Sega upped the ante in its bid to challenge Electronic Arts as the dominant publisher of home sports video games, signing an exclusive, multiyear partnership with the brand many Americans associate with sports -- ESPN. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd have released Soul Surfer to the European market with a splash. Got a need to "Hang Ten" but can't make it to Bondai Beach this weekend? Sega can help get your fix with Soul Surfer. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. have announced that Entertainment Technologies & Programs, Inc. has agreed to dismiss their lawsuit regarding the company's merger with Ferris Productions, Inc. VirTra Systems has in return agreed to dismiss its counterclaims against ETPI. [more information]
Video game players throughout America are marking their calendar for Saturday, May 18th; the day that video game players converge on Pasadena,California to participate in a party and big contest organized to "Save the Pak Mann Arcade." [more information]
Tab Austria Silverball terminal, can now be upgraded to version 7. This version includes the introduction of the GPRS standard modem which allows mobile phone sellers to bring even secluded terminals online. [more information]
To oppose the spiral of violence with a positive alternative, Josef Öhlinger, who is the founder and chairman of the board of upper-Austrian funworld ag, decided consciously against violence on Photo Play terminals way back in 1995, a Policy that is still in place today. [more information]
Ham On Rye Technologies, Inc. have announced the results to date for the first-ever VR Performance Theater installed in Europe, at Tussauds Group's Chessington World of Adventures. [more information]
Namco Europe has commenced delivery of its innovative sit-down video driving simulator Wangan Midnight throughout Europe. Based on the hugely popular Japanese comic of the same name, Wangan is a high-octane street racing game. [more information]
Max Flight has moved 15 pulse-pounding simulators into the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Visitors to the "At the Controls" gallery climb aboard a FS2000 MaxFlight Simulator and control a first-of-its-kind aerobatic ride. [more information]
The Georgia Supreme Court in American witnessed another battle between the state and two gaming companies. Georgia voted to ban video poker last September. But two gaming companies sued the state, saying the law is too broad. [more information]
Hoping that American early adopters will be as nuts about mobile gaming as they are in Japan, Sega.com Inc. is launching a new mobile division aimed at bringing Sega gaming to cellular phone and PDA users in North America. [more information]
FUNFAIR amusements maker UK based company Elton Games is hopeful that its £700,000 share offer will be fully subscribed by the end of the week. The Southport company plans to trade shares via the Ofex dealing service as part of an aggressive expansion programme. [more information]
JVL has appointed Nir Bendov to the position of director of marketing. "Nir Bendov's experience in marketing provides him with the collaborative spirit we want our marketing department to possess," said Peter Guterres, CEO of JVL. [more information]
By the time the 17th World Soccer Cup in Korea and Japan starts on May 31st, Photo Play players will already be playing "Quizpro Worldcup 2002." "Quizpro Worldcup 2002" is a special soccer quiz particularly designed for this World Cup. [more information]
New Tekken 4 kits are back in stock. Goods come with marquee, player instructions, cables, DVD and main board. All 100% new and English version. [more information]
Elo is now offering some new touch screen monitors to the public including the New 1000 Series Touchmonitors as well as the new Entuitive 3000 and 5000 Series. [more information]
UK based Amusement company Cosmic Video has handed out a more than £21,000 in prize money for the Tournamaxx " Lovers Pancake tournament. [more information]
A Hong Kong based amusement centre is looking to sellout their 4 lanes of Bowlingo (10pin bowling). The goods are 90-95% new and less than 10 months old. [more information]
In anticipation of the third and final installment in the AUSTIN POWERS series, Stern Pinball is re-releasing the AUSTIN POWERS pinball machine for a May production run. [more information]
Gaelco's new driving game ATV Track has now been released and performing strongly. With production sold out until June, customers are urged to place their orders early to avoid extra delays. [more information]
Effective as of Tuesday, April 23, Incredible Technologies is moving to larger quarters. The company will be moving to Arlington Heights, Illinois where they will occupy the former premises of coin-op manufacturer, Capcom. [more information]
Hans-Peter Schild and his team over the last 5 years have managed to place more than 3,500 Photo Play terminals in Switzerland. Almost 1,500 of these terminals are linked within the Photo Play NET. [more information]
The competition is open to the public and promises to be even more exciting than last year's with the increase in stakes from 2001's $2,500.00 grand prize to 2002's more imposing $10,000.00. [more information]
A new shipment of Virtua Striker 3 kits is arriving into Australia this coming week. There is limited stock available @$3,795aud plus GST. [more information]
Sega has demonstrated a number of games for Palm OS handhelds during a keynote address at the PalmSource Japan conference. The games were developed specifically for the presentation using Metrowerk's Codewarrior. [more information]
SHENZHEN is prepared to take on Hong Kong's Disneyland as it boosts its efforts to attract tourists to the Special Economic Zone. The city will open the second phase of its Happy Valley theme park next month. [more information]
One of Australia's largest Pinball Auction/Expo is coming this May, to be held at Fox Studios, Sydney. Very rare pinballs, jukeboxes and other amusement equipment will be auctioned, with variety stalls selling pinball smemorabilia, parts, art and T-Shirts. [more information]
uWin will be headquartered in Los Angeles, California and will service the California market. Heading up sales for uWin will be Don Singer. [more information]
The Embed card system is a total business management and marketing tool offering cashless operation, a customer driven loyalty program, transaction automation, customer tracking and accounting. [more information]
Still in it's development phase, Banpresto has joined forces with Mitsubishi in order to create "Gundam Pilot Academy" (tentative title). What has been developed so far was on show at the AOU 2002. [more information]
Dutch parliamentary elections will be held on May 15th. In the run-up to the elections, a special election game "Verkiezingsspel" will be available on linked Photo Play terminals as of mid-April. [more information]
Recently Gary Stern and his family made a visit to the Playboy Mansion where Gary presented a Stern PLAYBOY pinball machine to Hugh Hefner. [more information]
Konami's latest driving game, XTrial is now available in software update form where you can upgrade your Thrill Drive PCBs into the latest game. [more information]
Big Or Small is a brand new dice-based gaming machine from Game Master System. Three dices are thrown together after the player chooses a number they hope the dices will add up to. [more information]
Namco Co. shares rose 5.7 percent on expectations that Namco may develop video-game software with Nintendo Co. The Tokyo-based company also appointed Kyushiro Takagi, Namco's vice president, to be the new president. [more information]
Details of the first European Casino Summit have been announced. The event will take place across 27th and 28th June at The Martinez Hotel in Cannes, France. [more information]
Namco America Inc. announces ATV TRACK, a 1-player Quad game of adventure, risk and competition. The adventure takes place in the mysterious Amazon and is due to hit the trail in May. [more information]
Initially previewed at this years ATEI to much acclaim. Shootout Pool is scheduled to be manufactured in early May. An ergonomically designed control unit which gives the player the real feel of playing either 8 ball or 9 ball pool. [more information]
Stern Pinball has appointed Bergmann Automaten as its exclusive importer/distributor of the company's pinball machines in the country of Germany. The PLAYBOY pinball machine will be the first Stern product to be promoted by Bergmann. [more information]
This year alone 1.4 million positive games were played in Holland. In March a tournament was held in Tilburg's Willem II stadium to determine the Netherlands' Photo Play champion. [more information]
Global video game publisher Infogrames has entered into a distribution deal with Konami to distribute and market throughout Japan select future titles published by Infogrames Japan KK. [more information]
The one of the biggest trade shows for amusement and gaming machines in Taiwan, The GTI Expo, is slated to take place in Hall 2, of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) throughout July 18~21. [more information]
Yesterday's response from the DCMS to Sir Alan Budd's Gambling Review Body report has unveiled that the UK gaming and gambling industries are about to benefit from relaxed legal restrictions. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd in conjunction with Sega-AM2 the R&D company responsible for developing The King of Route 66 have unveiled a dedicated web site for the game. [more information]
Responding to the demands of arcade owners and amusement game route operators, Amusement Solutions launched two new products, called "GateKeyper" & "DataTrieve." [more information]
On April 3, 2002 Incredible Technologies will release 7 new Golden Tee Fore! courses. The new courses will add an international favour to this very popular sporting game. [more information]
Standing by their commitment to build 3-4 new products per year, BayTek has launched two new games for spring. The first spring time game is BayTek's Lite‘Em Up, which is a game designed with an 8-sided playfield and housed in a unique 3-dimensional cabinet. [more information]