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Newsbag: Pac-Man Restaurant, The One Up Grand Opening, Initial D8 USA, NTG#15

Newsbag: Pac-Man Restaurant, The One Up Grand Opening, Initial D8 USA, NTG#15

arcadehero September 13, 2014 6

I haven’t been able to do a weekend “newsbag” for a few weeks due to various personal and business matters going on in life but this morning I get a breather so here we

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GCW Retro-Cade Opens Their Doors In Platte City, MO

GCW Retro-Cade Opens Their Doors In Platte City, MO

arcadehero August 6, 2014 0

If you live in or near Platte City, MO USA and you need to fulfill your fix for some classic arcade gaming, then a new venue has opened its doors just for you. Called

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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

arcadehero June 2, 2014 0

I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because

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Bandai Namco Testing A New Dome Screen Light-Gun Game “Lost Land Adventure” In Japan

Bandai Namco Testing A New Dome Screen Light-Gun Game “Lost Land Adventure” In Japan

arcadehero May 10, 2014 4

Right as I had mentioned on Facebook that it has been a very slow week for news, I decide to check the Japanese arcade news circles and of course, something worth mentioning pops up.

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Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL

Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL

arcadehero April 24, 2014 6

(Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) On this story, let me start with some clarification since due to the companies involved, sometimes there is confusion. First, the company which recently changed their name

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Quick Arcade News: Mach Storm, Super Alpine Racer & Neon FM Available Now; Twin Galaxies Under New Management

Quick Arcade News: Mach Storm, Super Alpine Racer & Neon FM Available Now; Twin Galaxies Under New Management

arcadehero March 31, 2014 0

I’m still working on editing videos together from Amusement Expo 2014, so that is eating up a lot of my free time. In the mean time there are a couple of things I needed

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IAAPA 2013 Day One Part 2: Zombies, Aliens, Jetpacks, Go Karts and More

IAAPA 2013 Day One Part 2: Zombies, Aliens, Jetpacks, Go Karts and More

arcadehero November 19, 2013 7

I was holding out until the end of the day for a batch of pictures to come in from The Stinger Report but I believe he got caught up in a lot of the

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IAAPA 2013 First Part Of Day One: Namco, Raw Thrills, Sega, Pinball

IAAPA 2013 First Part Of Day One: Namco, Raw Thrills, Sega, Pinball

arcadehero November 19, 2013 7

Here are your first pictures from the IAAPA 2013 Event. More to come later today. As mentioned in previous posts I am not there personally so having to rely on accounts from those that

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IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

IAAPA 2013 Pre-Game Show

arcadehero November 18, 2013 0

The time has arrived for the biggest arcade & amusement trade show of the year and as an advance of what you can be looking for in our coverage on AH over the next

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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Confirmed For US Release + 1st Cabinet Shot

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Confirmed For US Release + 1st Cabinet Shot

arcadehero November 18, 2013 14

Months ago Namco announced that they would be bringing Mario Kart back to the arcades for a 3rd round with Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. The game was subsequently tested and released in Japan

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New Trailer For Namco’s Mach Storm

New Trailer For Namco’s Mach Storm

arcadehero November 15, 2013 6

The hits keep on coming today and now is a new trailer for Namco’s jet fighter extravaganza Mach Storm. Using the Wayback Machine, we reported about this one back in February when it was

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Namco’s New Alpine Racer Arcade Prototype Cabinet Revealed

Namco’s New Alpine Racer Arcade Prototype Cabinet Revealed

arcadehero November 13, 2013 20

A short time ago Namco Europe sent out a press release where they revealed that Mario Kart GP DX, Aliens Armageddon and some other games would be making a showing at next week’s IAAPA

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