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Bandai Namco Tests Bike Dash Delivery In The US Again
Back in 2023, two new Bandai Namco arcade games suddenly appeared on test; one was GoldStorm Pirates, the other being Bike Dash Delivery. GoldStorm is just about ready to release in the West, following showcases at trade shows like IAAPA and EAG, but up to now the latter Crazy Taxi-like title (with an added »
Bandai Namco Tests New Magic Wand Shooter “Magi Blast”
Big arcade news has just kept on coming with Bandai Namco of late, be it their overseas launches of Taiko No Tatsujin and GoldStorm Pirates or tests for their next music game and Wangan Midnight instalment in Japan. Today, we have yet another brand new arcade game from them on test to check out: »
Bandai Namco To Test New Arcade Music Game “Penda Beats” In Japan
A few weeks ago, mention was made in a Newsbytes of a mysterious new Bandai Namco Amusement trademark. Little was clear but from the logo design and title, it looked like it could be a brand new arcade music/rhythm game from the house of Taiko No Tatsujin. Now, just over a month after that »
Newsbytes Rhythm Game Special: Maimai DX Testing In Chicago, Bubble Bobble In Music Diver, Headlines & Much More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes that covers everything happening in the arcade and pinball world. Being so soon into 2025, there isn’t a ton of major news out there, but some of the more notable stories that have popped up since the last one were all concerning different titles »
New On Test From Triotech: VR Drone Invasion / SkyRider Interactive VR
We don’t always receive news of a new piece on location test just before the end of a year, but here is one that has just been spotted. This surprise is coming from Triotech, best known in arcades for their two-seater Typhoon motion simulators, but they have more recently been focused on the larger »
Taking A Look At Two On Test From Konami: Contra Burst (US) & Gitadora Arena Model (JP)
Though IAAPA season brings forth a lot of tests for new arcade games that will likely appear at the event, some companies who don’t attend it are also trialling some new developments – one of those being Konami. They have now got a couple of pieces on location test, one in the US (Contra »
New On Test: Alpha Ops VR Strike (Sega Amusements); Contra Burst (Konami)
As of today, we are exactly one month out from IAAPA 2024, where we get to see all of the new arcade games that are coming to the scene in 2025. In the run-up to that, we tend to see early previews of games on test out there, as they fine tune things and »
GoldStorm Pirates Goes Back On Test In The USA
Bandai Namco Amusement’s long-awaited sequel to their 2009 swashbuckling skeleton shooter, GoldStorm Pirates, has been on location test and in the works for a while by this point. Having first appeared here in the States in June 2023, almost exactly one year ago AH reader Federico R. then provided us with a hands-on look »
Bay Tek Testing Two: ICEE Slush Rush & Battleship Bounce Off
It’s almost October (yes, already), which means more new games will start showing up on test out in the wild. Today, we have two games, both by Bay Tek Entertainment, which have been seen out testing in Wisconsin: ICEE Slush Rush & Battleship Bounce Off. Thanks to All Castle Games for sending these our »
Trade Show Season Fall 2024 – The Preview (Feat. New Games On Test)
In the arcade business, there has always been a slightly busier time for industry expos and arcade trade show events, traditionally spanning from Fall to around late Winter/early Spring with the Summer lull in between. As its size has shrunk in some aspects since the old ‘golden age’, that has become less pronounced over »
Maimai DX Hops Over To Dave & Busters For Testing
Here’s a unexpected surprise for our dog days of summer news cycle – Maimai DX is expanding its location test reach by now appearing at Dave & Busters Dallas. Let’s take a look: Maimai DX Testing At Dave & Busters Back in May, we reported that the ever-popular arcade rhythm game Maimai DX was »
On Test: Godzilla Kaiju Drop; Beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush; Kung Fu Panda The Warriors Gauntlet
I’m leaving for California Extreme (CAX) tomorrow but before I go, let’s get to some location test news – one game testing in Japan, one from Japan that’s testing in the US, then another from my home base of Utah, USA. Let’s start with the new Beatmania IIDX and Godzilla Kaiju Drop, then touch »
