Back at CES 2024 in January, a company called DPVR revealed a new VR headset that was made with arcades in mind. Today, they have announced another headset with the same target market, called the E4 Arc. Let’s see what it is all about, and there’s a press release at the bottom of the post if you are interested. E4 Arc VR Headsets The E4 Arc is a variant of that aforementioned E4C design, the main difference is that it uses a special hand tracking camera developed by UltraLeap. The intent is to allow users the freedom of interacting within the virtual environment, without the need for controlle ..read more

It was only a month ago where we had the chance to see all of the latest arcade games coming to the market, but that doesn’t mean that devs are taking a break. Angry Birds has graced arcades a few times before, and now it may do so again. Let’s see what might be in store – if this reaches production. With that ^ said, please keep in mind that as a game on test, what you see below may not even close to the final product. The game may also never see full production. It all depends on how the test goes, but keep that in mind before making any final judgments.  Angry Birds Boom! Posted to the ..read more

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates quick news from around the world of arcades, pinball and other location-based entertainment. We haven’t done one of these for a while as it’s been a busy time, but with Amusement Expo well and truly over now, we’ll start seeing things return to “normal.” This time, we have news out of numerous companies from the East (Sega) to the West (Raw Thrills), and some unusual things too. Let’s dive into those stories: New Trailers (Raw Thrills, LAI, Sega Amusements) Following on from that last big Raw Thrills update post (which was almost a Newsbytes unto itsel ..read more

Fans of Raw Thrills titles have a lot to be excited about lately, as they have been cranking out one new release after the other. Today we have updates on three of these games: Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR, T-Rex Safari VR Adventure, and Marvel: Contest of Champions. Let’s break ’em down: Godzilla VR Trailer The trailer for Raw Thrills’ current flagship game has been on a weird journey – currently this is the third time that the trailer has been uploaded to YouTube. The first one had no sound, but I must have missed what the issue was on the second. Here is the current one – hopefully the third time ..read more

Today brings forth a couple of new games to discuss for release: Bandai Namco Amusement’s Animal Kaiser Plus and Ace Amusement/Coastal Amusements’ Surf League. While we’ve covered the games before, seeing that they have reached production means that they deserve some extra love. Also note that both of those games are focused at kids, thus expanding options in that arena. We have some additional news re: new games besides these too, so read on to find out. Animal Kaiser Plus First up, Animal Kaiser Plus is now officially available over in the UK. The series already had a strong following in the ..read more

Mere weeks after being revealed to the world, Utah-based Alan-1 Inc. has begun testing out their new Asteroids Recharged arcade game. What is slightly unusual though is that this is a location test where I’m not reporting about it from photos sent in to me – this time, I’m the source. Let’s explain. Asteroids Recharged Recap In case you missed the news, Asteroids Recharged Arcade is an arcade port of the home game that was released in 2021. Handled by newcomer Alan-1, they inked the deal and received the code only six weeks before Amusement Expo 2024. Thus it was impressive that they already h ..read more

Long-time readers of the site might remember a story from a few years ago regarding an enormous version of Taito’s signature arcade game being released in Japan. Space Invaders Gigamax is a mighty impressive piece of arcade gaming, especially when projected onto the side of a building. Now, Americans will get to enjoy the experience, thanks to Round1USA. What Is Space Invaders Gigamax? For a quick refresher, SIG was created to celebrate 40 years of Space Invaders. A version was released to the Nintendo Switch, but it was truly designed for large-scale, location-based events. Taito has set it u ..read more

At Amusement Expo 2024, there was a surprise there for Minecraft, with the 2-player Minecraft Dungeons Arcade cabinet. Raw Thrills was coy however about the next software update and Series 3 cards… until today. Thanks to RT, here is your first look at Series 3 and the Hero cards. Also as a note: That 2-player cabinet is also shipping out now. Minecraft Series 3 – The Hero Update As a refresher, Series 1 is what came with the machine for starters, offering 60 cards to collect; Series 2 came along in at the end of 2022 and bumped that up to 98 cards (and a new level, The Hidden Depths). Now wit ..read more

Fans of musical pinball machines have a new game to seek out among pinball parlors and arcades, although this one is decidedly not based upon a rock band as most in the genre are. ABBA is the third title from Pinball Brothers, who are now operating out of Sweden. ABBA, as you might know, was a Swedish pop band that was big in the ’70s. As it turns out, this past Saturday was the 50th anniversary of ABBA breaking out onto the scene with their song, Waterloo. To celebrate, Pinball Brothers held a launch event for the game on that day. Let’s take a look. ABBA Pinball ABBA follows in the footsteps ..read more

It’s springtime, and with holidays like Golden Week on the horizon in Japan, this is traditionally a popular season for new arcade game launches over there. Slightly less so in recent years with how their arcade industry has been going, but this year there are a couple of new titles that just released at the end of March. We don’t always give over full posts to Japan-only titles here on AH, however with both the overseas interest in them and slightly inaccurate perception held by some that none are being made there now, more English coverage can’t hurt. In talking with Ted (who helped produce ..read more