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Sega Japan to begin big push for card-based coin-op games

June 19, 2009, 5 Comments on Sega Japan to begin big push for card-based coin-op games

While I have never played a card-based coin-op game, I do find the idea fascinating as it capitalizes on something which continues to have a strong following among kids who enjoy both video games and card games. I would have thought that card games would have just been a passing fad but even at »

New experiment: The Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review 'podcast'

June 14, 2009, 9 Comments on New experiment: The Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review 'podcast'

OK, so I have decided to try ‘podcasting’ – of course I don’t know if you can really consider this a podcast, it’s just an MP3 file to download here where you can listen to me discuss the latest happenings in the arcade industry over the past week that we have posted about here »

A quick word about Metal Gear Arcade and a message to some in the gamers blogosphere

June 11, 2009, 8 Comments on A quick word about Metal Gear Arcade and a message to some in the gamers blogosphere

We all know about Metal Gear Arcade, which was announced at E3 last week and several sites have suddenly picked up the news again with a Famitsu article describing the game in little detail, giving us similar details that I already posted about days ago. But as I have read through some the different »

H2Overdrive gets a full trailer (UPDATED)

June 10, 2009, No Comments on H2Overdrive gets a full trailer (UPDATED)

H2Overdrive is soon going to be available – my local distributor says that they should be in shortly and I am trying to find out the exact date we can start expecting to see the game hit the streets. In anticipation of the release, Raw Thrills has released a new trailer to showcase some »

Incredible Technologies: Thousands of players competing this summer for $10,000 in Bowlapalooza

June 10, 2009, No Comments on Incredible Technologies: Thousands of players competing this summer for $10,000 in Bowlapalooza

Incredible Technologies has announced the beginning of their Bowlapalooza summer tournament on Silver Strike Bowling 2009 and if one thing is certain, it’s that there are plenty of people out there who will compete for cash and if they know about arcade games that do it, they will play. And play they did, IT »

Betson: 2000 Guitar Hero units have been sold in three months

June 10, 2009, 2 Comments on Betson: 2000 Guitar Hero units have been sold in three months

We don’t often get sales numbers for arcade titles but Betson has sent me a press release where they are highlighting the success of one of Raw Thrills’ most recent games, Guitar Hero. With 2000 units sold in three months, it’s nothing to shirk at in the arcade sector – 10,000 units (in total »

New arcade location in Fairfield, OH: Arcade Legends

June 6, 2009, 1 Comment on New arcade location in Fairfield, OH: Arcade Legends

We’ve got more news of new arcade locations opening and this time it’s from one of our readers who has opened up their own arcade in Fairfield Ohio. Called Arcade Legends, they have over 3000 sq. ft. filled with the right mix of classic games (like Robotron 2048/Joust, Galaga, Tron, Dig Dug, Millipede, Ms. »

Details on the new 2D fighter Demon Bride

June 6, 2009, No Comments on Details on the new 2D fighter Demon Bride

Another new and interesting fighter is soon going to come out in Japan known as Demon Bride and thanks to Aaron Auzins, here is an in-depth look at the upcoming game and the hardware it runs on known as the eX-BOARD. Andamiro has already brought one eXamu game to the states with Arcana Heart »

The Metal Gear Arcade announcement video; game will get a worldwide release

June 6, 2009, 2 Comments on The Metal Gear Arcade announcement video; game will get a worldwide release

In case you missed it, here is the announcement of Metal Gear Arcade at E3. Having seen it now I see that they are planning on a worldwide release with this one with Japan coming in first so you will be finding it in US and European arcades down the road. The reason I »

My interview with Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive on H2Overdrive and more

June 4, 2009, 2 Comments on My interview with Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive on H2Overdrive and more

A few months back Arcade Heroes was privileged to reveal H2Overdrive to the world and now I have done an interview with the man whose company is behind the game’s development, Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive. We go into more, never-before-revealed details on Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive upcoming boat racer and a few other arcade »

First image of Metal Gear Solid Arcade

June 4, 2009, No Comments on First image of Metal Gear Solid Arcade

After the news broke in April that there maybe a Metal Gear Solid coming to arcades, we have been waiting eagerly for the next bit of news. Next up, for us to drawl over, is the first image of the game’s cabinet. And it does not disappoint. Very Metal Gear to say the least. The »

New arcade museum exhibit to open on May 30th in New York (updated)

May 14, 2009, 2 Comments on New arcade museum exhibit to open on May 30th in New York (updated)

(thanks to Susan Trien for the corrections) While the idea of a museum exhibit dedicated to arcade history isn’t exactly new, it’s always cool to see one setup. On May 30th, a new exhibit dedicated to arcade history will open up at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York called Videotopia, »