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PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

PAC-MAN Celebrates 45 Years Of Dot Eating, Ghost Chasing Fun

Shaggy May 22, 2025 0

If you were to pick a “mascot” for the arcade industry, the chances are that Namco’s PAC-MAN would win the polls of public opinion. Yes, there had been some basic characters that popped up

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Newsbytes: ARE Expo, exA-Arcadia Updates, Sonic Wings Reunion & More

Newsbytes: ARE Expo, exA-Arcadia Updates, Sonic Wings Reunion & More

Shaggy May 3, 2025 0

Welcome once again to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that runs through recent bytes of news around the arcade and pinball worlds. There are a couple major Asian events coming

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Stern Pinball Launches King Kong: Myth of Terror Island

Stern Pinball Launches King Kong: Myth of Terror Island

Shaggy April 15, 2025 0

Following their release of Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrants Eye at the beginning of the year, Stern Pinball has unveiled their second new title of 2025 (technically the third after they just announced RUSH

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Barrels Of Fun Unveils DUNE Pinball

Barrels Of Fun Unveils DUNE Pinball

Shaggy April 14, 2025 0

It turns out that Stern & Jersey Jack Pinball aren’t the only companies with a new pinball machine to reveal this week – relative newcomer, Barrels of Fun, just dropped a trailer and info

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Newsbytes: King Kong & Harry Potter Pinball Teased, Galaxian 3 Revived & More

Newsbytes: King Kong & Harry Potter Pinball Teased, Galaxian 3 Revived & More

Shaggy April 14, 2025 0

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes that brings together the latest news from around the arcade and pinball worlds. Major stuff is usually always slow in the

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Location Watch March 2025: New Arcades Open For Business

Location Watch March 2025: New Arcades Open For Business

Shaggy March 31, 2025 0

Welcome to Location Watch, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that tracks the opening of new arcade venues from around the globe. Country does not matter – we try to cover

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Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up

Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up

Shaggy March 27, 2025 0

Spring is here and Amusement Expo 2025 has passed, giving us a solid look at what to expect for arcades once Summer kicks into gear. Let’s cover the new stuff that was on hand

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Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More

Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More

Shaggy March 23, 2025 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. Things have been “quiet” on the site this week since Amusement Expo has been

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Newsbytes: StarHorse Party, Amusement Expo 2025 Reveals, Sega Rhythm Game Updates & More

Newsbytes: StarHorse Party, Amusement Expo 2025 Reveals, Sega Rhythm Game Updates & More

Shaggy March 8, 2025 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the worlds of arcade and pinball. As previously mentioned, late February offered quite the major news blitz, and that still

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Location Watch February 2025: New Arcades All Around The World

Location Watch February 2025: New Arcades All Around The World

Shaggy February 28, 2025 0

Welcome to Location Watch, an occasional series of posts on Arcade Heroes that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world,

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Newsbytes: Arcades at MAGFest 2025, Japan Game Updates, Headlines & More

Newsbytes: Arcades at MAGFest 2025, Japan Game Updates, Headlines & More

Shaggy February 10, 2025 0

Welcome back to Newsbytes, the series of posts at Arcade Heroes covering bite-sized pieces of news from around the worlds of arcade and pinball. It’s been a little while since we had a regular

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EAG Expo 2025 Preview

EAG Expo 2025 Preview

Shaggy January 13, 2025 0

The first major amusement-focused trade show of this year is now just around the corner, as EAG Expo 2025 is about to start up at London’s ExCel venue for three days from tomorrow. In

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