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ExA-Arcadia Makes Their Official US Debut At Amusement Expo 2021
I’ve been talking about the company and its games for years, and this week, exA-Arcadia finally was able to make their official introduction to the North American industry as they appeared at Amusement Expo 2021 with four cabinets a total of twenty-five games. While they have appeared at events like JAEPO before, that was »
Sega Posts 3 Direct Captures Of Mission: Impossible Arcade
Amusement Expo 2021 has come and gone, and I’ve been busy working on videos but also posting details to social media about some of the news there. I am working on a post to “wrap it up,” but that all will take some time to complete. Until then, some quick news here about a »
Newsbytes: Black Emperor Launch; Bowl Expo News; Andamiro USA Goes To Texas; Playing Cruis’n Blast & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekly or bi-weekly curation of news from around the world of arcades & pinball. Stay tuned to YouTube on Monday/Tuesday as I will be posting an Amusement Expo 2021 preview, discussing what we know will be there – along with some guessing on the blank spots. A New Trailer & »
Touch Magix Launching The SpaceWarp 66 Mega Model At Bowl Expo ’21
It’s Bowl Expo week, and due to circumstances this year, that means it’s going to see the debut of some new titles. That generally isn’t the case for this particular expo, although it has become more important to the arcade side of the business as time has marched on. Among the first games to »
Raw Thrills Ports Cruis’n Blast To The Nintendo Switch
I wondered whether or not I should cover this today, since I normally don’t get into console game news, but I figure that not everyone who reads this blog necessarily watches E3 coverage. As the post headline says, the 2017 arcade title Cruis’n Blast is finally headed home, thanks to Raw Thrills developing a »
Touch Magix Issues Free Updates For SpaceWarp 66 & Carnival Cups
As manufacturers continue to get back into the swing of things, they are not only keeping things moving on the development of new titles, but also in supporting their older ones. This is particularly true of games that were released at the end of 2019, which really didn’t get a chance to breath on »
Newsbytes: The Simpsons Goes 1up; Chrono Circle Rhythm Game; Axe Master & More
Hello reader, and welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news items from around the arcade world. This one is a little later than usual, as I wanted to pad things out a little on the posts – I hate doing NBs back-to-back. 😉 Here we go: Arcade1up Announces The Simpsons The internet caught »
Newsbytes: Egret II Mini; StepManiaX Update; Blazing Chrome AC; Xeno Crisis MVS; Hatchet Hero & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend collection of news from around the arcade & pinball worlds. It’s been a bit slow in this regard for the past few weeks, which is why it’s been a little while since we’ve done it, but I was able to cobble together just enough to go to the wire »
Sega To Launch Virtua Fighter eSports Arcade In Japan On June 2nd
Sega may not be known primarily for their 1v1 fighting games like Capcom or Namco happen to be, but they’ve always had one series in the genre that’s been a solid win for them, Virtua Fighter. Unfortunately, the franchise hasn’t garnered the same level of attention that the likes of Street Fighter, Tekken, or »
PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, entertainment industry specialist Kevin Williams, turns his gaze, after Mario, to the other leading video amusement gaming character: the iconic legend that is PAC-MAN. Kevin takes a look at his birth, ascendance, and continued popularity as a classic character and icon of the Video »
Dave & Busters Debuts Minecraft Dungeons Arcade At All Locations
Not long after Chuck E. Cheeses announced their bankruptcy last year, things were looking pretty dicey for the other giant arcade chain in the US, Dave & Busters. Fortunately, they were able to navigate the lockdowns in a way that kept them from following the same bankruptcy route, and as was recently reported, they »
Location Watch: Amusement Re-Opens Across The UK; Chief Coffee (UK); Pinball HOF (NV); Lucky Snake Arcade (NJ); Supercade (Belgium); Kung Fu Saloon; Fabyland (UAE) & More
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that tracks the opening of new arcade businesses across the planet. These have been rather infrequent since the pandemic hit, taking out many arcades and other small businesses with it, but it’s a resilient industry and it’s important to keep highlighting these efforts. As it is, »
