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28 12, 2021

Kevin Williams: GameWorks – The Slow Collapse Of The Dream!

By |2021-12-28T06:31:38+00:00December 28th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Kevin Williams: GameWorks – The Slow Collapse Of The Dream!

Ending the year with a new guest post for the site, industry specialist Kevin Williams takes time to look back at the tempestuous history of Gameworks – when Hollywood came to arcades. He sent it in to “bring to light of what has led to [GameWorks’] latest collapse, and the cautionary lesson of its development.” [...]

24 12, 2021

RIP GameWorks

By |2021-12-24T05:54:43+00:00December 24th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on RIP GameWorks

[Thanks to everyone who sent me the info] While we have not mentioned the arcade chain GameWorks as frequently as some other chains out there, they have had a presence on the scene since the original location opened its doors in Seattle back in March 1997. That location opened with a star-studded event, which was [...]

22 12, 2021

Spotted On Test: Halo: Fireteam Raven Standard

By |2021-12-22T05:34:46+00:00December 22nd, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Spotted On Test: Halo: Fireteam Raven Standard

[Thanks to Jdevy for the tip] Note that this post is discussing a game model that has not officially been announced; As it is on test, it may change significantly from what you see here, or it may never reach production. We occasionally hear about new games popping up on Christmas week, and today’s news [...]

8 11, 2021

Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2021; ZOMBEEZ & Spooky Smashers; Rhythm Game News & More

By |2021-11-08T05:03:01+00:00November 8th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2021; ZOMBEEZ & Spooky Smashers; Rhythm Game News & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a blog post that curates various bits ‘n bytes of news from around the wonderful world of arcade & pinball games. Pinball Expo 2021 By all accounts I’ve heard, it sounds like Pinball Expo 2021 was a success, with many people getting their first chances to play the likes of Godzilla, Legends [...]

22 10, 2021

Kevin Williams Reports On The 2021 Autumn Coin-Op Show

By |2021-10-23T03:33:51+01:00October 22nd, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Kevin Williams Reports On The 2021 Autumn Coin-Op Show

In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams returns from the UK’s last major amusement event of the season – and reveals details on some new amusement pieces. The Autumn Coin-Op Show (ACOS) 2021, took place in central London. This is the second of the UK trade events, [...]

22 09, 2021

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

By |2021-09-22T22:39:52+01:00September 22nd, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

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29 08, 2021

Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

By |2021-08-29T18:53:08+01:00August 29th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a series of posts that curates some quick news from around the world of arcades & pinball. We’re a bit heavier on the pinball this week, which is no problem at all. Let’s get to it: Stern Pinball To Launch Insider Connected This Fall I hate to say this, but pinball is [...]

15 08, 2021

Newsbytes: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n History; exA Updates; Miner 2049er Arcade;

By |2021-08-15T22:45:00+01:00August 15th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Newsbytes: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n History; exA Updates; Miner 2049er Arcade;

Welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular weekend post that brings together news from around the world of arcades and pinball. Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n USA History I’d been teasing this interview for a while and it was finally posted yesterday after Raw Thrills tried to fill my request on some Cruis’n USA development materials. Unfortunately, they [...]

1 08, 2021

Newsbytes: Mr Do! Returning To Arcades; Smash Bros Arcade; Arcade History & More

By |2021-08-01T14:13:27+01:00August 1st, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Newsbytes: Mr Do! Returning To Arcades; Smash Bros Arcade; Arcade History & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend/bi-weekend curation of news items from around the arcade world. I tried to find something from pinball too, but it seems fairly quiet there right now.  I finally had the chance to sit down and interview Eugene Jarvis about the Cruis’n series this week; I’m just hoping to get some items [...]

9 07, 2021

Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up

By |2021-07-10T00:49:09+01:00July 9th, 2021|Arcade Game News|Comments Off on Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up

Amusement Expo 2021 is officially over, so with the dust settled, let’s take this opportunity to wrap it all up in a tidy blog post. I may do a Vlog about it too, if anyone is interested; Speaking of videos, thanks to everyone who has subscribed to the AH YouTube channel lately. Maybe by the [...]