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New Trailer For Konami’s Silent Scope Bone Eater

New Trailer For Konami’s Silent Scope Bone Eater

arcadehero July 22, 2014 3

Back on Christmas Eve 2013, news came along that Konami was testing out a new arcade sniper game in Japan they were calling GUNDOG. It didn’t take long for this to become known as

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Coastal Amusements Releases Temple Run 2 Arcade & SharpShooter

Coastal Amusements Releases Temple Run 2 Arcade & SharpShooter

arcadehero July 10, 2014 0

Just because you see and play some games at a trade show does not mean that those games are available right away, although in the arcade industry, it generally means they are very close.

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Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure

arcadehero July 2, 2014 5

Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would

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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

arcadehero March 28, 2014 3

UPDATE: Part 2 is now live. It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement

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Unboxing: Transformers Human Alliance by Sega

Unboxing: Transformers Human Alliance by Sega

arcadehero March 18, 2014 10

(For previous arcade unboxings I have done :  Batman / ReRave Arcade / Pac-Man Battle Royale / Friction / Super Street Fighter IV ) Back in December, a game operator I work with at my arcade

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New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

New Screenshots From Play Mechanix’s Aliens Armageddon Arcade

arcadehero January 31, 2014 6

A few weeks ago, Twitter was a bit busy over the news of a new game coming to home consoles based on the popular Fox franchise Aliens, a game called Aliens Isolation. While we

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Videos: Crazy Speed 2 (UNIS); Vulcan EX (Yoony); Making Star Trek Pinball + More EAG

Videos: Crazy Speed 2 (UNIS); Vulcan EX (Yoony); Making Star Trek Pinball + More EAG

arcadehero January 23, 2014 1

Here are a couple of quick arcade videos to fill in your Thursday. Just added a couple of pinball related videos as well. First is a new driving game that was first seen at

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New Shots of InJoy Motion’s Allied Tank Attack

New Shots of InJoy Motion’s Allied Tank Attack

arcadehero January 17, 2014 5

One game I was hoping to get some hands-on time with late last year was InJoy Motion’s brand new Allied Tank Attack. There haven’t been very many tank games in arcades this past decade

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Bandai Namco Making Zombie Japanese Idol Light-Gun Game “Thrill Of The Night”

Bandai Namco Making Zombie Japanese Idol Light-Gun Game “Thrill Of The Night”

arcadehero January 9, 2014 7

In addition to the new update to Deadstorm Pirates coming to Japan next month, there is another light-gun shooter in the works by Namco although this one really seems to fit into local tastes.

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New Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition Announced; Batman Review

New Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition Announced; Batman Review

arcadehero January 2, 2014 8

With the new year it’s time to get ready for some new game announcements. Later this month there will be the EAG Expo in London, UK; then next month in Japan is JAEPO where

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Sega’s Transformers Human Alliance Rolling Out For US

Sega’s Transformers Human Alliance Rolling Out For US

arcadehero November 18, 2013 3

While we were sure that Sega’s newest light-gun title, Transformers Human Alliance would be coming pretty soon, we didn’t realize it would be right now. As a part of their IAAPA 2013 press push,

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Reviewing Big Buck HD Duck Dynasty Edition

Reviewing Big Buck HD Duck Dynasty Edition

arcadehero November 15, 2013 0

Back in September we received word that the Big Buck HD coin-op arcade game would be getting a major content update. The free update was to feature a new mode based upon the #1

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