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Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

November 30, 2010, 4 Comments on Who plays at the arcade in Japan and why? (UPDATED)

(UPDATED: thanks to one of our readers who translated a couple of the charts for us into English, they are posted below). Market data for the amusement industry is sometimes hard to come by, but it’s not impossible to find. Trade magazines such as Replay Magazine or Play Meter often carry useful data about »

New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

November 23, 2010, 1 Comment on New arcade open in Austin, TX – Pinballz Arcade

This past Saturday a new entertainment venue opened up in Austin, Texas called Pinballz Arcade. As the name implies, they have a strong focus on pinball gaming (although it’s not the sole part of it – more on that in a moment) with over 75 pinball machines setup to play. That selection includes titles »

Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

November 23, 2010, 1 Comment on Stern releases limited edition version of AVATAR Pinball

While this news might not come as any big surprise, Stern has a run of 250, limited edition AVATAR Pinball machines up for sale. I say it’s no surprise as the move isn’t unusual for Stern as they’ve done it on several of their recent releases, such as Big Buck Hunter Pinball. If the »

IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Tecway/Belrare, Golden Dragon

Well after spending most of my day uploading videos, the video part of our IAAPA 2010 coverage is coming to a close for now. But as I mentioned already we still have a few more things to go through as well as expected video from other sources to look forward to, perhaps grabbing a »

IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Touch FX, Pirate King, Friction, Sea Wolf

Almost done. We still will have more pictures to share – in fact I got another link from Fillmore Games of some extra pictures they took from the show – and Kevin and I will be finishing up a podcast on Monday. So last but not least, let’s take a look a few more »

IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

November 19, 2010, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Music Games (Andamiro, Mozarc, DJMT2, World’s Fastest Drummer)

Arcade music games are not to be shunned and they certainly weren’t at IAAPA this week. Here’s a look over what new music gaming concepts players have to look forward to trying out at a venue near them. Andamiro – Andamiro had a large booth to check out and the most eye-catching piece of »

IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

November 19, 2010, 1 Comment on IAAPA 2010: Motion Simulators; 3D Gaming (InJoy, Simuline, UNIS)

Other big concepts were in play at IAAPA 2010 and here we will take a look at those companies who are adding the elements of motion, stereoscopic 3D and ever water into their games. InJoy Motion Corp. – InJoy’s booth was similar to what they had last year as far as a line-up but »

IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

November 19, 2010, 3 Comments on IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

Next up as part of our IAAPA 2010 coverage is Namco. Like Amusement Expo, the company had a large booth where Pac-Man was a big star but they also had plenty of other new content to offer. Before all of that, a general booth tour: Dead Heat – We’ve been following news of Dead »

IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills Booth

IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills Booth

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills Booth

Continuing with the IAAPA 2010 gravy train here, we have the Betson booth, which featured products from Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix, Konami and Chicago Gaming. Here are some of the new games they had on-hand: Fast And Furious Super Cars – We ran the first information and cabinet picture of Super Cars not long »

IAAPA 2010: Sega

IAAPA 2010: Sega

November 19, 2010, 2 Comments on IAAPA 2010: Sega

The first batch of IAAPA 2010 videos from one manufacturer that I have been able to upload are from the Sega booth, who had quite a substantial number of new games on hand to show off. Watch the videos below for the details; here is what we have footage of that you can look »

Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix/Betson IAAPA line-up announced with Big Buck World, new Frogger

Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix/Betson IAAPA line-up announced with Big Buck World, new Frogger

November 12, 2010, No Comments on Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix/Betson IAAPA line-up announced with Big Buck World, new Frogger

The Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix/Betson group has unveiled their line-up of games for IAAPA and for anyone planning on heading to the show, you’ll have plenty to check out. While most of the games on that list have been talked about here at Arcade Heroes, one title is certainly a surprise and that would be »

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

November 5, 2010, 4 Comments on EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes – the making of GRID

Arcade Heroes is proud to bring you an exclusive behind the scenes report on the development of GRID! Please note that the video and many of the shots in this article are from the game’s testing phase, and may contain differences from the final version. Many thanks to Patrick Michael, Peter Harrison, Martin Wood, »