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Zombies Crisis Coming To The US Via Amusement Source Intl.

Zombies Crisis Coming To The US Via Amusement Source Intl.

arcadehero March 23, 2023 0

This news is a couple of weeks old now, but thanks to LinkedIn’s dumb algorithm, one often doesn’t see posts of pages you follow for 2~4 weeks after they post something – or never.

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Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

arcadehero December 1, 2022 0

If you’re a seasoned fan of arcade games, particularly of the shoot ’em up (“shmup”) genre, then the name Toaplan likely conjures up some warm gaming memories. The company was a trailblazer in the

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Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll exA Edition Now Shipping Worldwide

Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll exA Edition Now Shipping Worldwide

arcadehero February 10, 2022 1

It’s been a few months – October last – since exA-Arcadia released a new title to their platform, but the dry spell has ended as they have begun shipping their first game of 2022,

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Looking At Electrocoin’s Skill Shooter

Looking At Electrocoin’s Skill Shooter

arcadehero August 31, 2021 2

UPDATE: Some new details have come to light about this game over the past few hours, so I will place corrected text where needed. [Original]One game that really stood out at IAAPA 2019, was

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CAVE & exA-Arcadia To Release Akai Katana EXA Label To Arcades Worldwide This Winter

CAVE & exA-Arcadia To Release Akai Katana EXA Label To Arcades Worldwide This Winter

arcadehero July 29, 2021 1

Back in December of 2020, CAVE rejoined the coin-op arcade scene with the release of their popular title DoDonPachi True Death EXA Label. Despite the pandemic pressures in Japan suppressing a lot of potential

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Sega Posts 3 Direct Captures Of Mission: Impossible Arcade

Sega Posts 3 Direct Captures Of Mission: Impossible Arcade

arcadehero July 1, 2021 0

Amusement Expo 2021 has come and gone, and I’ve been busy working on videos but also posting details to social media about some of the news there. I am working on a post to

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Blazing Chrome AC Launches To Arcades On exA-Arcadia

Blazing Chrome AC Launches To Arcades On exA-Arcadia

arcadehero April 13, 2021 3

After Gimmick! Exact*Mix was released to arcades at the very end of this past December, exA-Arcadia took a break from their busy 2020. That break had extended into this month thanks to how the

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Now Shipping: Mission: Impossible Arcade by Sega

Now Shipping: Mission: Impossible Arcade by Sega

arcadehero March 19, 2021 2

Initially intended for a release in the Spring of 2020, jump forward a year, and the latest light-gun creation by Sega Amusements is now shipping out to locations that have pre-ordered one. This is

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Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

arcadehero March 1, 2021 1

UPDATE 3/2: Corrected a photo and added more details below. It’s one of Sega’s biggest games that they’ve done in recent times, and after the added wait of an extra year, Sega Amusements is

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Coming Soon To JAMMA Arcade Machines: Twin Tiger Shark – Not The SAME!

Coming Soon To JAMMA Arcade Machines: Twin Tiger Shark – Not The SAME!

arcadehero January 20, 2021 1

It sure has been a spell since we had a standalone arcade news story to discuss, so I’m happy to say that this one is about a “new retro” game. New retro probably fits

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Raiden IVxMIKADO Remix Headed To Arcades Worldwide In 2021 On ExA-Arcadia

Raiden IVxMIKADO Remix Headed To Arcades Worldwide In 2021 On ExA-Arcadia

arcadehero December 21, 2020 1

I think we’re all ready to leave 2020 in the distant past, and we’re almost there with just a little over a week to go. Fortunately, we get to end the year on some

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ICE Unveils Full Line Of Arcade Pro Games, Including Jurassic Park Pro

ICE Unveils Full Line Of Arcade Pro Games, Including Jurassic Park Pro

arcadehero December 10, 2020 0

Back in September, ICE (short for Innovative Concepts in Entertainment) revealed that they were launching a full line of commercial-grade, home-focused arcade games. With the holidays here, they now have all of their titles

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