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Bandai Namco Amusements Preps Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR For Winter Release

Bandai Namco Amusements Preps Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR For Winter Release

October 7, 2021, 2 Comments on Bandai Namco Amusements Preps Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR For Winter Release

H/T To Kamen-Rider Ex-Aid for the tip News has been rather quiet when it comes to Bandai Namco Amusements, but today an update to the beloved, and arcade exclusive, racing series Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune was announced, so let’s dive into that from what we can. First off, the announcement for WMMT 6RR only »

Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

October 1, 2021, No Comments on Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

October has just started and as we enter into the final quarter of the year, a big arcade tournament is now underway with the 14th Big Buck World Championship. Qualifiers were held on all Big Buck Hunter Reloaded machines throughout this year, whittling it down to the top 128 players from around the world. »

Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica Headed To The exA-Arcadia

Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica Headed To The exA-Arcadia

September 26, 2021, No Comments on Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica Headed To The exA-Arcadia

We’ve got yet another exA-Arcadia announcement to start the week off, with this one certainly coming with a big impact for arcades in Japan. For us Westerners, I imagine that most interest will be found among collectors, but perhaps some locations where bullet hell shmups have a home. Designed by Team Shanghai Alice (main »

Cotton Rock ‘N Roll Headed To Arcades Worldwide Via exA-Arcadia

Cotton Rock ‘N Roll Headed To Arcades Worldwide Via exA-Arcadia

September 25, 2021, 1 Comment on Cotton Rock ‘N Roll Headed To Arcades Worldwide Via exA-Arcadia

For the past while, I’ve been seeing things posted about a new game in the Cotton series that would be going to Japanese arcades via Sega’s APM3 digital distribution network. Called Cotton Rock ‘N Roll, and developed by Success, this is the sixth entry in the series, which first got its start in arcades »

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

September 22, 2021, No Comments on Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts where we take a look at brand new arcade businesses that are opening their doors for the first time. This provides some good news in lieu of the various highly publicized closures that have been taking place lately, including the closure of a beloved arcade in »

Newsbytes: Cruis’n Blast Switch Review; RIP Gene Lipkin & Frank Pellegrini; Rival Megagun XE Release; Disenchantment Test & More

Newsbytes: Cruis’n Blast Switch Review; RIP Gene Lipkin & Frank Pellegrini; Rival Megagun XE Release; Disenchantment Test & More

September 18, 2021, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Cruis’n Blast Switch Review; RIP Gene Lipkin & Frank Pellegrini; Rival Megagun XE Release; Disenchantment Test & More

Hello and welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular weekend post that curates arcade & pinball news from around the world for your enjoyment. This one, in particular, is packed with videos, so if you’re in more of a watching mood than a reading one, this post is up your alley. Cruis’n Blast Switch Review If »

LAI Games Reveals More Details About Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

LAI Games Reveals More Details About Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

September 15, 2021, No Comments on LAI Games Reveals More Details About Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

It was recently mentioned that LAI Games is working with IGS & Wahlap, representing their newest racing title, Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade, as Gameloft’s mobile and console racer comes to the amusement arena. Today, we have a bit more news on this, so let’s jump into it. Thanks to Tabor at LAI for filling »

Newsbytes: ZOMBEEZ; LBE VR News; Motion Sphere & More

Newsbytes: ZOMBEEZ; LBE VR News; Motion Sphere & More

September 5, 2021, No Comments on Newsbytes: ZOMBEEZ; LBE VR News; Motion Sphere & More

Hello, and welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend post where we discuss various pieces of arcade news that usually don’t warrant a post all by themselves. Arcade Heroes Site News I’ll get this out of the way first – I think I will be canceling the mobile/PC arcade trivia game that I’ve been working on »

Cosmic Digger 3671: Legend of Heiankyo Now Available To Pre-Order

Cosmic Digger 3671: Legend of Heiankyo Now Available To Pre-Order

September 1, 2021, No Comments on Cosmic Digger 3671: Legend of Heiankyo Now Available To Pre-Order

Among some of the earliest games announced for the exA-Arcadia coin-op platform was an unusual looking one by the name of Heiankyo Alien 3671 or Cosmic Digger 3671 for overseas. It was a modern remake of an obscure arcade labyrinth game that would have received little attention outside of Japan back in 1980. Developed »

Looking At Electrocoin’s Skill Shooter

Looking At Electrocoin’s Skill Shooter

August 31, 2021, 2 Comments on Looking At Electrocoin’s Skill Shooter

One game that really stood out at IAAPA 2019, was the Western arrival of Taito’s airsoft gun target shooting game, then known as Gun Arena (soon renamed to OnPoint). This primarily stood out for its use of real airsoft pistols that fired a pellet/BB at the screen, which was then recollected by the game, »

SNK Joins exA-Arcadia As An Official Partner; 1st Game To Be Samurai Shodown V Perfect

SNK Joins exA-Arcadia As An Official Partner; 1st Game To Be Samurai Shodown V Perfect

August 26, 2021, 1 Comment on SNK Joins exA-Arcadia As An Official Partner; 1st Game To Be Samurai Shodown V Perfect

SNK is one of those names that, if you’re into arcade gaming at all, is instantly familiar to you. The company built their reputation in the West primarily through their NEO GEO MVS platform, but like many major players, recent years have seen them focus mostly on home consoles with a Japanese arcade release »

Good News (Cactus Canyon Remake) & Bad News (RAZA) For Pinball

Good News (Cactus Canyon Remake) & Bad News (RAZA) For Pinball

August 21, 2021, 2 Comments on Good News (Cactus Canyon Remake) & Bad News (RAZA) For Pinball

I’m not sure about doing a Newsbytes post today, but there are two big stories from pinball-land, so we’ll tackle those for now and see if there are some other things to cover later. Chicago Gaming Announces Cactus Canyon Remake We’ll start with the good news first. Cactus Canyon is a game that isn’t »