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Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing out a brand new Resident Evil 2 Remake-based arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot. At that time, all
Read More »Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts which focus on quick news pieces from around the wonderful world of arcades & pinball. We generally aim to publish these on the weekend so that
Read More »Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Bring Interactive Mini Golf To Market
A few years ago, Sega Amusements broadened their horizons into social entertainment by partnering with another UK-based company by the name of 501 Entertainment, inking a deal to bring out their augmented reality-incorporating SMARTS
Read More »July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025
With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry
Read More »Newsbytes: Bowl Expo 2025 Preview, Dave & Buster’s Leaderboard, Headlines & More
Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts on Arcade Heroes that goes over byte-sized pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. There is a lot to get through from
Read More »Pinball Brothers Bring PREDATOR Out Of The Jungle
Since it was first teased by the failed outfit Skit-B Pinball back in 2012, plenty of fans have wanted to see a Predator pinball machine gracing their game rooms. What Skit-B teased looked really
Read More »Previewing Alpha Ops VR Strike’s Stages
Summer’s here, and with it a number of big new arcade exclusive releases are near. Several of these games have had to be pushed back slightly due to the tariffs situation; however, with things
Read More »Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA
Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship
Read More »Adrenaline’s Hot Wheels: Victory Lap Lands At Dave & Busters
Just over a month back, we ran a story on a brand new Hot Wheels arcade racer by Adrenaline Amusements that suddenly had a manual listed on their website folder link. Besides some reports
Read More »AAA 2025 Day 3: Rounding Up China’s New Arcade Games
Day 3 means the home stretch for our coverage of the AAA 2025 trade show in China, but it is going to be a long one, rounding up all the other, smaller names who
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