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Newsbytes: VR Arcade Talk + VR 4DX; Spiderman Pinball Color; PIUP2

Newsbytes: VR Arcade Talk + VR 4DX; Spiderman Pinball Color; PIUP2

June 18, 2016, No Comments on Newsbytes: VR Arcade Talk + VR 4DX; Spiderman Pinball Color; PIUP2

Happy weekend everyone. Today’s weekend post is a bit heavy on the VR application in the arcade space. BBC – Could VR Bring Back The Games Arcade? : Developing technology is always part of the E3 talk and at this E3 event, VR popped up frequently. The potential that VR has in the amusement »

Newsbytes: The Last Starfighter + Expos; NEON FM; Rope Game

Newsbytes: The Last Starfighter + Expos; NEON FM; Rope Game

June 11, 2016, No Comments on Newsbytes: The Last Starfighter + Expos; NEON FM; Rope Game

The Summer Slowdown has begun so there hasn’t been much to discuss this week – until now of course. If you own an arcade or want to promote one, don’t forget to sign-up to our Arcade of the Week feature. It is a paid post but very low cost for the type of marketing »

Newsbytes: World Tour Foosball; Ghostbusters Deluxe; RC Squared

Newsbytes: World Tour Foosball; Ghostbusters Deluxe; RC Squared

June 4, 2016, No Comments on Newsbytes: World Tour Foosball; Ghostbusters Deluxe; RC Squared

June is here and with that school is out and the arcade stays busy. At least in my neck of the woods. We’ve got plenty of video to fill in your weekend: Unboxing a World Tour Foosball table by Barron Games: It has been a little while since I updated the Arcade Heroes YouTube channel »

ARCADE OF THE WEEK – Game Grid Arcade, West Valley City, UT

June 2, 2016, Comments Off on ARCADE OF THE WEEK – Game Grid Arcade, West Valley City, UT

Welcome to our weekly showcase, Arcade Of The Week! The purpose of this page is to raise the profile of any single arcade location for a small fee – so yes, it will be paid advertising and that will be clear at the top. We are doing this as it is fairly rare for »

New Locations: Ctrl+V; Pixel Blast Arcade; Boxcar Bar+Arcade; Game Nest

New Locations: Ctrl+V; Pixel Blast Arcade; Boxcar Bar+Arcade; Game Nest

June 1, 2016, 2 Comments on New Locations: Ctrl+V; Pixel Blast Arcade; Boxcar Bar+Arcade; Game Nest

What better way to start the month of June and our Summer with news on upcoming or new arcade locations! Today’s Latest Arcade Locations Ctrl+V VR Arcade Opens Today In Waterloo, Ontario (thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip on this one) – Let’s start with an arcade opening their doors today, called Ctrl-V in »

Prototypes Update: Bygone; Hangzo; Bombs Away; Sushi Bar; Street Fighter x Tekken & More

Prototypes Update: Bygone; Hangzo; Bombs Away; Sushi Bar; Street Fighter x Tekken & More

May 30, 2016, 7 Comments on Prototypes Update: Bygone; Hangzo; Bombs Away; Sushi Bar; Street Fighter x Tekken & More

You might recall that not long ago, a unique prototype of was discovered of a SegaSonic Bros. game, a puzzle title starring Sonic The Hedgehog designed by the creator of Bubble Bobble. Well the collector who has that board has many other unreleased treasures so let’s take a look at what else he has showcased »

Newsbytes: ColorDMD Updates; TMNT Arcade Action Figures; Atari Updates

Newsbytes: ColorDMD Updates; TMNT Arcade Action Figures; Atari Updates

May 28, 2016, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: ColorDMD Updates; TMNT Arcade Action Figures; Atari Updates

The Memorial Day weekend is usually a bit slow as many people are out and about as opposed to reading blogs but regardless, we’ve got news. We hope you have a safe holiday weekend and if you are travelling, keep an eye out for some arcades to play. Color DMD Updates: The Who’s Tommy »

Scale-1 Portal Launches Immersive Coach Exer-Game Content

Scale-1 Portal Launches Immersive Coach Exer-Game Content

May 26, 2016, No Comments on Scale-1 Portal Launches Immersive Coach Exer-Game Content

Variations on out-of-home VR style technology are growing in number out there although not everyone is a newcomer to the scene. Such is the case with French based company Scale-1 Portal, who has been providing a ‘Mixed Reality” experience with their product since the end of 2012. If you are unfamiliar with it, here »

New Arcades: 8bits+Bytes; Barcade New Haven; Fire Betty’s Arcade Bar; Silverball Museum; Level One Bar+Arcade; FTW Denver; VUK

New Arcades: 8bits+Bytes; Barcade New Haven; Fire Betty’s Arcade Bar; Silverball Museum; Level One Bar+Arcade; FTW Denver; VUK

May 23, 2016, 1 Comment on New Arcades: 8bits+Bytes; Barcade New Haven; Fire Betty’s Arcade Bar; Silverball Museum; Level One Bar+Arcade; FTW Denver; VUK

My newsfeeds were a little full of new location news this morning (in part as I didn’t check it for a few days 😛 ) so let’s try and sort it out in one post! UPDATE: VUK ADDED BELOW 8Bits+Bytes Temporary “Pop-Up” Arcade Open in Sydney Australia May 27th – June 18th – When »

Newsbytes: Joust Score Tour; Hot Rod Cafe in CT; Magician’s Dead Test

Newsbytes: Joust Score Tour; Hot Rod Cafe in CT; Magician’s Dead Test

May 21, 2016, No Comments on Newsbytes: Joust Score Tour; Hot Rod Cafe in CT; Magician’s Dead Test

The week was a bit slow for news, but there are a select few items that have popped up in the news feeds for the weekend. Lonnie McDonald Looking For Joust Arcade Machines – While most attention on winning high scores in the arcade universe lands on Donkey Kong, it isn’t the only  impressive »

VR Arcade News: Sega Joypolis To Test PlayStation VR; VRCade Joins With Smartlaunch

VR Arcade News: Sega Joypolis To Test PlayStation VR; VRCade Joins With Smartlaunch

May 21, 2016, No Comments on VR Arcade News: Sega Joypolis To Test PlayStation VR; VRCade Joins With Smartlaunch

While I was going to combine this news with the weekend newsbytes, it turned out that there was enough on this segment that we could a separate post. Sega To Showcase PlayStation VR At Tokyo Joypolis in Japan In June: Last month, Bandai Namco made headlines when they opened up a new temporary facility »

Terrible and Not-So-Good Photos From the Arcade Reselling World

Terrible and Not-So-Good Photos From the Arcade Reselling World

May 17, 2016, No Comments on Terrible and Not-So-Good Photos From the Arcade Reselling World

Back when I was looking for a house, I stumbled across a blog that documented terrible photos from the Real Estate world. You would think that in the process of selling a house that you would want to present it as best as possible or at the very least make an attempt to clean »