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Newsbytes: Utah Retro GameXpo 2025; Speed Rider 4DX; Konami Tests New Gashaaaan!; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a series here on Arcade Heroes that covers quick news from around the world of arcade and pinball gaming. Summer just keeps dragging on still, but as we get into the
Read More »Bandai Namco Announces One Piece Dawn Strike – New Punching Arcade Game
The new arcade games just keep on coming with Bandai Namco, as today they have sprung a surprise announcement on us – a new video punching/boxing arcade game based on the huge One Piece
Read More »LAI Games Releases Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars To All Arcades
As we run through the dog days of summer, it’s time for another big arcade game to start shipping, and for today that would be the release version of LAI Games and CD Projekt
Read More »New Arcade Releases From East To West – UNIS, Ace, Superwing & More
We’re a little ways past the Chinese amusement trade show AAA 2025, and the question that always comes with the new games shown at events like it is whether they will come out West.
Read More »Indie Arcade Focus: Speglar
While indie developed arcade games have reduced in numbers since 2020, they haven’t gone away, and today we’re excited to share that a new title called Speglar, which has been available for venues to
Read More »Taking A Close Look At Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot On Test
Last week, we were the first to break the news that Bandai Namco were testing out a brand new Resident Evil 2 Remake-based arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot. At that time, all
Read More »Sega Amusements Ships Alpha Ops VR Strike
Arcade virtual reality is getting a shot in the arm again, as Sega Amusements have begun shipping their latest major release to use the technology – Alpha Ops VR Strike. We have the full
Read More »July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025
With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry
Read More »Pinball Brothers Bring PREDATOR Out Of The Jungle
Since it was first teased by the failed outfit Skit-B Pinball back in 2012, plenty of fans have wanted to see a Predator pinball machine gracing their game rooms. What Skit-B teased looked really
Read More »exA-Arcadia Announces Five New Titles At ShooterFes 2025
The 2025 edition of ShooterFes, a yearly Japanese event that is specially focused on the “shoot ’em up” genre of games (also known as “shmup” or “STG;” I’ll use the latter in this article),
Read More »Konami Testing Out Dance Dance Revolution Stomp Arrows At Round1USA
The slow, quiet return of Konami into the US arcade market continues with another game on test, this one carrying the highest name profile of anything that the company has done in the US
Read More »LAI Games Begins Testing Ubisoft All-Star VR
Much has been said in recent months about arcade virtual reality (and VR in general) declining from the heights of its second boom period. That doesn’t stop new pieces from appearing altogether, however, as
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