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The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

December 31, 2018, 1 Comment on The Arcade Heroes 2018 Year-In-Review

2019 is upon us, which means that it is time to take a look back at the arcade, pinball and other amusement news of 2018.  The State Of The Industry 2018 2018 has been a great year for arcades, to the point that long-time industry figures are saying that they’ve “never seen it as »

Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2019

December 22, 2018, Comments Off on Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2019

The world of coin-op arcade entertainment continues to grow with new video games, videmption games and pinball tables being released at various times and seasons. This page was created to track those releases from around the world for the 2019 calendar year. Simply select the region you wish to browse for video games & »

Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019

Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019

December 20, 2018, No Comments on Japan Update: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Last Survivor; Poker Stadium; Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 2; SWDC 2019

Now that we’ve caught up with the new games coming to Western shores, it’s time to look at the Eastern market, particularly Japan. They’ve announced a few arcade video games as of late, although what we’ll discuss here isn’t likely to show up at a North American or European location apart from showing up »

Arcade Heroes Interviews: David Goldfarb

December 17, 2018, Comments Off on Arcade Heroes Interviews: David Goldfarb

Interview with an industry veteran – David Goldfarb Last month at the International Association of Amusements Parks and Attractions Expo in Orlando (better known as “IAAPA”), we caught up with David Golfarb of Miami Beach, Florida for a brief interview. Goldfarb, a native of New York and globe-trotter extraordinaire, has been in the arcade »

Injustice Arcade Looking To Expand Reach With A New Business Model

Injustice Arcade Looking To Expand Reach With A New Business Model

December 12, 2018, 1 Comment on Injustice Arcade Looking To Expand Reach With A New Business Model

The arcade version of Injustice has been on the market for a little over a year now, and by all of the reports I’ve been hearing, it’s been a success. But there is always room for improvement, so Raw Thrills is trying out something new to boost sales of the game even further. As »

Newsbytes: Joel West Passing; Pac-Mancave; Japanese Arcade Updates

Newsbytes: Joel West Passing; Pac-Mancave; Japanese Arcade Updates

December 8, 2018, No Comments on Newsbytes: Joel West Passing; Pac-Mancave; Japanese Arcade Updates

Happy belated birthday for Arcade Heroes – Dec. 3rd 2006 was when the site got its start, and because I was a little overloaded on work this week, I forgot to run a post about it. But no worries, better late than never, right? What is your favorite story that we’ve run over the »

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

December 7, 2018, No Comments on IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

Time for another look at some of the products that were at the IAAPA 2018 trade show in Orlando, FL this past November. If you missed one of our previous Wrap-Up posts, then you can get up to speed by clicking on the links below: Wrap-Up #1 Wrap-Up #2 Wrap-Up #3 For the games »

New Arcade Locations: Tiltz (NY); Nat’l Video Game Museum (UK); The Retro (TN); The Pizza Ranch (NE); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

New Arcade Locations: Tiltz (NY); Nat’l Video Game Museum (UK); The Retro (TN); The Pizza Ranch (NE); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

December 6, 2018, No Comments on New Arcade Locations: Tiltz (NY); Nat’l Video Game Museum (UK); The Retro (TN); The Pizza Ranch (NE); Prince Arcades (IL); & More

Welcome to December, and with that, it’s time to get you up-to-speed with various new arcade locations that have opened their doors for business. Many of these were supposed to be talked about last month, but IAAPA tends to cause a slow down in regards of posting 😉 Tiltz Now Open In Brooklyn, NY »

Unit-E Technologies Introduces RFPay Card System At IAAPA 2018

Unit-E Technologies Introduces RFPay Card System At IAAPA 2018

November 20, 2018, 1 Comment on Unit-E Technologies Introduces RFPay Card System At IAAPA 2018

To start this post off with, I will readily admit that I am not an expert on card systems. These have become increasingly popular in the modern market, replacing the coin acceptors on machines to accept payment. Many FECs use a card system of one brand or another – EMBED, Intercard, Sacoa or Core »

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #1: The Beatles, Fantasy Soccer, Halo & House of the Dead

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #1: The Beatles, Fantasy Soccer, Halo & House of the Dead

November 18, 2018, 5 Comments on IAAPA 2018 Wrap-Up #1: The Beatles, Fantasy Soccer, Halo & House of the Dead

There’s no rest for the weary as the saying goes, and for me, that is certainly going to be the case for the next week. I had the great opportunity to spend the past five days in Orlando, FL attending the IAAPA 2018 trade show, so now it’s time to bring everyone up to »