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EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

November 5, 2010, 4 Comments on EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

Arcade Heroes is proud to bring you an exclusive behind the scenes report on the development of GRID! Please note that the video and many of the shots in this article are from the game’s testing phase, and may contain differences from the final version. Many thanks to Patrick Michael, Peter Harrison, Martin Wood, »

How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works

How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works

November 4, 2010, 2 Comments on How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works

Konami has a couple of music games they are launching today – first is one more people are already familiar with, a Microsoft Kinect launch title called Dance Masters and the other is a coin-op arcade title called Reflec Beat. The latter is sticking to Japan/South Korea for the moment but who knows if »

Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

October 31, 2010, 3 Comments on Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

(Updated: I ran this story back in 2010 but have given it some brushing up in 2013) If you are into video games at all, then you have likely noticed the big fad these days, the fad of adding zombies to pretty much every game type imaginable. Some games are built specifically around zombies, »

DJ Max Technika 2 coming to IAAPA, US

DJ Max Technika 2 coming to IAAPA, US

October 29, 2010, 5 Comments on DJ Max Technika 2 coming to IAAPA, US

We have known about the existence of Pentavision Global’s DJ Max Technika 2 game for some time now but it wasn’t 100% clear as to whether the game would be getting a US release or not. The first DJ Max Technika didn’t garner huge sales in the US but it did see big player »

Andamiro’s Chaka Chaka Don Don

Andamiro’s Chaka Chaka Don Don

October 28, 2010, 1 Comment on Andamiro’s Chaka Chaka Don Don

Newsfeed 947 via Andamiro has a new game in the testing phase and it’s not a Pump It Up title. When you visit an Andamiro booth at any expo they generally have a virtual whack-a-mole game which use these soft hammers to hit the screen with as you play a variety of mini-games. Hammer »

Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

October 26, 2010, 8 Comments on Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

Betson Enterprises has just issued a press release and it holds good news for US DDR fans. Japanese players have been enjoying the latest iteration of DDR since July this year and come December, it will be officially released in the US. The game has seen extensive and “very successful” testing at an FEC »

The Golden Tee at the bottom of the world

The Golden Tee at the bottom of the world

October 22, 2010, 3 Comments on The Golden Tee at the bottom of the world

Here’s a palette cleanser to start the weekend of with – a story from Incredible Technologies about servicing a Golden Tee 2005 game found in one of the most unlikely of places for an arcade game –  Antarctica. Specifically, the game is found in the rec room of McMurdo Station, the largest scientific base »

Official release announcement for Namco’s Dead Heat

Official release announcement for Namco’s Dead Heat

October 20, 2010, 5 Comments on Official release announcement for Namco’s Dead Heat

While we talked about the release of Namco’s latest game, Dead Heat just a couple of posts ago, Namco America has an official announcement for the release that they would like to share. This includes details on game features, including the innovative “social networking” feature (which is not related to Facebook or Myspace). Dead »

Stinger Web Seminar on Interactive Attractions

October 20, 2010, No Comments on Stinger Web Seminar on Interactive Attractions

Newsfeed 942 via If you have listened to the latest Arcade Heroes podcasts (which I need to start doing again) then you should already be familiar with Kevin Williams, director of KWP Limited whose expertise, insight and knowledge of the industry is unparalleled.  Here is a new online seminar by Kevin on the FEC »

New releases: Super Bikes 2, Dead Heat, Terminator Salvation standard

October 18, 2010, 1 Comment on New releases: Super Bikes 2, Dead Heat, Terminator Salvation standard

You’ve read about these games on Arcade Heroes and now you may soon find a chance to play them at a location near you. BMI Gaming shows that the three games listed in the headline: Super Bikes 2 and Terminator Salvation Standard edition by Raw Thrills and Dead Heat by Namco are now available »