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Sega’s Maimai DX Is Headed To Amusement Expo 2025

Sega’s Maimai DX Is Headed To Amusement Expo 2025

February 3, 2025, No Comments on Sega’s Maimai DX Is Headed To Amusement Expo 2025

Thanks to everyone who sent this in! It’s now February, which means that we’re a month and a half away from the next major arcade industry trade show, Amusement Expo International. It’s often been called “the Spring show”, “the AMOA show”, or depending on your context, just “Expo” – depends on how long you’ve »

Location Watch Japan Special: A Look At Aeon Mall Arcades (Molly Fantasy, Feedy Diner & Arcade)

Location Watch Japan Special: A Look At Aeon Mall Arcades (Molly Fantasy, Feedy Diner & Arcade)

January 31, 2025, No Comments on Location Watch Japan Special: A Look At Aeon Mall Arcades (Molly Fantasy, Feedy Diner & Arcade)

Welcome to a different kind of Location Watch from what Arcade Heroes has done previously! In a specially prepared piece, one of our true blue Arcade Heroes site friends has kindly written a look at a couple of locations in Japan, where they have been spending some time again lately. These offer a snapshot »

Game Updates + Cambria Sword Another Cry AC Now Available

Game Updates + Cambria Sword Another Cry AC Now Available

January 28, 2025, No Comments on Game Updates + Cambria Sword Another Cry AC Now Available

We’ve got two quick bits of news to share with you today about new releases for the arcade industry, including one game that just began shipping. But before we get to that, let’s update you on the status behind a couple of games, one of which is highly anticipated among arcade players out there. »

New Arcade Releases: Avian Knights (Alan-1); Sailor’s Quest 2 VR (UNIS); Super Drill (Ace)

New Arcade Releases: Avian Knights (Alan-1); Sailor’s Quest 2 VR (UNIS); Super Drill (Ace)

January 23, 2025, No Comments on New Arcade Releases: Avian Knights (Alan-1); Sailor’s Quest 2 VR (UNIS); Super Drill (Ace)

It’s time to catch up on new arcade releases for North America, with three games that are available now to order from Alan-1, Ace Amusement/Amusement Source International, and UNIS/IGS. Also as a quick note, Jamjam’n Jelly EXA LENTE just finished its test in Japan. As of this publication, it is not up for pre-order, »

EAG 2025 Recap – New Arcade Games In Europe

EAG 2025 Recap – New Arcade Games In Europe

January 22, 2025, No Comments on EAG 2025 Recap – New Arcade Games In Europe

The earliest major amusement trade expo of the year, EAG 2025 (Entertainment Attractions & Gaming Expo), has now long come and gone at London’s ExCel venue, so it’s high time we looked at all of the new arcade games that will be hitting the UK and Europe in the coming weeks and months. As »

EAG Expo 2025 Preview

EAG Expo 2025 Preview

January 13, 2025, No Comments on EAG Expo 2025 Preview

The first major amusement-focused trade show of this year is now just around the corner, as EAG Expo 2025 is about to start up at London’s ExCel venue for three days from tomorrow. In case there are any new readers viewing this, the EAG Expo serves the Entertainment, Attractions and Gaming industries of the »

Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review 2024: Business, New Games, History & More

Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review 2024: Business, New Games, History & More

December 31, 2024, No Comments on Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review 2024: Business, New Games, History & More

Welcome to the Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review of 2024. Let’s take a look back at the last twelve months and provide a “State of the Industry” report for you to consider. We have done these most years on the site; our last for 2023 unfortunately ended on a slightly sour note, but that’s not always »

Location Watch December 2024: New Arcades Open For 2025

Location Watch December 2024: New Arcades Open For 2025

December 29, 2024, No Comments on Location Watch December 2024: New Arcades Open For 2025

Welcome to Location Watch, a series here on Arcade Heroes that endeavors to track and report on new arcade location openings from all around the world. This will be our final look at new locations for 2024, while also giving us a preview of some locations that are new and fresh for 2025. Our »

Newsbytes: New Virtua Fighter, Stern Pinball Cup, 35 Years Of Wahlap, More

Newsbytes: New Virtua Fighter, Stern Pinball Cup, 35 Years Of Wahlap, More

December 22, 2024, No Comments on Newsbytes: New Virtua Fighter, Stern Pinball Cup, 35 Years Of Wahlap, More

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that brings together the latest news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. It’s been a little quiet this month, with the IAAPA buzz dying down and a lot of people in the industry seemingly either too busy behind the scenes or »

IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 5: Redemption, Simulators & VR

IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 5: Redemption, Simulators & VR

December 21, 2024, No Comments on IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 5: Redemption, Simulators & VR

Welcome to the fifth and final part of our IAAPA 2024 coverage, this time tackling redemption, simulator machines, and VR. Though the latter two can demonstrate more innovation, redemption and prize machines continue to be a major revenue driver for most locations out there, thus many companies (if not all of them) tend to »