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Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

Amusement Expo 2015 Preview

arcadehero March 23, 2015 9

It is Vegas week, thanks to the start of Amusement Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, NV starting Wednesday. Since I started my arcade in 2008 I have attended this event annually, with one exception.

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Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

Newsbag: Videmption, Pinball, New Locations and More

arcadehero March 21, 2015 2

In North America, our winter nightmare has come to a close with Spring finally here. For the arcade business, in my particular situation, that has seen the typical slowdown that occurs when people can

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Stern’s Latest Pin Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons Is Now Available

Stern’s Latest Pin Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons Is Now Available

arcadehero March 19, 2015 0

Stern has sent out a press release today announcing the “immediate availability” of their newest table, the tongue-in-cheek Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons. That theme has rustled the feathers of some out there in

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Newsbag: Charity Arcade; Sega Legos; WrestleMania LE; TRON 3

Newsbag: Charity Arcade; Sega Legos; WrestleMania LE; TRON 3

arcadehero March 14, 2015 3

♪ It’s weekend time again, do do doooo ♪ This has been a really slow March for news I’m not 100% sure why that is but I will be making efforts to see if I

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Newsbag: Magic Girl DevBlog; Mini Cabs; Flyer Video

Newsbag: Magic Girl DevBlog; Mini Cabs; Flyer Video

arcadehero March 7, 2015 1

It’s that time of week again, time to check out some of the quick stories for our Newsbag feature, covering those stories that are too short or I found myself without the time to

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AC/DC Pinball Goes Color Thanks To ColorDMD

AC/DC Pinball Goes Color Thanks To ColorDMD

arcadehero March 3, 2015 0

I have mentioned the company ColorDMD on here before – they have taken upon themselves the arduous task of taking old monochrome dot matrix displays on pinball machines and providing a modern tech package

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BBC News Checks Out The Largest Pinball Collection in Europe

BBC News Checks Out The Largest Pinball Collection in Europe

arcadehero February 25, 2015 0

This news tip was sent in by:  News about big pinball collections is becoming more frequent these days and as more places go crazy with offering huge selections, it is easier to come across

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Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood

Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood

arcadehero February 20, 2015 1

In the pinball business, the “whitewood” is a way of saying that the game is in a prototype/alpha build state. These are done with every game so that adjustments can be made on the

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Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

Stern WWE WrestleMania Pinball Behind-The-Scenes & Launch Parties

arcadehero February 9, 2015 0

Stern’s latest pinball table, WWE WrestleMania Pinball is upon us and with that a ramp up on the marketing for the game. First off, this new behind-the-scenes video, which dabbles a little bit with

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Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit

Pinball Updates: Magic Girl and The Hobbit

arcadehero February 6, 2015 0

It has been a slow news week for the most part but when video arcade news seems to slow down, pinball stuff seems to pop-up. As such here are updates for two games that

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Elaut USA Takes Jersey Jack Pinball To Court / ASCAP Renews Targeting of Arcade Venues

Elaut USA Takes Jersey Jack Pinball To Court / ASCAP Renews Targeting of Arcade Venues

arcadehero February 3, 2015 6

Well this is a great way to start February (while rolling my eyes). Fortunately I will have a new venue story up soon, as soon as I get some more details about it. In

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Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto

Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto

arcadehero January 31, 2015 0

Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently

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