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Arcade Retrospective: The Tech That Nearly Killed the Arcade Industry!
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, industry specialist Kevin Williams looks at the marking of the 40th anniversary of a technology that was then hailed as a ‘savior of coin-op’
Read More »Taito’s JAEPO 2023 Line-Up Includes Mixed Reality, New Rhythm Game
If you follow arcades to any degree then you know who Taito is – even if you don’t then you should at least know Space Invaders or Arkanoid (if it’s still a no, then
Read More »Ice Cold Beer Remake Set To Release In February
Since the officially licensed remake of Taito’s Ice Cold Beer was announced, many collectors and operators of classic games have been awaiting word on its release. That release is now upon us as the
Read More »Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023
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
Read More »Newsbytes: GameWorks Seattle Saved; Games Changes At Dave & Busters; NeoTris Released; & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post of curated news about arcade & pinball from around the world. GameWorks Seattle To Make A Comeback This Summer When news hit that GameWorks as a chain was closing
Read More »Newsbytes: Japan Arcades Update; Deeproot Pinball Auction; Street Fighter 6 & House of the Dead Remake; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news from around the arcade & pinball world. Stay tuned next week for Amusement Expo 2022 – while I don’t expect a deluge of new-new games appearing there,
Read More »Newsbytes: The Site Is Back; MaxiTune 6RR Release Date; New Games For Asia; D&B Update & More
Greetings and welcome to Arcade Heroes. This Newsbytes post is made to catch us up on some arcade news from around the world, but due to some backend issues with the website here, I’ve
Read More »Kevin Williams: Is The Sun Setting On Japanese Amusement?
In his occasional feature for Arcade Heroes, immersive amusement and attraction entertainment specialist Kevin Williams (KWP) looks at the major issues impacting the international amusement sector, particularly in regards to Japan and their current
Read More »Newsbytes: Egret II Mini; StepManiaX Update; Blazing Chrome AC; Xeno Crisis MVS; Hatchet Hero & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend collection of news from around the arcade & pinball worlds. It’s been a bit slow in this regard for the past few weeks, which is why it’s been a
Read More »Taito’s Densha De Go!! Spotted On Test At Dave & Busters
It’s been a little bit since we had news regarding a game on location test, particularly something that was introduced at Dave & Busters. As you can recognize from the title, this one is
Read More »Newsbytes: exA-Arcadia First Year; Scorbit Adds Jersey Jack; RAZA Pinball; Arcade Sidekick & More
Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, although the past couple of weeks have been a tad slow on news like this to discuss, so I skipped it last week. It’s also “Small Business
Read More »Newsbytes: Toyshock Mini Pinball; Sega R360 On Location; Initial D & More
Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes, a weekend post where I curate some news about arcade & pinball machines from around the web. This week’s post is going to be a little shorter
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