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The Curtain Pulls Back On Pulp Fiction Pinball
3/14 – Updated with a game features trailer As mentioned the other day, Play Mechanix surprised us by getting into pinball with Pulp Fiction. That teaser racked up a ton of views in a short time, and for those eager to see more, we have a roll out of the game info with distributors »
Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games
Welcome to the first Location Watch of the year – I likely could have done this in January but that was a very busy month for me. It is worth noting that while I did close my second location, the infusion of around 20 new cabinets to my original location has caused a noticeable »
Newsbytes: Roger Sharpe Movie; Street Fighter VR; More Games On Test; New Super Shot & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball. Please note: I am working on a new Location Watch post so for anyone waiting on that, hang tight. Due to the closure of my second arcade, which only wrapped up back on the 10th, I »
Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry! – Part 2
Industry specialist Kevin Williams follows up on his look at the rise-and-fall of technology in the amusement scene, particularly in regards to optical storage mediums. It’s the 1990s and its time for…LaserDiscs…and CDs! KWP: Its hard to fathom anyone in the amusement trade being too attracted to another bout of technology in the optical »
New Arcade Games For Japan – JAEPO 2023 Round-Up
Since not everyone follows the site on Twitter or Discord, here’s a handy post to round up news from the trade show that just started in Japan, JAEPO 2023. This is the first time JAEPO (Japan’s equivalent of Amusement Expo) has been held in-person since just before COVID in February 2023; 2021’s was online-only, »
Now On Test: Hyper Cross by IGS & Sega
Last year, the Taiwan-based arcade game developer IGS unveiled a new snowmobile racing title called Hyper Cross. It was promoted on Chinese manufacturer Baohui’s website and YouTube channel, but other than that we didn’t have much else to go off of since no Western arcade house had mentioned it. I also was hoping to »
Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry!
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, industry specialist Kevin Williams looks at the marking of the 40th anniversary of a technology that was then hailed as a ‘savior of coin-op’ but nearly killed it stone dead! Here’s a brief history of the use of LaserDisc’s in coin-op: Kevin(KWP): Innovation is »
Ice Cold Beer Remake Set To Release In February
Since the officially licensed remake of Taito’s Ice Cold Beer was announced, many collectors and operators of classic games have been awaiting word on its release. That release is now upon us as the games will begin shipping out in February; this was confirmed to me from Retro Arcade Remake in an email but »
Checking Out EAG 2023 – From Afar
I first discovered Arcade Heroes back in January 2007 when the then UK-based crew attended what was called ATEI. I was amazed to learn that there was anyone covering the arcade industry, then I was also surprised to discover that there were still tradeshows which focused on new coin-op arcade games. Unfortunately the UK-based »
EAG 2023 – Amusement Shines In London
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams reports from the first international amusement trade show of the New Year, visiting London’s EAG 2023 and reporting back about the new content headed to arcades in Europe in the near future. This article was a surprise to me »
Arcade & Pinball Releases For 2023
What arcade & pinball games have been released in 2023? That’s what this page is for! Simply select the region you wish to browse for video games & pinball below via the tabs. Videmption & AR/VR attractions & EM Games are separated out, but those genres tend to only focus on North America. »
2022 Arcade Year-In-Review
Welcome to the annual Arcade Heroes Year-in-Review, where I take us back down the memory lane of the past 12 months, and review how things have gone in the industry, at least from my perspective. If you are curious about last year’s review, click here. I’ve been wanting to do a video or livestream »
