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Let s go into the weekend with an unexpected surprise. As the headline says, Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade DX Plus is now available in North America through LAI Games we weren t expecting this one until next month. We ve also been waiting for news on a few other arcade racers throughout the summer, so it s nice [ ] The post LAI Games Announces Availability For Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade DX Plus; Hyper…
First shown at Amusement Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, and subsequently given a partial release worldwide*, Blue Motion Games have announced that their third release, John Wick: Continental Pursuit, is now available for all venues to get their hands on. Let s take a look: John Wick In Arcades The asterisk above is for the caveat [ ] The post John Wick: Continental Pursuit Now Available Worldwide To…
We ve been eagerly anticipating the release of a few different racing games that made their debut at Amusement Expo 2026, but due to various external circumstances, all of them have been delayed. That said, the first of the three, Disney Speedstorm Arcade by Adrenaline Amusements, is now available and shipping to locations who placed an [ ] The post Disney Speedstorm Arcade Is Now Shipping…
As a part of the quiet Summer we ve had has included news out of Alan-1. They had a large booth at Amusement Expo 2026 in Vegas, where they showed off three prototypes for games in the Atari Recharged series: Breakout, Caverns of Mars, and Yars Recharged. That was the last that we heard about them, [ ] The post Alan-1 Debuts Black Widow Quantum Recharged At CAX 2026 appeared first on Arcade Heroes…
Welcome to the dog days of summer , where as the weather starts to cool just slightly, we also enter a season with a little more arcade news. We do have a few stories that should go live this month, but as of this moment, they still aren t ready to go yet, so let s fill the [ ] The post Kevin Williams: The True Business Of Pinball appeared first on Arcade Heroes .
Welcome to the July edition of Location Watch, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that curates all of the new openings in arcades that we can find from across the world. Today s post keeps up the trend of these only being done bi-monthly so far this year, but the good thing about that [ ] The post Location Watch July 2026: New Arcades Open Their Doors Around The World appeared first on…
At the end of January, one of the biggest arcade companies of this century quietly celebrated their 25th anniversary. That would be Raw Thrills, who were founded in Skokie, Illinois on January 26th, 2001, by Eugene Jarvis, Andrew Eloff, and the now-retired Deepak Deo. Originally comprised of numerous ex-Midway employees, they would go on to [ ] The post Raw Thrills Celebrates 25 – Let s Look Back…
If you re a pinball fan and want to celebrate Christmas In July , then this has been the week for you. I won t claim that this is the last bit of pinball news, as it seems that there is some new surprise coming along every day. Today s news comes from American Pinball, who recently teased their [ ] The post American Pinball s Galactic Tank Force Victory Edition Coming This August appeared first on…
Though there have not been many major arcade releases out West to speak of this Summer (albeit due to most being delayed into the coming weeks), other parts of the world have already seen a few new games launch, with Asia receiving several. One place in which that has been happening is of course Japan, [ ] The post Out Now In Japan: One Piece Dawn Strike Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba: Nichirin…
It s a busy week in arcade and pinball news after a long dry spell for much of July, as we have another new game to discuss thanks to Barrels of Fun (one of the few pinball makers to not include pinball in their name). They have just unveiled their latest game, Bon Jovi, based upon [ ] The post Barrels Of Fun Brings Bon Jovi To Pinball appeared first on Arcade Heroes .