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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 »
Noisz Arc⌖Coda & Shadow Gangs X (exA-Arcadia) Now Available For Pre-Order
Two new titles are available for pre-order on the exA-Arcadia system as plug-n-play kits: Noisz Arc*Coda & Shadow Gangs X. NOISZ ARC⌖CODA This unique hybrid rhythm/shoot ’em up game was recently on test at the Taito Hey in Japan where it achieved “#1 by a large margin,” enough to shock the operator who wasn’t »
Amusement Expo 2022 Round-Up #2 – Final Edition
Let’s finish this – almost a month later! If you are already subscribed to the Arcade Heroes YouTube channel then you should have seen these, but if not, here you go, plus some additional commentary. If you missed part 1 of this round-up, click here. I’ll start with individual games, then get into company »
Newsbytes: Heavyweight Champ Footage; Pac-Mom; The PolyRetro; New Raw Thrills Mobile Game; Spinal Tap Pinball & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular collection of arcade & pinball news items from around the world. This week has quite a few interesting stories, particularly when it comes to arcade history, so I hope you enjoy it. Note that I’ll be posting a final round-up/recap of Amusement Expo 2022 this coming week; It’s been »
