GameCom, Inc. has announced that GameCom's shareholders approved the pending merger with Ferris Productions, Inc. at the Company's special meeting held on September 21st. [more information]
ESD - Excellent Soft Design are pleased to announce their new game "Fire Hawk" which is a vertical scrolling jet shoot them up featuring single or co-operative gameplay and a myriad of power ups. [more information]
MGM Mirage, one of the world's largest hotels and casinos groups, recently announced it has been granted an internet gaming licence from the Isle of Man, an autonomous British crown dependency. [more information]
Hon Allan Bell, Minister for Home Affairs of the Isle of Man, recently announced the allocation of the Island's first three international Internet gambling licences. The three licence winners are Littlewoods Leisure, MGM MIRAGE & SunOnline Limited. [more information]
Jim Schelberg from pinJournal interviews Pat Lawlor about the never released William's pinball "Wizard Blocks" and talks about Williams and Stern Pinball. [more information]
A smaller show this year, but plently of new and well presented products for video game, medal and gaming operators. Today's report is on Sega's new releases. [more information]
Two big names in the amusement industry have announced plans for a partnership: Skee-Ball Inc. and crane manufacturer Elaut, of Belgium. [more information]
Amusement ride manufacturer Zamperla have been dismissed of charges involving one of their roller coaster rides occuring two years ago. [more information]
Following the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, the go-ahead of three of the industry's biggest annual US trade shows had become questionable. [more information]
Highwaygames takes a new format from today and breaks into three main areas, a news and information section, industry discussion forums, and the marketplace where trading companies can share news, product prices and more. [more information]
A realignment of the management structure at Namco Europe, which incorporates the Brent Sales and Brent Electronic divisions, has seen John McKenzie assume the newly created post of Finance and Commercial Director. [more information]
Interest in the 2002 International Casino Exhibition (ICE) – in part stimulated by Sir Alan Budd's review of UK gambling legislation – continues to grow. [more information]
Terrible scenes as hijacked planes slammed into the US Pentagon and New York's landmark World Trade Center today, demolishing the two 110-story towers and closing the USA down as it seeks the people responsible. [more information]
uWink has launched its uWink Players League, a networked league program for the touchscreen game market, making the league "happen" with a fraction of the effort by operators and location owners alike. [more information]
A new trade association, iGGBA, (the Interactive Gambling, Gaming And Betting Association), has been formed to represent the interests of the on-line gambling and betting industry. [more information]
Sega announced today it aimed to become the No. 1 game software maker in the world, on the back of its future lineup of titles for leading consoles and improved position in arcade sales. [more information]
ATE (UK) together with The Gambling Consultancy have announced details of the Gambling Industry Forum which is being staged in London on Wednesday 31 October 2001. [more information]
Midway Games Inc. said on Wednesday it had a slightly narrower loss for its fiscal fourth quarter but also lower revenues as it exited the coin-operated video game business. [more information]
Now in its fifth year, California Extreme allows visitors to experience classic coin-operated video games and pinball machines from the past 60 years. This year's show will be held in San Jose, California USA on 15th-16th September. [more information]
A complete summary of a trading company's stocklist, latest prices, news and more can now be found in today's release of the new Trading Companies Section. [more information]
Sega Japan is set to release Virtua Tennis II on the naomi GD rom system next month for distribution around the world with the game being sold in many different formats. [more information]
Devecka Enterprises has announced that it has entered into discussions with several leading game manufacturers regarding the sale of Devecka Enterprises' product line and worldwide patent rights for its musical instrument based games. [more information]
The National Football League (NFL), the latest released pinball machine from Stern Pinball, Inc. and H. Betti Industries, is available for immediate release and has featured in this week's US issue of TV Guide. [more information]
The ATEI website has won the coveted Golden Web Award from the International Association of Webmasters and Designers (IAWMD). The site – atei.co.uk – was recognised by the IAWMD for its "high standard of design, originality and content." [more information]
Shenton College in Adelaide Australia is looking for an operator who can help with a charity day to aid the Princess Margaret Hospital. [more information]
Excellent Soft Design have today announced the release of Diet Family PCB - a horizontal novelty shooting game which has been developed by Korean software developer, Semicom. [more information]
InterGame Limited and Centaur Communications have announced that InterGame has agreed to acquire the magazine AB Europe from Centaur for an undisclosed amount. [more information]
Namco Europe has announced that it will be undertaking an additional production run of its Ninja Assault shooting video game. Unveiled to the European market in January, high demand for the game has prompted a second run of the deluxe 50" version. [more information]
Sega Corp and software developer Synovial Inc of America yesterday announced a deal that will this year bring classic Sega games such as "Sonic The Hedgehog" to handheld computers. [more information]
With the launch of the discussion forums on Highwaygames next week we are inviting all manufacturers to participate and help answer questions from members. [more information]
uWink greeted the football season with the download of its current Sports Club Network offering, Fantasy Football where uWink players and sports fans will be able to draft their fantasy football teams on uWink terminals. [more information]
At a time when the UK manufacturing sector is reported to be in the doldrums, Maygay Machines Limited, the Bushbury based developer and manufacturer of amusement and gaming equipment, is delighted to announce a 10% increase in the size of its factory workforce. [more information]
Sega Japan announced today that it was in talks with Microsoft about possibly developing online games for the software giant's Xbox game machine. [more information]
Companies such as Burger King, Kelloggs, Nabisco and last week Honda, are using branded online games in order to build consumer loyalty by associating their brands with entertainment. [more information]
Organised gangs are stealing millions of pounds from pubs, clubs and amusement arcades using specially designed tools and sophisticated electronic devices to extract money from gaming machines. [more information]
Elaine Hodgson, CEO of Incredible Technologies (IT), has announced the hiring of David S. Feldman as Chief Technical Officer. Feldman will oversee the development of online products and services. [more information]
Governor Roy Barnes will introduce legislation on Aug. 22 to ban video gambling in Georgia. The legislation would make video gaming machines and slot machines illegal in the state. [more information]
Mobile games and text messaging via cellphones is taking China by storm. An estimated 20 million of the country's 123 million cellphone users regularly exchange text messages, play simple games, enter contests and download screensavers or ringtones. [more information]
EIDOS, the computer-games company responsible for the Lara Croft character, has been discharged from a $5 billion writ lodged by the families of the 13 victims of America's Columbine High School massacre. Sega, Time Warner, and a number of other companies still are being pursued. [more information]
The UK gaming industry is being subject to a very comprehensive review, which recommends more casino style locations, and no gaming machines in takeaways - something which is argued will put many people in the club and gaming industry out of work. [more information]
With thanks to Terry Nelson, we are able to show advanced screenshots of Stern's latest pinball, Monopoly. Still in testing, the machines features nicely detailed artwork and some good new features. [more information]
There will be no AMOA Convention this year in Australia, which is being replaced with a dinner/dance / tradeshow for one day on 26th October, 2001. [more information]
Merit Industries, Inc. has extended the enrollment deadline from August 15, 2001 to August 31, 2001. The deal offers 24-month financing, with a full 180 days before the first payment is due. [more information]
UK-based spares and components supplier, Brent Electronic has broadened the euro conversion options for operators with the inclusion of the Mektek Programmer as a stock item. [more information]
A new software update from Photoplay titled "I.GO" will give operators a new screen design, new games and an intelligent system operating in the background. [more information]
GameComInc today announced that Ferris Productions has agreed with Chevrolet to produce and manufacture Chevrolet's Olympic Torch City Celebration Tour. [more information]