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The Godfather 50th Anniversary Pinball Now Available From Jersey Jack Pinball

The Godfather 50th Anniversary Pinball Now Available From Jersey Jack Pinball

March 7, 2023, 1 Comment on The Godfather 50th Anniversary Pinball Now Available From Jersey Jack Pinball

Next up in new releases is the latest title from Jersey Jack Pinball, The Godfather 50th Anniversary – based upon the highly rated films of the same name. Jersey Jack began teasing this last week but today they gave us this trailer, a game page and all the info one would need to make »

Newsbytes: IAAPI & GTI Asia China Expo 2023; The Godfather & Galactic Tank Force Pinball; More

Newsbytes: IAAPI & GTI Asia China Expo 2023; The Godfather & Galactic Tank Force Pinball; More

March 4, 2023, No Comments on Newsbytes: IAAPI & GTI Asia China Expo 2023; The Godfather & Galactic Tank Force Pinball; More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball. While we’ve had a lot of game releases in the past month, these smaller bits of news haven’t been plentiful so Newsbytes has been slightly infrequent and I don’t have a ton of stuff to share »

Stern Pinball Launches The Foo Fighters

Stern Pinball Launches The Foo Fighters

February 28, 2023, 1 Comment on Stern Pinball Launches The Foo Fighters

Today is the day where Stern All-Access Insiders can begin ordering Limited Edition models for Foo Fighters, the latest design from Stern Pinball and the second game by Jack Danger of Dead Flip Pinball Streaming. To entice buyers beyond the theme, they’ve rolled out the official product page for it on their site, which »

Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

February 25, 2023, 2 Comments on Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

Welcome to the first Location Watch of the year – I likely could have done this in January but that was a very busy month for me. It is worth noting that while I did close my second location, the infusion of around 20 new cabinets to my original location has caused a noticeable »

New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

February 21, 2023, 1 Comment on New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

They say that February is a month for lovers and when it comes to arcade releases, this particular February has been great for lovers of arcade games. As you could already tell from the headline, we have a couple of highly anticipated games which have begun to ship but in case you missed it, »

Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2

Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2

February 13, 2023, 2 Comments on Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2

Industry specialist Kevin Williams follows up on his look at the rise-and-fall of technology in the amusement scene, particularly in regards to optical storage mediums. It’s the 1990s and its time for…LaserDiscs…and CDs!  KWP: Its hard to fathom anyone in the amusement trade being too attracted to another bout of technology in the optical »

New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up

New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up

February 10, 2023, 1 Comment on New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up

Since not everyone follows the site on Twitter or Discord, here’s a handy post to round up news from the trade show that just started in Japan, JAEPO 2023. This is the first time JAEPO (Japan’s equivalent of Amusement Expo) has been held in-person since just before COVID in February 2020; 2021’s was online-only, »

NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades

NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades

February 7, 2023, No Comments on NFS Heat Takedown Is Now Shipping To Arcades

I really didn’t expect to be writing this post until Spring, as I had heard at IAAPA that the latest arcade entry for the Need For Speed series likely wouldn’t be shipping until that time. Turns out that development was much closer to final that expected as I have confirmed with manufacturer Adrenaline Amusements »

Sega Launches Storm Rider 2 For Arcades

Sega Launches Storm Rider 2 For Arcades

February 1, 2023, No Comments on Sega Launches Storm Rider 2 For Arcades

New month, new arcade games – although you’ll want to stay tuned here as we’ll be hearing about a few more this month once JAEPO (an arcade-focused tradeshow in Japan) lands. To start things off we have a game from Wahlap, 3MindWave & Sega Amusements International, one that was seen at IAAPA 2022 called »

Newsbytes: More From EAG 2023; TRON 3; Space Invaders 45th; & More

Newsbytes: More From EAG 2023; TRON 3; Space Invaders 45th; & More

January 28, 2023, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: More From EAG 2023; TRON 3; Space Invaders 45th; & More

Welcome to the first Newsbytes of 2023, one that I had meant to post a couple of weeks ago but I just didn’t find enough to pad it out at first – then I became too occupied with moving equipment from my now closed location to the open one. Over that time then a »

Checking Out EAG 2023 – From Afar

Checking Out EAG 2023 – From Afar

January 12, 2023, No Comments on Checking Out EAG 2023 – From Afar

I first discovered Arcade Heroes back in January 2007 when the then UK-based crew attended what was called ATEI. I was amazed to learn that there was anyone covering the arcade industry, then I was also surprised to discover that there were still tradeshows which focused on new coin-op arcade games. Unfortunately the UK-based »

EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London

EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London

January 11, 2023, No Comments on EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams reports from the first international amusement trade show of the New Year, visiting London’s EAG 2023 and reporting back about the new content headed to arcades in Europe in the near future. This article was a surprise to me »