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Let’s Unbox A Maximum Tune 5 + New Cosmotrons Bonus

Let’s Unbox A Maximum Tune 5 + New Cosmotrons Bonus

arcadehero October 17, 2018 6

It has been a little while since I had the opportunity to “unbox” an arcade machine, but today the clock gets a reset! That is because I got my hands on a pair of

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Sega Amusements Announces ATV Slam In New IAAPA 2018 Line-up

Sega Amusements Announces ATV Slam In New IAAPA 2018 Line-up

arcadehero October 15, 2018 3

A month from now, we’ll be smack dab in the middle of the IAAPA 2018 trade show in Orlando, FL. Fortunately, October tends to be a good time for news on some of the

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Newsbytes: Voxon Holographic Arcade; Scarlet Dawn Trailer; Pinball Expo 2018 Preview; & More

Newsbytes: Voxon Holographic Arcade; Scarlet Dawn Trailer; Pinball Expo 2018 Preview; & More

arcadehero October 13, 2018 0

Well this week was busy! Which I will not complain about…I never like doing back-to-back NEwsbytes during slow weeks. Here’s your collection of quick news to enjoy for the weekend: Voxon Photonics Creates An

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UNIS Reveals The Atari PONG Arcade Table (UPDATED)

UNIS Reveals The Atari PONG Arcade Table (UPDATED)

arcadehero October 13, 2018 1

We’ve been covering the development of the Atari PONG Coffee Table project since it was first unveiled as a Kickstarter project in early 2017. One of the surprises at IAAPA 2017 was the presence

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Mario Party Challenge World Spotted On Test Almost A Year After Reveal

Mario Party Challenge World Spotted On Test Almost A Year After Reveal

arcadehero October 9, 2018 5

In our coverage of IAAPA 2017, you might recall one game that generated a lot of buzz at the time, but has since disappeared from the headlines. That would be Capcom & Raw Thrills’

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IGS’s Monster Eye 2 Gets A Promo Trailer

IGS’s Monster Eye 2 Gets A Promo Trailer

arcadehero October 9, 2018 0

Back in 2014, Taiwanese developer IGS released their “answer” to popular co-op shooting games like Let’s Go Jungle or Deadstorm Pirates. Going by the name Monster Eye, it was an original work that followed

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Newsbytes: Mario Kart VR In the USA; EAS 2018 & Race Craft; More Japanese Game News

Newsbytes: Mario Kart VR In the USA; EAS 2018 & Race Craft; More Japanese Game News

arcadehero September 29, 2018 1

Happy weekend readers, here are some items to share for the weekend. As a note, I am getting close to producing a print copy of the Arcade Heroes Arcade Almanac, but it has been

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Arcade Fighters Update: Street Fighter V; Dead Or Alive 6; Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2

Arcade Fighters Update: Street Fighter V; Dead Or Alive 6; Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2

arcadehero September 28, 2018 1

It’s to to catch up on some news that has come out of Japan this week, all involving the beloved genre of fighting games. Street Fighter V Finally Coming To Arcades Street Fighter was

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Newsbytes: Tokyo Game Show 2018; Roller Coaster Dumps VR; Merchandiser Thief

Newsbytes: Tokyo Game Show 2018; Roller Coaster Dumps VR; Merchandiser Thief

arcadehero September 22, 2018 3

Welcome to this week’s Newsbytes, where I curate some quick arcade news items as opposed to giving them a lengthy post. Before we get to that, I’d just like to bring attention to an

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Devil Engine Announced For Arcades Via Exa-Arcadia

Devil Engine Announced For Arcades Via Exa-Arcadia

arcadehero September 19, 2018 7

The “drip, drip, drip” of arcade announcements for the upcoming EXA board continues! The last main announcement for the platform was of an odd multiplayer marathon game by the name of Nippon Marathon Turbo

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Big Buck World Championship XI Details; Big Buck Hunter Coming To Nintendo Switch

Big Buck World Championship XI Details; Big Buck Hunter Coming To Nintendo Switch

arcadehero September 17, 2018 0

Esports has become a very big business, with arcades serving an important role in public gaming & tournaments ever since the “Golden Age” era of the 1980s. For over a decade now, certain games

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It’s Official: House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn Launching At IAAPA 2018

It’s Official: House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn Launching At IAAPA 2018

arcadehero September 17, 2018 3

One of the bigger news stories of the year has been the return of House of the Dead to arcades, and last week we had news that the game is officially shipping in Japan. 

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