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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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Vonnie D Pinball Announces Pinball Gremlins, Seeks Funding

Vonnie D Pinball Announces Pinball Gremlins, Seeks Funding

arcadehero June 26, 2014 1

A short time ago we ran a story about a new upstart that was looking to jump into the pinball game, VonnieD Pinball. They want to “bring pinball back” using innovative ideas, designs and

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New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

New Indie Arcade Game Coming Soon: Flytrap

arcadehero June 14, 2014 17

It was mentioned on the blog previously (I can’t remember exactly where) that 2014 was shaping up to be a good year for independent/small developments in the arcade sector. Today, Coate Games has shared

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Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball

Jersey Jack Pinball Unveils Playfield Art For The Hobbit Pinball

arcadehero June 12, 2014 0

With E3 week we usually don’t get a lot of arcade news but Jersey Jack Pinball has something for us – a look at the artwork which will grace the playfield on their upcoming

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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 1

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 1

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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