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TRON Pinball machine + playfield

TRON Pinball machine + playfield

arcadehero April 29, 2011 15

(Click on the image for a closer look) Here it is – the upcoming TRON Pinball machine by Stern. I’m a little surprised that we’re seeing it in it’s full glory this soon, as

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Your first look at Sega’s Operation GHOST, sequel to Ghost Squad

Your first look at Sega’s Operation GHOST, sequel to Ghost Squad

arcadehero April 29, 2011 8

We weren’t exactly sure what kind of game Sega’s new Operation GHOST was going to be, based solely on the teaser site but with the first pictures of the beta game cabinet now out

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IGS teases Knights of Valour 3

IGS teases Knights of Valour 3

arcadehero April 28, 2011 0

Brand new 2D brawling/beat ’em up arcade games are a rarity in this day and age but they are not extinct. One company has been keeping the genre alive with an occasional release, and

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Stern confirms TRON Pinball

Stern confirms TRON Pinball

arcadehero April 27, 2011 5

UPDATE: The full cabinet and playfield have been revealed! Click here! Stern Pinball just confirmed that the rumors of a new TRON pinball machine happen to be true. They’ve been teasing it for months

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Sega testing Operation G.H.O.S.T in Japan

Sega testing Operation G.H.O.S.T in Japan

arcadehero April 27, 2011 5

Is Sega testing out an arcade sequel to their GHOST Squad series in Japan? It’s certainly possible as today they announced a new location test in Japan that starts this Friday (4/29) and goes

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FRICTION Unboxing

FRICTION Unboxing

arcadehero April 22, 2011 8

Back in 2008 we broke a story about a new light-gun game in the works by newcomer Friction Game Studios. We’ve had chances to play the game at trade shows but now, I got

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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition UNBOXING

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition UNBOXING

arcadehero April 18, 2011 38

No I’m not pulling your leg here – contrary to what has been reported (or better said, not reported) in some circles, the latest version of the Street Fighter series, Super Street Fighter IV

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Konami unveils Steel Chronicle in Japan

Konami unveils Steel Chronicle in Japan

arcadehero April 2, 2011 6

In the first new game announcement we’ve seen since the Great Kanto earthquake, Konami has unveiled a new mech battle game called Steel Chronicle. Not content to sit around while Namco and Sega have

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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade & Let’s Go Island Standard out now

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade & Let’s Go Island Standard out now

arcadehero March 30, 2011 0

Two new arcade titles are now shipping out to amusement locations in the US and Europe, courtesy Sega Amusements. First is one game we’ve known about for a while – the standard version of

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Street Fighter IV 3D Arcade version? Plus many more games from China

Street Fighter IV 3D Arcade version? Plus many more games from China

arcadehero March 26, 2011 20

Newsfeed 1024 via A few days ago we posted a couple of pictures from Wahlap Technologies, a distributor based out of Taiwan, showing a couple of new games from a trade event that they

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Wahlap Technologies shows off a couple of new games in China

Wahlap Technologies shows off a couple of new games in China

arcadehero March 20, 2011 0

Whenever arcade news has slowed to a crawl, I always find myself checking out what’s going on in China. It’s true that we often see some clones/knock-offs being produced there but on occasion there

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Friction and Frightmareland now available

Friction and Frightmareland now available

arcadehero March 11, 2011 2

Two new arcade games are available for arcades and other entertainment venues to pick up for their locations, but the release news for each game may have become a little lost in the other

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