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New Arcade Releases: Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, ReRave Plus

New Arcade Releases: Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, ReRave Plus

arcadehero June 10, 2014 1

There were a couple games on our release list which were schedule for a May 2014 release but the month came and went without any official word on the availability of those games. I’ve received

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New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

arcadehero June 6, 2014 2

Every year in the UK, a couple of distributors get together to hold an industry event where they show off some new amusement products. Most of the time there are a lot of products

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Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

arcadehero June 3, 2014 1

(Thanks to Phil Arrington for the links!) A new rhythm/music game is now on test in South Korea, brought to the world by a new company called Nurijoy. Nurijoy is made up of some

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First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

arcadehero May 29, 2014 0

As mentioned in a recent post, I am cautiously optimistic about the newcomers to the pinball manufacturing business. I would love to see them get their tables finished and into distribution but until they

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Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade Begins Testing In Japan

Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade Begins Testing In Japan

arcadehero May 23, 2014 6

12/11 UPDATE: This game is now available in Japan This isn’t a surprise as news keeps trickling out about Taito’s vision of the popular Left 4 Dead game but location tests have begun for

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Left 4 Dead Characters & Better Cabinet Shot

Left 4 Dead Characters & Better Cabinet Shot

arcadehero May 22, 2014 36

Normally I wouldn’t spend a lot of post space on games that seem to be pretty much locked into the Japanese market but it’s a rather slow news week so here you go. Although

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Taito Unveils Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade In Japan

Taito Unveils Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade In Japan

arcadehero May 15, 2014 4

I’ve been keeping an eye on this since Taito initially teased “Project Z” back in February and yesterday in Japan they began a press blitz to promote the upcoming  game, giving us a first

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Game News: Sega Releases Plants Vs. Zombies: The Last Stand; Bandai Namco May Begin MaxiTune 4 Tests In The UK

Game News: Sega Releases Plants Vs. Zombies: The Last Stand; Bandai Namco May Begin MaxiTune 4 Tests In The UK

arcadehero May 12, 2014 0

Two new arcade game items for you to enjoy this fine Monday morning. First, Sega Amusements has announced the release of their new videmption game Plants Vs. Zombies: The Last Stand. We’ve known about

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Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show

Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show

arcadehero May 12, 2014 1

(Thanks to Rico Shen of Music Fantasia for the pics) It’s the time of year for GTI Taipei, which is a trade show for manufacturers and distributors in Taiwan to strut their latest arcade

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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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Unboxing: Star Trek Premium Pinball

Unboxing: Star Trek Premium Pinball

arcadehero May 6, 2014 5

It has been quite a while since I purchased a pinball machine. In fact, the first and only time I did was when I opened my arcade up back in 2008 where I grabbed

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GlobalVR Announces Redline Rampage Gas Guzzlers Kit Release

GlobalVR Announces Redline Rampage Gas Guzzlers Kit Release

arcadehero April 28, 2014 0

It has been mentioned on the site here before so this is something that was expected to be showing up soon and today GlobalVR confirmed that their latest game is available now in kit

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