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Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Team Up For SMARTS Augmented Reality Darts
Bowl Expo 2022’s trade show side gets underway today and as a part of that, we have some news of a new partnership between Sega and a company by the name of 501 Entertainment or “501Fun.” What product are they bringing to the market? Augmented Reality (AR) darts. Called SMARTS Darts, this system uses »
Bowl Expo 2022: The Preview
Another amusement-related trade show is upon us and while this one has generally not been given high prominence among our industry in the past, this year is very different. I’m not sure why that is exactly, although judging by the amount of new equipment I’m anticipating at seeing during this Bowl Expo event, it’s »
Touch Magix Adds Multiplayer Linked Play To SpaceWarp 66
I’ve been sitting on this one for a little bit but with some additional info, I’m happy to run it now. Touch Magix has released a new software update for their popular game, SpaceWarp 66, that adds an interesting feature that’s rare to find in videmption games – linked multiplayer. While it’s true that »
Kevin Williams: London’s Amusement Renaissance
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, industry specialist Kevin Williams is back and checking out the explosion of innovation and installation in a very crowded London entertainment and hospitality scene, heavily influenced by amusement. Given that the site here started in the UK, it’s fitting to see how things have »
Jersey Jack Pinball Reveals & Begins Shipping Toy Story 4
It’s been 20 months since Jersey Jack Pinball last released a new game, and the drought has come to an end with the announcement of their latest release, Toy Story 4. Toy Story as a theme has long been a part of the rumor mill in terms of what JJP was working on and »
Newsbytes: The E.T. Arcade/Pinball Games; Marble Madness II; Music Diver; Ghostbusters VR & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular post that curates news from around the world of arcades & pinball for your weekend reading & viewing pleasure. It’s been almost a month since the last one as the shorter bits of such news haven’t been available in abundance, and I’ve also been spending a ton of time »
LAI Games To Launch An Ultra HD Update For Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride
I just received the latest issue of Replay Magazine in the mail, and to my surprise, it’s looking like Bowl Expo 2022 is shaping up to be a little more exciting for arcades than I thought it would be. Pre-pandemic, there might be one or two new games showing up that that event but »
May Arcade Releases: Shadow Gangs X; Wicked Tuna; Pac-Man Chompionship
Memorial Day weekend is upon us in the US so it seems like a good time to get some quick news out there before everyone is away. Here are some games that have shipped recently that you might so happen to find out there in the wild in case you visit an arcade as »
Team Play Inc. Reveals Carnival Wheel
Today’s bit of news that breaks our dry spell comes to us from the world of redemption/videmption – something that we don’t always focus on here but will dabble with every now and then. Team Play is a name that often shows up on the videmption scene, although they have done the occasional video »
Golden Tee PGA Tour Now Officially Shipping
This might be a little confusing as back in February I ran a story mentioning that Golden tee PGA Tour by Incredible Technologies had begun shipping but it appears that the official “ship day” for it was today. Here’s a video that was livestreamed to celebrate this official event: So why the disparity? It »
Newsbytes: GameWorks Seattle Saved; Games Changes At Dave & Busters; NeoTris Released; & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post of curated news about arcade & pinball from around the world. GameWorks Seattle To Make A Comeback This Summer When news hit that GameWorks as a chain was closing down at the very end of last year, it was somewhat of a shock to see what had become of »
New Details Unveiled On The Upcoming Arcade Version Of Samurai Shodown V Perfect
Back in August of last year, the news came out that SNK was joining up with exA-Arcadia as a partner, which would mean that SNK titles would once again grace arcades around the world (not just in Japan, where they had been doing so for many years). The first and so far only title »
