The 15th Game Times International Expo (GTi) 2008 was held at the vast Taipei World Trade Centre in May. This amusement gathering has become as important in the international scene as many of the recent American and European shows, able to attract over 125 exhibitors. [more information]
Irish Minister For Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, has published the Report of the Casino Committee - Regulating Gaming In Ireland! [more information]
Virtua Fighter 5 R has officially been launched in Japan. Virtua Fighter 5 R is the latest upgrade available for the popular fighting game, with a variety of new features added including two new characters. [more information]
Preview 2009 has secured a number of exhibitors who have previously never taken a stand at the show before, or are returning after a long absence. The show will be held on the 1st and 2nd of October at Novotel London West. [more information]
Sega Blast City and New Astro City Chassis boards will have one final production run, with the boards no longer available after this time. [more information]
Global VR has released a new All-Access Pass for their EA Sports PGA Tour Golf game which makes all 25 Team Challenge courses available for offline play. Previously, 11 of the 25 game courses developed for Team Challenge were available only to game cabinets that were online. [more information]
New Astro City and Egret 2 Arcade Machines to be shipped to the USA. We will be preparing a container which will be going to California, USA - If anyone is interested in purchasing an Egret 2 or New Astro City cabinet, and wants cheaper freight to the USA, please contact us. [more information]
Midway Games have launched a new website where users can legally download versions of the company's classic arcade games and Touchscreen titles. More than 25 titles are available for download, including Defender, Joust, Rampage, Robotron 2084, Primal Rage, Spy Hunter and Super Offroad. [more information]
California Extreme, the pinball and classic video game show, has announced the list of speakers for this year's event. The show will feature a full schedule of speakers from the pinball and video game industry, as well as an arcade trivia contest [more information]
Stern has released their new pinball, Batman Pinball. The release of the machine coincides with the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, which is released this week. [more information]
The second International Amusement Parks & Attractions Expo (EAAPA) will take place February, 11-13, 2009 in IEC Crocus Expo, Moscow. EAAPA is one of the largest events for the amusement industry in Russia, and on show will be a range of cutting edge amusement and parks equipment. [more information]
The initial list of confirmed exhibitors for the InterGame Expo has been announced. Exhibitors include jukebox specialist Sound Leisure, redemption games and pusher producer Harry Levy, and Spanish children's rides company Falgas. [more information]
More characters from Capcom's new fighting game Tatsunoko Vs Capcom have been revealed. Capcom characters Morrigan from the Darkstalkers series, and Soki from Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams have both been confirmed, with Hurricane Polymar and Gold Lightan rounding out the latest fighters to be confirmed for the Tatsunoko side. [more information]
Atlus has released the first ever crane machine designed to contain ice cream prizes. The machine, Triple Catcher Ice -25C, uses the latest freezing technology to maintain a temperature of -25C to ensure that the ice cream remains solid enough to avoid harm from play. [more information]
Strong sunshine was met by an equally strong attendance, and views at the latest in the UK industry Open Day gathering. The beginning of June saw the cream of the UK trade gather to see new products, discuss views and spread gossip. [more information]
HDMI Video Transmitter and Receivers over Category 5 Cable (CAT-5) allows for the flexibility of High Definition HDMI signals to be transported, without loss of signal quality, for distances ranging from 50 meters up to 250 meters. Designed to enhance New Age technology for simple application into every aspect of High Definition system design requirements. From Home Theatre distribution around the house, to end-to-end coverage of Shopping Malls, Sports Arenas, Lecture Halls and Ampitheatres, these new high quality units transform a hard task into a simple solution. [more information]
Global VR have acquired the worldwide coin-op machine rights for popular DC Comics brand The Justice League. The company entered into a licensing agreement with Warner Bros which grants the company the worldwide coin-op machine rights, with development of a new arcade game based on The Justice League already underway. [more information]
Details surrounding Street Fighter IV's stat tracking and NESYS Card system have been revealed. Street Fighter IV will use Taito's NESYS Card System, with players earning Battle Points which can be used to purchase a variety of additional content. [more information]
Two new fighters have been announced for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cross Generation of Heroes. The latest additions to the game are Alex from Street Fighter III, and Gan-Chan from Tatsunoko Production anime Yatterman. [more information]
Since its release last month, the latest from Cave 'Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu' has received an update to fix a few persistent gameplay problems. [more information]
R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing is a new racing game from Sega's AM2. R-Tuned is the latest street racing title to be released for coin-op, and is a completely new IP from AM2. R-Tuned will use the same cabinet as Sega Race-TV, and will run on the Lindbergh system. [more information]
NanoTech Entertainment has entered into an exclusive sales agreement with Too Fun, Inc. Under the agreement, Too Fun will represent the entire NanoTech coin-op product line worldwide, including the new MultiPin 3D digital pinball game. [more information]
HDMI to HDMI Video Scaler is our newest High Definition interface product for connecting all HD resolution digital PC's, Multimedia players and HDTV's together. Perfect for matching normally incompatible HDMI sources and displays by use of an On Screen Display menu. With a large selection of output picture resolutions at a range of signal frame rates, the HDMI to HDMI Video Scaler enables you to best match your HDMI source to the connected displays native resolution. [more information]
Entertainment Arena Expo is an international exhibition for producers and distributors of mechanical games, games of chance, casino games, video games, video consoles, pool, flippers, fun-fair equipment and generally speaking anything related to the entertainment sector. [more information]
ENADA Rome 2008, the 36th International Amusement & Gaming Machine Show, is approaching fast. The expo is being held from 8-10th October in Rome's new trade fair centre. Over 200 companies will exhibit across 25,000 square metres with products, technologies and services for the game and gaming world. [more information]
The 17th International gambling, lottery and amusement trade show, EELEX, will be held September 9-11, 2008 in Moscow. Nearly 30 companies have already announced their participation, including Unicum Gaming, Atronic, SmartGames, CMS and Global Pay. [more information]
As part of the 10th anniversary of the Dance Dance Revolution franchise, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc has launched an official Dance Dance Revolution community portal. The portal includes blog updates from the development team, forums, news, events and much more. [more information]
Astra Games, part of the Novomatic Group of Companies, have appointed Zane Mersich as Managing Director of its Bridgend, South Wales facility. South African national Zane Mersich is a relative newcomer to the gaming industry, joining fellow Novomatic Group subsidiary company Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH in October 2007. [more information]
JVL has been found guilty of willingly infringing multiple patented inventions by Merit Industries. A federal jury sitting in Philadelphia found that past products by JVL had infringed upon Merit patents. All of the products in question had been discontinued by 2006, with the jury finding that none of JVL's current line of countertop video game machines infringes any patent held by Merit Entertainment. [more information]
The second International Amusement parks and Attractions Expo (EAAPA 2009) will take place in IEC Crocus Expo February, 11-13, 2009, and will feature a large amount of park, attractions and amusement equipment. [more information]
The Stinger Report has learned from various sources that though the game may be achieving record revenue in Asian countries, Namco's satellite amusement sales operations are thinking of abandoning selling 'Tekken 6' to United Kingdom and United States operators. [more information]
ATEI organisers Clarion Gaming have responded to the announcement earlier this week regarding the new trade show, the InterGame Expo. Chief executive Peter Rusbridge believes that many see the trade show as an unwarranted and potentially divisive move. [more information]
Following the departure earlier this week of company head Jim De Rose, Global VR have announced two appointments to fill the positions of president and Chairman of the Board. Jim DeRose, the company President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, announced his resignation on May 30th for personal reasons after spending 3 years in the leadership role. [more information]
A new UK trade show has been announced for January 2009. The InterGame Expo will take place January 26 to 28, at the Ibis Hotel, London. The new trade show comes after many exhibitors revealed dissatisfaction with ATEI 2008, with rumblings surrounding the ownership of the event, the invasion of non-trade visitors and layout problems abounding for months. [more information]
Taking place May 8 to 10, GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2008 saw over 120 exhibitors showcasing the latest and most popular products, including redemption, slots, vending, kiddie rides, pachinko, pinballs and much more. [more information]
Video-Scart-HDMI to HDMI Scaler Selector unit is our latest upgraded converter available from the ever expanding "Converters.TV" stock-list. This new, highly functional converter allows you to adapt your older, and not-so-old, entertainment devices for use with High Definition LCD and Plasma monitors. Watch and play your favourite videos, DVD's and games at High Definition resolutions, without the expense of upgrading your playback devices. Scart, Composite Video and Super Video output from your existing players are easily displayed at selectable High Definition output of 480p, 576p, 720p and 540p (pseudo 1080i) resolution. [more information]
Innovative Technology Ltd's latest coin validator, the NV200, is now available for sale. The validator was shown at ICE in January and has undergone extensive field tests in the months since. The validator accepts and stacks notes in 3 seconds, and weighs only 3.0kg. [more information]
We have very limited stock of Tekken 6 Full machines and Kits for sale. Tekken 6 is guaranteed to provide excellent income, and has been in short supply recently. Machines are suitable for 2 players and include a 2 player control panel, 2 card readers, and a 32 inch LCD monitor. Both new and used machines are available. [more information]
A customer we have in Melbourne is looking to sell off a number of machines he has. The machines are all fully working and are ready for arcade/site operations. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe launched the long awaited new game in the Sega Rally series, Sega Rally 3, at its open day this week in Chessington, Surrey. [more information]
The dates for EAAPA 2009 (Amusement Parks and Attraction Expo) have been confirmed, with the Russian trade show to take place February 11-13 in IEC Crocus Expo, Moscow. The exhibition space for the 2009 event has almost doubled, reflecting the rate of growth in the Russian market. [more information]
Global VR has announced that the Need for Speed Carbon upgrade kit will be released globally mid-June 2008. Carbon follows on from previous titles in the series and features street and drift racing. The kit is available for all previous Need for Speed game cabinets including Need for Speed, Need for Speed GT, and Need for Speed Underground. [more information]
Heber, a manufacturer of embedded and PC-based reel and video gaming control systems, has launched the Pluto 8 Gaming Control System. The latest addition to the Pluto range, Pluto 8 provides faster performance, more memory, integrated dual video on board, and advanced security features. [more information]
The Stinger takes another look at the factors shaping our industry, and the opportunity for change. In this feature the amusement venue operators and their ability to offer benefits rather than problems for the market are evaluated. [more information]
Namco America has informed operators of a potential issue with their product Flamin' Finger. The potential issue exists with the ticket, merchandiser and tournament edition models, with Namco determining that under certain conditions the PCB may become damaged resulting in a possible fire hazard. [more information]
VGA to 480i-576i Y/Cb/Cr Component Converter is brand new to our diversified range of Digital and Analog conversion products. This converter enables Component Y/Cb/Cr input TV's to be used for viewing PC outputs of VGA up to UXGA resolution at 480i and 576i definition. Ideal for professional and private use, the VGA to 480i-576i Y/Cb/Cr Component Converter can be used with LCD, Plasma and CRT TV's for Advertising displays, Business and Educational presentations or personal home computers. [more information]
The dates for AmEx 2009 have been confirmed, with the 30th Irish Gaming & Amusement Exhibition to be held at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin on 3-4 March 2009. [more information]
Merit Entertainment will stop offering its 17 inch Aurora product as of July 1, 2008. The company will instead focus on sales of the 19 inch Aurora countertop, however they will continue to support the 17 inch Aurora into the future. [more information]
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