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BlazBlue now available for arcades in the US
While a certain company may feel that arcades are dead and so there is no use selling their fighter arcade title in the US, a different company known as Aksys has eschewed the logic of the aformentioned ‘certain company’ and released their fighter for arcades today known as BlazBlue. In case you are not familiar with it, »
A new original arcade title: Get Outta My Face!
While finding indie developers making arcade titles is a rare occurrence, I’m happy to see that the numbers are growing. We’ve covered Galloping Ghost Productions and their making of Dark Presence; there also was Galactic Front being worked on by a one man team. You can add another one man team to that list »
Fighter mania continues with BlazBlue
The notion that no one wants to play fighters in the arcade anymore is silly. Apparently Capcom and Namco thinks so when it comes to the US but I have noticed a very interesting trend in my two weeks of running the arcade – there are a lot of fighting fans out there who »
Namco's Tekken 6 Debaucle
There is no question that 2008 is the year of the fighter for arcades. Japan is seeing a large number of developers creating new fighters and other markets expect to see some of these titles, which includes Namco’s Tekken 6 and Capcom’s Street Fighter IV. Even in the US there is at least one »
IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 3: exA-Arcadia, AVS Companies, JET Games
Welcome to the third part of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the series of posts that comb through the arcade games and companies that appeared at the expo. Today we are taking a look at the main exhibitors who had a bend towards video games (with one exception): exA-Arcadia; a variety from the AVS Companies »
Newsbytes: IAAPA 2025 Post-Show Catch Up, Beetlejuice Pinball, Fishing Rod Games Return & More
Welcome to another Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that goes over small bytes of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. It’s been a little while since the last of these, and there’s plenty that has got kind of lost in the shuffle between the trade shows this month, »
IAAPA 2025 Updates: Speed Rider 4DX, Simon Arcade & More
We have a whole host of IAAPA 2025 updates today, as thanks to a few companies’ announcements and a small preview from a distributor attending the show, a clearer picture of what will be there is now forming. There will still be a full preview to come closer to the main event next week, »
Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up
Spring is here and Amusement Expo 2025 has passed, giving us a solid look at what to expect for arcades once Summer kicks into gear. Let’s cover the new stuff that was on hand – which did fit in well with our show preview from right before it all happened. Without much further ado, »
Amusement Expo 2025: The Big Preview
The arcade industry is coming together for another trade show event, and this time it is Amusement Expo 2025. Held every year in March as Spring starts, Amusement Expo International (AEI) usually happens in Las Vegas, with this year being no exception. The educational/seminar side of the show starts today (March 17th), while the »
