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Newsbytes: China Expo; Arcade Music Vid; And More

Newsbytes: China Expo; Arcade Music Vid; And More

arcadehero September 12, 2015 3

Happy weekend everyone. Today’s newsbytes were cut into smaller portions with a bigger punch of vitamins for a healthier you! GTI Asia China Expo 2015 – In previous years we were sent a lot

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SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters

SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters

arcadehero August 6, 2015 0

Got a couple of items to share this fine afternoon today. First a quick newsblast about SNK Playmore – A Chinese firm by the name of Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Co Ltd has

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Raw Thrills Starts An Offensive Against Arcade Pirates

Raw Thrills Starts An Offensive Against Arcade Pirates

arcadehero May 13, 2015 9

Since the beginning of the video arcade industry, popular games and their creators have had to deal with the piracy dilemma. If a game sells well then someone will try and copy it exactly

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Chinese Companies Show Off Their Latest Arcades at CIAE2015

Chinese Companies Show Off Their Latest Arcades at CIAE2015

arcadehero April 8, 2015 0

Right after the Amusement Expo happened at the end of March in Vegas, over in China another trade show was firing up to show off products for that corner of the world. I’ve covered

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Wahlap Launches Teratoma The Last Rebellion Arcade Game For the West

Wahlap Launches Teratoma The Last Rebellion Arcade Game For the West

arcadehero August 12, 2014 2

Back at IAAPA 2013, a lot of brand new arcade games were shown off that would find their ways into venues all over the world. Among the surge of new games included one that

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The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

arcadehero June 18, 2014 2

(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for

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Konami’s China-Only Contra Evolution Revolution Arcade

Konami’s China-Only Contra Evolution Revolution Arcade

arcadehero December 18, 2013 5

Try as I might to keep tabs on everything going on in the arcade world, there are always things that pass me by. But better late to the party than never, which is the

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This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows

arcadehero September 27, 2013 6

Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into

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Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

arcadehero May 9, 2013 3

While doing research into the Chinese and Taiwanese arcade markets this week I came across some very interesting news about a new game from Sega. Regular readers of the site here are aware that

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Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA2013

arcadehero May 7, 2013 5

Spring is a time for plenty of new things, amusement trade shows included. The Chinese arcade market is moving along quite well and they have several trade shows a year, one of which is

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From the DEAL 2013 Show in Dubai

From the DEAL 2013 Show in Dubai

arcadehero April 28, 2013 9

The DEAL show has once again come and gone and thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report, here’s a look at what was there. It usually appears to be similar in size to

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IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

arcadehero January 4, 2013 3

Among fans of unique arcade-specific hardware, some despair over the trend where most game companies these days find it easier and more economical to use PC machine builds tied to some sort of specialized

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