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March Is Pinball Season: Updates From Stern, Jersey Jack & American Pinball

March Is Pinball Season: Updates From Stern, Jersey Jack & American Pinball

Shaggy February 27, 2023 0

March is usually a time that pinball fans get some new goodies to talk about, although that hasn’t completely been the case for the past few years. As the norm returns, each major manufacturer

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Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

Location Watch February 2023: The Newest Places To Play Arcade Games

Shaggy February 25, 2023 2

Welcome to the first Location Watch of the year – I likely could have done this in January but that was a very busy month for me. It is worth noting that while I

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Foo Fighters Coming To Pinball Thanks To Stern

Foo Fighters Coming To Pinball Thanks To Stern

Shaggy February 24, 2023 0

It’s about time for a new pinball machine to be announced and Stern Pinball just teased out their next game, Foo Fighters: This appears to be a design by Jack Danger, possibly with art

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Newsbytes: Roger Sharpe Movie; Street Fighter VR; More Games On Test; New Super Shot & More

Newsbytes: Roger Sharpe Movie; Street Fighter VR; More Games On Test; New Super Shot & More

Shaggy February 19, 2023 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball. Please note: I am working on a new Location Watch post so for anyone waiting on

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Stern Pinball Unveils James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

Stern Pinball Unveils James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

Shaggy January 3, 2023 0

Our first story for 2023 involves Bond…James Bond. Particularly the teased 60th Anniversary Edition of Stern Pinball’s 007 game. The base game based upon Sean Connery’s rendition of the world’s most famous fictious spy

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Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023

Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023

Shaggy December 26, 2022 1

Each year marks some kind of anniversary, although we tend to only pay attention to those ending in a 0 or a 5. This year saw Atari celebrating 50 years, and where I got

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Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

Shaggy December 7, 2022 3

“Boo-tique” pinball makers Spooky Pinball are at it again and this time they’ve taken on a beloved classic cartoon that generally had a spooky theme to it, Scooby-Doo!. This is not based upon any

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The IAAPA 2022 Pre-Game Show

The IAAPA 2022 Pre-Game Show

Shaggy November 10, 2022 0

Welcome to the annual IAAPA preview, 2022 edition. Here, I will lay out everything I know about what will be at the IAAPA 2022 tradeshow that takes place from Nov. 14-18th in Orlando, FL.

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Newsbytes: Dead Heat Unleashed; Pinball Expo 2022; Headlines

Newsbytes: Dead Heat Unleashed; Pinball Expo 2022; Headlines

Shaggy October 23, 2022 1

Welcome to Newsbytes, your sometimes weekly look at quick pieces of news from around the world of arcade & pinball. This week’s a little bit short but there are some things worth getting to

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Location Watch October 2022: New Arcade Businesses Open In North & South America, Europe, New Zealand

Location Watch October 2022: New Arcade Businesses Open In North & South America, Europe, New Zealand

Shaggy October 18, 2022 4

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts here at Arcade Heroes which spreads word of brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors to the world. I strive to inform you

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Newsbytes: Big Buck Hunter Championships XV; New Pokémon Ball Toss Game; & More

Newsbytes: Big Buck Hunter Championships XV; New Pokémon Ball Toss Game; & More

Shaggy October 15, 2022 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news from around the world of arcades and pinball. It’s been a little while since we last had one of these but enough stuff has come together for

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James Bond 007 Pinball Revealed

James Bond 007 Pinball Revealed

Shaggy September 22, 2022 0

Delayed from their initial reveal in London last week due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, today Stern Pinball pulled back the curtain on their next release to the market, James Bond 007.

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