrapping Up The Show

arcadehero April 29, 2024 1

We’re going into the home stretch with EVO Japan 2024 now on its final couple of dates, with most of the announcements and tournaments done by now and just a few more things to

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 2: Additional Arcade Fighting Games Via exA-Arcadia

EVO Japan 2024 Day 2: Additional Arcade Fighting Games Via exA-Arcadia

arcadehero April 27, 2024 0

It’s day 2 for EVO Japan 2024, and as we saw yesterday, several arcade games were announced. Today, there are more! All of these are coming to the exA-Arcadia platform and while they are

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EVO Japan 2024 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Announces New Arcade Fighters

EVO Japan 2024 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Announces New Arcade Fighters

arcadehero April 26, 2024 4

EVO Japan 2024 is now underway, and this year it means new arcade games. Normally we don’t get much location-based entertainment (LBE) arcade news out of EVO, but in large part thanks to exA-Arcadia,

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Bandai Namco Launches Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash For Charity; Tom & Jerry Air Hockey

Bandai Namco Launches Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash For Charity; Tom & Jerry Air Hockey

arcadehero April 25, 2024 1

Bandai Namco has a few new items out for arcades to enjoy – one of which is a video game. Let’s see what the charity version of Pac-Man’s Pixel Bash is all about, along

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DPVR Announces E4 Arc VR Headset, VR+Hand Tracking For Arcades

DPVR Announces E4 Arc VR Headset, VR+Hand Tracking For Arcades

arcadehero April 23, 2024 0

Back at CES 2024 in January, a company called DPVR revealed a new VR headset that was made with arcades in mind. Today, they have announced another headset with the same target market, called

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Angry Birds Boom! Spotted On Location Test

Angry Birds Boom! Spotted On Location Test

arcadehero April 22, 2024 1

It was only a month ago where we had the chance to see all of the latest arcade games coming to the market, but that doesn’t mean that developers are taking a break. Angry

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Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More

Newsbytes: New Trailers, Japan & Expo Updates, More

arcadehero April 21, 2024 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. We haven’t done one of these for a while as it’s been a busy

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Raw Thrills Update: Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR; T-Rex Safari VR; Marvel: Contest of Champions

Raw Thrills Update: Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR; T-Rex Safari VR; Marvel: Contest of Champions

arcadehero April 19, 2024 0

Fans of Raw Thrills titles have a lot to be excited about lately, as they have been cranking out one new release after the other. Today we have updates on three of these games:

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New Releases: Animal Kaiser Plus [UK]; Surf League [US]

New Releases: Animal Kaiser Plus [UK]; Surf League [US]

arcadehero April 16, 2024 0

Today brings forth a couple of new games to discuss for release: Bandai Namco Amusement’s Animal Kaiser Plus and Ace Amusement/Coastal Amusements’ Surf League. While we’ve covered the games before, seeing that they have

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Now On Test: Asteroids Recharged by Atari & Alan-1

Now On Test: Asteroids Recharged by Atari & Alan-1

arcadehero April 12, 2024 1

Mere weeks after being revealed to the world, Utah-based Alan-1 Inc. has begun testing out their new Asteroids Recharged arcade game. What is slightly unusual though is that this is a location test where

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