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IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #1

IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #1

arcadehero November 13, 2012 2

While I was unfortunately not at the IAAPA 2012 trade show for opening day (and won’t be until Thursday), The Stinger Report was and they have exclusively shared with us the first line-up of

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Saturday Fun: Live Action Short for Tekken Tag 2; New Initial D7 Trailer

Saturday Fun: Live Action Short for Tekken Tag 2; New Initial D7 Trailer

arcadehero October 20, 2012 3

It’s Saturday and that usually means news is a bit slow. But here are a couple of videos worth sharing with an arcade edge to them. First this short live action film of Tekken

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The Arcade Games of EAS 2012 in Berlin Germany

The Arcade Games of EAS 2012 in Berlin Germany

arcadehero October 11, 2012 9

This week has seen a exhibition for arcade games called EAS, which has been held in Berlin Germany. And we have the first look at some of the new games there, thanks to Kevin

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Pictures from the AAMA Gala 2012: Cars Arcade, SnoCross, Swarm, X-Men pinball + more

Pictures from the AAMA Gala 2012: Cars Arcade, SnoCross, Swarm, X-Men pinball + more

arcadehero September 8, 2012 5

We’ve been waiting for a while and finally we have some pictures from the 2012 AAMA Gala that took place about a month ago. Of course in the future the best way to resolve

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Mounted To Blast! – The Resurgence of Mounted Light Gun Games

Mounted To Blast! – The Resurgence of Mounted Light Gun Games

arcadehero September 6, 2012 10

Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report delves into the recent trend of seeing mounted light-gun shooters, with a little history to boot

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AAMA Gala 2012 Game Previews From Replay and Play Meter Magazines

AAMA Gala 2012 Game Previews From Replay and Play Meter Magazines

arcadehero August 31, 2012 8

It’s been a few weeks longer than I had anticipated to get some more information on what new arcade games were shown at the annual AAMA Gala in Chicago but if you subscribe to

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First Look: Unique Pac-Man Smash Air Hockey Coming To North America

First Look: Unique Pac-Man Smash Air Hockey Coming To North America

arcadehero August 8, 2012 10

Pac-Man enters the realm of air hockey but this is much more than just a themed air hockey table. Find out what makes this game unlike any other table currently on the market

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First Look: Namco’s Dark Escape 4D US Version

First Look: Namco’s Dark Escape 4D US Version

arcadehero August 7, 2012 4

Recently Namco Japan launched a new light-gun game to the arcade market called Dark Escape 3D. It’s somewhat similar in style to Deadstorm Pirates, but with a horror theme and heartbeat sensors built into

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Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

arcadehero August 3, 2012 3

Some boring financial sheets, plus more Gunslinger Stratos!

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First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

First Trailer for Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

arcadehero July 18, 2012 4

Namco has released a trailer showcasing their newest co-op light-gun game, and a return to horror gaming, Dark Escape 3D. Click to see it along with more details!

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Japanese Launches For Sega’s Maimai, Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos & Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

Japanese Launches For Sega’s Maimai, Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos & Namco’s Dark Escape 3D

arcadehero July 11, 2012 6

Starting today there are some products that being launched in Japan that should interest those of us outside of Japan as there is a good possibility on at least two of them officially showing

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Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan

Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan

arcadehero June 29, 2012 0

If there is one place where card systems combined with video games works, its Japan. That would be collectible cards moreso than data cards to save game progress (the latter of which has been

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