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ExA-Arcadia Is Headed To EVO 2023
We don’t discuss EVO here very often, the reason being that it’s more “arcade adjacent” then “arcade focused.” That’s just the nature of things as fighters have taken the far back seat in interest
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Next Up From Stern Pinball: Venom
Stern Pinball released their latest “Stern of the Union” address, and right at the top was a teaser for their next game release: Venom. This is the same Vemon from the Spider-Man comic books
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Andamiro Launches Pump It Up Phoenix 2023 In Korea; Haggis Pinball Announces Centaur Revisited
We have a few bits of game news to share today, but I am splitting it up into two posts. Let’s start with the highly anticipated rhythm game release: Pump It Up Phoenix 2023
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2D Arcade Exclusive Fighter Dynamite Bomb!! Now Available For Pre-Order
Pre-orders have opened today for Dynamite Bomb!!, a new fighter that is launching just for arcades. Designed by Light Green Games (some of the staff were involved with Dragon Ball Fighter Z) along with
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Remembering Batsugun – One Of The Subgenre-Defining Danmaku Games
The following is a guest post submitted by Ted Haydon for you readers to drink in; It’s good timing given the recent release of Batsugun EXA Label, Saturn Tribute Boosted, and Kumagumi’s official merchandise
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Bowl Expo 2023 Wrap-Up
Bowl Expo has come and gone once again, but with many having checked out the preview I did, I want to follow-up on anything that the preview might have missed. Do note that I
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Bowl Expo’23 Preview: New Arcade Games For The Summer
This week is the International Bowl Expo event and it’s an opportunity for arcade game makers to show off their latest product lines. While this will entail titles that were previously seen at the
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Re-spotted on Test: Hyper Cross
Disclaimer: The game discussed in this article is a prototype which has been seen on location test. This means that the final production model will likely change OR it might not even be released
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Newsbytes: Bullseye Crack Shot; iiRcade Bankruptcy; Bandai Namco Arcade Updates; Valo Climb & More
Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, a quick tour through the arcade & pinball news items to fill up your weekend. It’s Father’s Day in the States this Sunday so if you have
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Batsugun EXA LABEL Release; Pump It Up 2023 Phoenix Gets A Date
I’ve got a quick one for you all as we have a couple of game release updates to discuss. Batsugun EXA LABEL For all intents and purposes, this game is shipping (the official release
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SUPER SIZING AMUSEMENT – Part 2!
In the second part of his trip down arcade memory lane, Kevin Williams (KWP) continues to discuss “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe cabinet designs. Editing and several additions were thrown in by myself, Arcadehero. If
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Super Sizing Amusement! – Part 1
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams (KWP), takes a look at the history of the “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe” categories of arcade cabinet hardware. These
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