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The Veil Lifts a Little More on Jersey Jack’s The Hobbit Pinball UPDATE: FULL PLAYFIELD SHOWN

The Veil Lifts a Little More on Jersey Jack’s The Hobbit Pinball UPDATE: FULL PLAYFIELD SHOWN

August 13, 2013, 10 Comments on The Veil Lifts a Little More on Jersey Jack’s The Hobbit Pinball UPDATE: FULL PLAYFIELD SHOWN

UPDATE: The full playfield was just unveiled. Since it’s so soon and this story from the other day is still in the top 5, I’m just going to bump this up. According to Joe Balcer of JJP: “The game is all about Smaug and his extreme interaction with the player. Creating The Hobbit journey »

Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

May 14, 2013, 1 Comment on Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

I meant to get to this yesterday but wanted to get permission for one item below for going to wire. That item is related to the new Hobbit Pinball machine by Jersey Jack Pinball, slated for a release in Summer 2014. until now, that was all we really knew about it, was that it »

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #3 – Wrapping Up The Show In Pictures

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #3 – Wrapping Up The Show In Pictures

March 27, 2013, 2 Comments on Amusement Expo 2013 Report #3 – Wrapping Up The Show In Pictures

Here’s the last report for Amusement Expo 2013. If you missed the previous reports which contained the videos, you can read them here: Report #1 / Report #2. This report will cover everything else, in just pictures. For a few of them, there won’t be any surprises. But there are some items that were »

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #2: Dead Heat Riders, K.O. Drive, Avengers Premium Pinball, Speed Ball & More

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #2: Dead Heat Riders, K.O. Drive, Avengers Premium Pinball, Speed Ball & More

March 23, 2013, 1 Comment on Amusement Expo 2013 Report #2: Dead Heat Riders, K.O. Drive, Avengers Premium Pinball, Speed Ball & More

In continuing coverage from the Amusement Expo 2013 event that took place this week in Las Vegas, here are some of the other games that were hanging out to be used and enjoyed. If you didn’t read Report #1 with Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade and Rock N Roll Verti-Go, click here. All the »

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

March 23, 2013, 4 Comments on Amusement Expo 2013 Report #1 – Pac-Man Ticket Mania, Cars Arcade, Rock N Roll Verti-Go

It’s another year and thus another Spring amusement trade show has come and gone. The Amusement Expo 2013 was held from March 20th-22nd in Las Vegas, NV and with that we were there to check out some of the new stuff that game manufacturers had on hand that was not seen at other recent »

Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

March 18, 2013, No Comments on Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Well Spring is finally here this after what seemed like an eternal Winter but so are some arcade events that take advantage of the season change. The first show to start is the Amusement Expo, which in the past may have been known by other names like the AMOA or AAMA Expo. With those »

The Louisville Arcade Expo 2013

The Louisville Arcade Expo 2013

March 9, 2013, No Comments on The Louisville Arcade Expo 2013

It may have started yesterday but in case you happen to be in the Louisville, KY area there is still time to attend the Louisville Arcade Expo 2013. This is the third year they are holding the expo and what you can expect to find there includes: Over a hundred pinball and arcade machines »

The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

February 7, 2013, No Comments on The Hobbit Pinball Cabinet Unveiled

(Side art pictured above) It wasn’t too long ago that Jersey Jack Pinball announced that they obtained the rights to create a pinball machine based upon the new Peter Jackson films based upon The Hobbit. JJP has hired Jeff Busch to do the art in the game, who has past pinball experience with titles »

Arcade Releases for 2013

December 31, 2012, No Comments on Arcade Releases for 2013

Wanting to know what brand new arcade games are hitting the market? Stay up-to-date with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2013 calendar year. This includes games already released starting in January 2013 and those which have been hinted at a release by their parent companies. Note that the arcade industry behaves »

The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

December 31, 2012, No Comments on The Top 10 Posts At Arcade Heroes For 2012

Last year I took a look at the top 10 posts that we ran as a way to recap the news of the year and it doesn’t hurt to do it again – its one of the few times I can get behind a “Top 10” type list since there is a way to »