ICE Games enjoyed a successful IAAPA show last month. The company exhibited three new games - Free Fallin', Major League Baseball, and Triple Play. [more information]
The hollywood bowl in Watford has become the first venue in the United Kingdom to install the complete prize redemption and marketing set-ups on Clena-Flex, Bandai Namco Games' top earning 100 per cent skill game. [more information]
NSM Music has announced that they will be doubling the size of their stand at ATEI 2009, with the company increasing their stand size from 72sqm at ATEI 2008 to 139sqm at ATEI 2009. [more information]
Our Christmas Sale starts tomorrow and finishes on Christmas Day. Many arcade products will be heavily discounted or combined with free products or gift vouchers. [more information]
Hot Games Show 2008 was held at the Kaohsiung exhibition center from 31st of October to the 2nd of November. Organized by A.G.I.S Magazine and the Taiwan Federation of Amusement Parks, the show attracted 50 exhibitors with a vast array of amusement machines, AWPs, and parts on display. [more information]
Bandai Namco Games has set out strict performance criterion that machines will have to satisfy before they can be shown at ATEI '09. The test regime will be applied across the company's entire product offering of Bandai Namco and third party games, with only proven performers to appear at the event. [more information]
Big Buck Safari is now available in a deluxe format to European operators. Distributed in Europe exclusively by Brent Sales / Bandai Namco Games, the Big Buck Safari Deluxe machine features two rifles and a high definition 42 inch screen. [more information]
The OzHadou Nationals, Australia's largest fighting game tournament, will be taking place Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th of December, 2008 at the Glasshouse, University of Technology, Sydney. The event will include tournaments on arcade and console platforms including Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6, and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. [more information]
Games Warehouse has announced the release of 2008's third GamePack SMART software release for Paragon SWP terminals. The update includes nine new games as well as improvements to the software shell and menu system. [more information]
Cashino, the UK's newest chain of Adult Gaming Centres will soon be open for business in Scotland. Owners, Praesepe plc have concluded an agreement to purchase four sites, which previously operated under the Silver Reels name, for an undisclosed sum. [more information]
Preliminary estimates indicate 24,000 people from a record 100 nations participated in IAAPA Attractions Expo 2008, the world's largest conference and trade show for the USD 24 billion amusement park and attractions industry. [more information]
Brent Sales / Bandai Namco Games have released a new TV gameshow-themed game: The Price Is Right. Manufactured by ICE, the game is licensed on the hit television programme of the same name. [more information]
Following a successful IAAPA showing, Belgian Crane Manufacturer Elaut has launched a new web site, <a href="http://www.elaut.com" target="_blank">www.elaut.com</a>. The new site highlights their amusement and gaming product lines, and also introduces the new Techno Crane Line. [more information]
National Ticket Company, a provider of ticketing and wristbands for the leisure and entertainment market, has announced a partnership with Synergy ID, a provider of project management and software integration services to the entertainment, emergency management, utility and oil & gas markets. [more information]
Konami arcade game Criminal Action has received an update. The update adds a new level including a new boss character, and new gameplay elements. [more information]
AmEx 2009 - The 30th Irish Gaming & Amusement Trade Exhibition, will be held at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 March 2009. Most of the exhibition space is now booked with only a small number of stands still available. [more information]
LAI Games have continued to help protect the copyright and intellectual property rights of their prize vending game, Stacker. The popularity of the machine has led to numerous imitations being produced, with Chinese Copyright Authorities this week conducting a raid on the factory of Macrown Electronic Development Co, Ltd, confiscating an entire production line of games that infringe on Stackers copyright. [more information]
The second part of the Stingers in-depth coverage of the Japanese Amusement Machine Show charts the independent and smaller factories that showed at the event. They equally rocked the foundations of the amusement marketing, offering a glimpse at those successor titles that will continue to champion the flame of amusement beyond the phenomena of Street Fighter IV. [more information]
Stern Pinball, Inc has announced that their latest Pinball, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, is now shipping. The pinball is based around the original Las-Vegas based CSI television series, which has consistently been one of the top-rating TV shows across the globe since its release. [more information]
Namco America will be exhibiting innovative prize redemption game Barber Cut Lite at the IAAPA Attractions Expo. The machine has a range of prizes each dangling inside the cabinet on a piece of string, with players must using the control buttons to make a scissor mechanism cut a string to release the hanging prize. [more information]
Converters.TV announce new FedEx Courier freight rates for our International Customers. These new, cheaper rates represent true value and savings for the delivery of your order. With FedEx professional service and 1 to 5 day door-to-door delivery times, the cost of having your package delivered has been drastically reduced. With various package sizes and rates available, you can best suit your delivery requirements to your needs. As low cost as Air Mail, but with the added security of professional handling and on-line parcel tracking facility, you no longer need to pay so much for your freight. [more information]
The Stinger Report follows up the AMOA'08 coverage with the next in the season's big amusement events, this time in Japan with the 46th Amusement Machine Show. [more information]
Taiwanese arcade hardware and software developer IGS will this month begin shipping arcade products to clients in Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania. Popular IGS arcade products include Percussion Master, Rock Fever, and Oriental Legend. [more information]
Clarion Gaming, organisers of ATEI 2009, have announced that visitor pre-registration for the event has so far increased compared to the 2008 event. [more information]
LAI Games will release four new products during the IAAPA International Expo, to be held November 18-21 2008, Orlando, Florida. New titles include Texting game Textminator, photo machine Starblitz, and two variations of LAI's popular Stacker machine - Mini Stacker and Double Up Stacker [more information]
Coastal Amusements will be unveiling Sea Wolf - The Next Mission at the upcoming IAAPA Exhibition. The sequel adds more depth to the game, and will be available as a standard sitdown cabinet, as well as a new upright design. [more information]
Konami have confirmed that they will exhibit at the ATEI 2009, held in Earl's Court London from 27th to 29th January 2009. Although Konami has yet to confirm which products will be on show, the company has secured a bigger stand than in recent years, and are promising a diverse line-up of products which cater for different markets. [more information]
Jerad Berg has been crowned the Big Buck Hunter Pro World Champion after beating out Dan Mundschau in the final of the 2008 Big Buck Hunter Pro World Championship, which was held October 18th in Chicago. [more information]
In this final coverage of the Amusement and Music Operators Association 2008 exhibition in Las Vegas - The Stinger Report looks at the main players and the impact of the trends and media impact of the event, towards evaluating if it still has a part to play in the future of the amusement industry [more information]
Leading the vanguard into the exhibition season and the 60th Anniversary of the Amusement and Music Operators Association proved nothing if not eventful. The first part of the Stinger Report condensed the main developments on and off the show floor, as well as some observations on the issues shaping an event hoping to define its importance in the shadow of IAAPA'08. [more information]
The UK has a new look Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) chain following the unveiling by owners Praesepe plc of its 'Cashino' brand. The high impact rebranding exercise follows the £25m acquisition of 31 AGCs from HJM Caterers in July of this year. [more information]
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The 36th edition of the ENADA International Amusement & Gaming Machine Show was held earlier this month at Fiera di Roma, Rome, Italy. The exhibition hosted 200 exhibiting firms in Halls 3 and 4 at the Roman expo centre, with products including amusement machines, gaming machines with cash prizes, and on-line gaming systems. [more information]
Embed have announced several key management changes, including the appointment of a new Managing director. The move is part of a management restructure, with the company stating that the continued growth and expansion of the business worldwide has fueled the need for such a change. [more information]
Comestero Group exhibited a range of their payment systems and money control products at the ENADA Rome trade show, which ran from 8th-10th October in Halls 3 and 4 at the Roman expo centre. Products included a kit designed for Italian Newslot2, banknote readers with integrated stackers, and accessories for gaming machines. [more information]
Heber will be showcasing their range of electronic control systems for the gaming and amusement market at the upcoming G2E trade show in Las Vegas. Along with their complete product range, Heber will be previewing their very latest gaming controller. [more information]
The Big Buck Hunter Pro World Championship takes place this weekend at the Excalibur Nightclub in Chicago, USA. The tournament will include players that qualified for the event during the regional tournaments, which were held recently across America. [more information]
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Global VR have announced that development has been completed on the latest game for its Vortek platform, Sky Bandits. The title is based on popular Vortek title Operation Blockade, and will begin shipping November 3rd 2008. [more information]
Despite current difficult trading conditions, the industry turned out to support Preview 2009 in London on 1 & 2 October. Exhibitors presented a broad range of products including some new and innovative games. [more information]
Namco Bandai Games have announced that fighting game Tekken 6 will be released to the home console market worldwide in Fall 2009. The news should please arcade operators, with the home console release delayed considerably longer than was originally anticipated, with Tekken 6 remaining an arcade exclusive until next year. [more information]
Industry Veteran Jack Guarnieri has taken his PinballSales.com company which he founded in 1999 and merged it into one of the nation's biggest operating companies, Elaut USA, Inc, formerly Monduce, Inc. [more information]
ATEI organisers have announced that online pre-registration for visitor entry is now available. Visitor registration is free, and ATEI attendees wishing to visit the International Gaming Expo (IGE) should also pre-register for a dedicated entry badge. [more information]
Redemption game manufacturer Benchmark Games showed their newest title, <i>Red Hot</i>, at the Fer-Interazar Trade Show in Madrid last week. The ticket redemption game was on the M.G.A stand, with M.G.A representing Benchmark exclusively in Spain. [more information]
The Intergame Expo, scheduled to take place January 27-29 at the Ibis Hotel London Earls Court, continues to secure bookings. According to organisers, the show floor is already two thirds full with commitments from both UK and overseas companies. [more information]
Canadian company Arcade Novelties have launched a new online store dedicated to classic game brand merchandise. The store features apparel, home and office, and gift items featuring authentic pinball and video game artwork. [more information]
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