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New Exclusive Preview For Skycurser

New Exclusive Preview For Skycurser

August 8, 2015, 1 Comment on New Exclusive Preview For Skycurser

Back in February, I posted about an upcoming arcade shoot ’em up by the name of Skycurser. Developed by a small team under a company name of Griffin Aerotech, they were seeking to create a modern game with plenty of homage to arcade titles from the 1990s. The game now has two missions “floor »

New Game Updates: DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016; Angry Birds Arcade

New Game Updates: DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016; Angry Birds Arcade

August 5, 2015, No Comments on New Game Updates: DDR 2015; Golden Tee 2016; Angry Birds Arcade

We’ve got a few updates to look over at the moment so instead of piecing everything out, let’s see what each has to offer. DDR 2014/2015 – The latest test of a Japanese arcade game on American shores just began yesterday with Konami’s DDR 2015 beginning a test that will last until August 17th. »

Play Mechanix & ICE Team Up For Angry Birds Arcade – D&B Exclusive Through Labor Day

Play Mechanix & ICE Team Up For Angry Birds Arcade – D&B Exclusive Through Labor Day

July 27, 2015, 6 Comments on Play Mechanix & ICE Team Up For Angry Birds Arcade – D&B Exclusive Through Labor Day

During the recent Reddit AMA with Dave & Busters Senior VP Kevin Bacchus, he mentioned a couple of times that they would have a new game on test “soon” that was also his current favorite, a spot ahead on his personal favorites scale of Bandai Namco’s Star Wars Battle Pod. We now know what game »

Now Fully Operational In Japan: Luigi Mansion Arcade & Crossbeats REV. Arcade

Now Fully Operational In Japan: Luigi Mansion Arcade & Crossbeats REV. Arcade

July 23, 2015, No Comments on Now Fully Operational In Japan: Luigi Mansion Arcade & Crossbeats REV. Arcade

Japanese arcade games have been grabbing the headlines a lot lately and while this post just solidifies that, we don’t have to worry in the West – Summer typically has very few Western game announcements, which are saved for later in the year. Sometimes we get a couple in August but most everything hits »

Midweek Bump: Maximum Tune 5 DX; Variant Schwanzer; CAX2015 Videos

Midweek Bump: Maximum Tune 5 DX; Variant Schwanzer; CAX2015 Videos

July 22, 2015, No Comments on Midweek Bump: Maximum Tune 5 DX; Variant Schwanzer; CAX2015 Videos

I have a few items worth discussing that I don’t want to hold over until Saturday so here’s a mid-week multi-item post. 😉 Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX Coming Winter 2015 – Nothing confirmed for the West at this point but Japan will be getting a DX version of the game at least. »

Newsbytes: CAX 2015; D&B AMA; Exidy Founder Passes Away; Insert Coin Doc

Newsbytes: CAX 2015; D&B AMA; Exidy Founder Passes Away; Insert Coin Doc

July 18, 2015, No Comments on Newsbytes: CAX 2015; D&B AMA; Exidy Founder Passes Away; Insert Coin Doc

I don’t know what it is about Friday evenings at times that suddenly a bunch of news is dumped but we’ll take it! I hope that everyone has a safe and fun weekend. CAX 2015 Under Way – If you find yourself anywhere near near Santa Clara, CA this weekend and you are reading »

Details on Mario And Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Details on Mario And Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

July 17, 2015, 4 Comments on Details on Mario And Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

As mentioned yesterday, Sega Japan announced some public location tests for a new sports arcade game, Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition. This mouthful of a title is based upon the crossover games that have involved famous mascots from Nintendo and Sega coming together to compete in Olympic style »

Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Cytus Arcade; ColorDMD; Insert Coins LV Closes

Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Cytus Arcade; ColorDMD; Insert Coins LV Closes

July 11, 2015, No Comments on Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Cytus Arcade; ColorDMD; Insert Coins LV Closes

Let’s jump into this mid-July weekend with a packed news post, shall we? Super Arcade Petition – Just a reminder that there is still time to sign the petition to the City of Azusa, CA regarding the Super Arcade situation there. Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost Arcade is flying down there to add his »

Star Wars Battle Pod Unboxing

Star Wars Battle Pod Unboxing

July 3, 2015, 10 Comments on Star Wars Battle Pod Unboxing

It was recently mentioned on an Arcade Heroes podcast that I was going to be getting my hands on a Star Wars Battle Pod. As with many of these new big games, it wasn’t something necessarily planned from the get-go (especially due to the very high price tag) but things worked out in a »

Newsbytes: AH Podcast#4 w/ Spooky Pinball Interview; KISS Pinball Doc; PIXELS

Newsbytes: AH Podcast#4 w/ Spooky Pinball Interview; KISS Pinball Doc; PIXELS

June 27, 2015, No Comments on Newsbytes: AH Podcast#4 w/ Spooky Pinball Interview; KISS Pinball Doc; PIXELS

The last weekend of June is already upon us and with that, your collection of arcade and pinball news for the weekend! Arcade Heroes Podcast #4 – Click the player  below for a listen on the latest Arcade Heroes podcast. Thanks to winning some games at auction last Saturday, this week turned out to »

Capcom Launches New Trailers For Luigi Mansion Arcade And Cytus Omega

Capcom Launches New Trailers For Luigi Mansion Arcade And Cytus Omega

June 15, 2015, 3 Comments on Capcom Launches New Trailers For Luigi Mansion Arcade And Cytus Omega

The time is fast arriving where Japanese gamers will get their hands on a couple of new arcade titles from Capcom and as such, the marketing has begun. Capcom has been fairly dormant on the arcade scene in Japan (and practically non-existent for it else where) until this year, where aside from Street Fighter they »

Newsbytes: Rob Zombie Pinball; Jurassic Park; Grand Master 2015

Newsbytes: Rob Zombie Pinball; Jurassic Park; Grand Master 2015

June 13, 2015, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Rob Zombie Pinball; Jurassic Park; Grand Master 2015

Here is a later Newsbytes post, I’ve been busy editing a podcast so that it fits into a file size that the site will allow without destroying the quality but so far no luck. Between that and the video review I posted this week, there has been a lot of editing to do. Most »