Cosmic Video in the UK is sponsoring a tournament on Merit's Tournamaxx system. Players can participate in a number of leagues including the "Elite Club League" with around 60 machines participating! [more information]
Photo Play congratulates Martin Höllwarth for his great success. He came in third in the overall Four Hills competition and third again in the overall World Cup ranking. Martin Höllwarth is one of the young Austrians on the team sponsored by Photo Play. [more information]
GameCom, Inc. today announced that it has received a notice of allowance of all claims made on the revised patent application with regard to the company's Universe Control Board ("UCB"). [more information]
Leisure and Allied have scaled down operations in Australia closing their sales and spare parts office in New South Wales with all sales now to be handled by John Oswin in Melbourne. [more information]
* Milennium Dome is set to become a huge casino
* London Clubs International have posted a US27 million operating loss
* Cromptons Receive Extension From Creditors
* Aristocrat Withdrawns bid for Maygay [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd has announced the appointment of both Crown Direct and Leon Deith Sales as joint UK distributors. The two companies will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the Sega product range throughout the UK and Ireland. [more information]
The city's failed attempt to keep minors from playing violent video games in public arcades has cost taxpayers $318,000 in legal fees. [more information]
The Japanese manufacturer Sammy have released details of their lastest arcade project Guilty Gear XX. The game is currently slated for release in Japan during the Spring of 2002. [more information]
We are currently looking to buy your used PCBs, driving and shooting kits. We pay cash immediately (no trade in required), and can accept quantity amounts. [more information]
K & W Amusements has been appointed the exclusive South African distributor of Incredible Technologies (IT) products, including Golden Tee Fore. [more information]
Happ Controls, Inc. has announce they acquired all of the assets of Wells-Gardner's coin door division. The purchase includes inventory, tooling, existing customer orders and other assets related to the coin door division. [more information]
TAB Austria is going to present its new touchscreen terminal to the public on the IMA fair 2002. The emphasis of the Silverball Pro is still Games, Music and Internet. [more information]
Citing a rising level of concern within the industry over Internet privacy and security policies, Elaine Hodgson, CEO of Incredible Technologies, invited members of the operating community to meet with her and other executives from IT. [more information]
The ATEI, ICE shows will go ahead as planned despite the understandable turmoil following September 11th and subsequent world events. The ATE has been redouble its efforts and do everything possible to prepare and promote the London shows. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe LTD have announced the release of Virtua Athletics which is to make it's global debut on stand 1030 at London's ATEI in January. [more information]
Ilusiona of Barcelona, owner of 25 bowling and arcade centers throughout Spain, has acquired the MaxFlight's VR2002 Roller Coaster Simulator for their Bolera Gorbea Bowling Center in Zigoitia. [more information]
nGame recently announced that they have signed a long-term reciprocal distribution agreement with one of South Korea's leading wireless games publishers, Opentown Co. Ltd. [more information]
Breeza Soft have released their arcade system, currently available as a one slot motherboard. Games will be available on this new system in cartridge form. The first game to be released on this system is "The Crystal of Kings". [more information]
GameCom/Ferris has been invited to exhibit its virtual reality technology at the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League(r) (CPL) $150,000 World Championship. [more information]
With the recent removal of a number of obstacles blocking the way of new developments in the gaming industry in South Africa, the time is now right for an industry Expo! [more information]
Funworld has updated it's Photo Play terminals with the implementation of the I.G.O. 1 power pack. Funworld is planning further improvements with the I.G.O. NG! [more information]
Mark Tremonti, pinball fan and guitarist for the Grammy-award winning rock band Creed, wore a 'Stern Pinball' t-shirt on the December 3rd "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC. [more information]
Sega has started a free service of software downloads for compatiable mobiles in Japan. It can be accessed be anyone with a WAP capable mobile which is on i-MODE, J-SKY or EZweb. [more information]
Lazertron have released a number of new games for their redemption game system the VRS2. They include a range of Card, Puzzle & Skill games. [more information]
The amount of TAB's touch screen terminal systems "SILVERBALL" is rapidly growing with 100,000 users using ChampionsNet to play more than half a million ChampionsNet games every day. [more information]
Thomas Conrad has taken over the management of software development at funworld ag. Conrad, has taken over the complex task of consolidating the individual software sectors of the company. [more information]
Maygay Machines has announced an exclusive agreement with Global VR, they will manufacture and control distribution of the new golf game based upon the EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA TOUR home computer game. [more information]
Sega of America recently announced that it is dropping the price of its discontinued Dreamcast video game console to $49.95 around the price of a single game for consoles. [more information]
TAB Austria has started supplying the latest Software for their PictureBOX system. This Software changes the Photo-Sticker machine into a multifunctional communication terminal. [more information]
With the IAAPA Show now over, Steve Koenigsberg from State Sales gives a round up of the latest products and news from the Trade Show. [more information]
TOKYO (November 20, 2001 3:51 p.m. EST) - Sega Corp. posted a $169 million loss for the first fiscal half, largely because the plunging value of its investments. [more information]
Walt Disney's online division continued its push into the wireless Web on Tuesday by offering games that are playable on cell phones. Sprint PCS will be the first U.S. carrier to offer the games. [more information]
The amusement park Cedar Point located in Ohio USA recently announced plans to build a new roller coaster. This roller coaster will join the other 14 currently operating within the park. [more information]
Machineguard-UK is a security scheme used in the fight against gaming machine fraud. Which is fully endorsed by Operators, manufacturers and the Police across the UK. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd has appointed Aaron Gilbey to the new position of UK Sales Manager. In his new role, Aaron's main responsibility will be to manage, develop and promote the company's portfolio of product to the UK's key accounts. [more information]
Pac Man has been voted the greatest video game character of all time. Launched in 1981 with more than 100,000 Pac-Man machines made and sold around the world in that year. [more information]
The world's largest software company enters the hyper-competitive, fiercely loyal video game market with Thursday's launch of its Xbox game machine, [more information]
Incredible Technologies (IT) announced recently the addition of Sweden to the list of European countries participating in the online Golden Tee Fore! [more information]
IMPACT FACTORY is a new marketing communications company for small to mid-size companies serving the amusement and entertainment industries. [more information]
In the past entertainment centers have relied on the sale of paper tickets as admission for rides and games. National Ticket Co has presented a new way of doing business "smart" ticketing. [more information]
The recent G2E Global Gaming Expo saw a successful introduction of the new "TWICE" game at the Expo in Las Vegas. Tests are currently being run in South-America and tests will be held in Europe very soon. [more information]
TLC Industries will be introducing the next generation in Arcade Gaming - the "Flexible Arcade Solution." - a ready to load game platform that allows PC games to be easily brought into the Arcade Environment. [more information]
Digital Centre SL has just announced that their "Dr. Face," is now exclusively represented in the U.S. and Canada by Apple Industries. [more information]
GameCom, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Salt Lake
Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 to place the VR 720, at the Olympic Village ski lodge in Park City, Utah. [more information]
To ensure that Photo Play terminals with older update versions (1999, 2000) are also made "Euro-fit", a free Euro-release CD has been put together by Funworld. [more information]
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