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Virtua Tennis II For Release in October06 Sep, 2001
Virtua Tennis II For Release in October 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]
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Devecka Announces Potential Buyout06 Sep, 2001
Devecka Announces Potential Buyout 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]
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Ready to Play Some NFL Football?05 Sep, 2001
Ready to Play Some NFL Football? 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]
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atei.co.uk wins Golden Web Award05 Sep, 2001
atei.co.uk wins Golden Web Award 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]
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Help Need for Charity Day04 Sep, 2001
Help Need for Charity Day 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]
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Diet Family Release04 Sep, 2001
Diet Family Release 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]
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Intergame Buys AB Europe Magazine03 Sep, 2001
Intergame Buys AB Europe Magazine 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]
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Namco Europe Announces Additional Ninja Assault 50"02 Sep, 2001
Namco Europe Announces Additional Ninja Assault 50" 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]
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Sega to Bring Games to Handheld PCs31 Aug, 2001
Sega to Bring Games to Handheld PCs 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]
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Manufacturers Invited to Work with HG31 Aug, 2001
Manufacturers Invited to Work with HG 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]
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uWink Releases Fantasy Football31 Aug, 2001
uWink Releases Fantasy Football 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]
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Maygay Adds to Permanent Production Staff30 Aug, 2001
Maygay Adds to Permanent Production Staff 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]
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Sega Looking to Develop Online Xbox Games30 Aug, 2001
Sega Looking to Develop Online Xbox Games 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]
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Companies use Online Games to Lure Traffic28 Aug, 2001
Companies use Online Games to Lure Traffic 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]
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Arcade Gangs Getaway With Yearly Haul of £50m24 Aug, 2001
Arcade Gangs Getaway With Yearly Haul of £50m 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]
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ITG Adds New Position of Chief Technical Officer24 Aug, 2001
ITG Adds New Position of Chief Technical Officer 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]
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"Video gambling is cancer", Governor Barnes.23 Aug, 2001
"Video gambling is cancer", Governor Barnes. 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]
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China Mobile Game Market Expanding22 Aug, 2001
China Mobile Game Market Expanding 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]
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Eidos Cleared in $5bn Law Suit22 Aug, 2001
Eidos Cleared in $5bn Law Suit 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]
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Deregulation in the UK20 Aug, 2001
Deregulation in the UK 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]
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Advance Screenshots of Monopoly Pinball20 Aug, 2001
Advance Screenshots of Monopoly Pinball 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]
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AMOAQ Expo & Dinner Dance16 Aug, 2001
AMOAQ Expo & Dinner Dance 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]
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Merit's Finance Program Extended Until Aug 3116 Aug, 2001
Merit's Finance Program Extended Until Aug 31 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]
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Brent Electronic Offers Mektek Programmers16 Aug, 2001
Brent Electronic Offers Mektek Programmers 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]
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Arcade Planet Announces Agreement with Yahoo!15 Aug, 2001
Arcade Planet Announces Agreement with Yahoo! Arcade Planet Inc., today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. to be the first online game content provider on Yahoo! Games. [more information]
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Photo Play Update 2002 with Intelligent Games Operation14 Aug, 2001
Photo Play Update 2002 with Intelligent Games Operation 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]
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Gamecom Announces Agreement Between Ferris & Chevrolet14 Aug, 2001
Gamecom Announces Agreement Between Ferris & Chevrolet GameComInc today announced that Ferris Productions has agreed with Chevrolet to produce and manufacture Chevrolet's Olympic Torch City Celebration Tour. [more information]
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Konami Cuts Profit Target on Slow Sales13 Aug, 2001
Konami Cuts Profit Target on Slow Sales Japanese game software developer Konami slashed its earnings target for this business year by 27 percent, citing a slowdown in sales of its blockbuster "YU-GI-OH!" card games. [more information]
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The Latest Evolution of Virtua Fighter is Available10 Aug, 2001
The Latest Evolution of Virtua Fighter is Available Sega Amusements Europe launches Virtua Fighter 4, the epic masterpiece created by the legendary Yu Suzuki, continues its magnificent tale with the release of Virtua Fighter 4. [more information]
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Novomatic Give ICE Massive Backing10 Aug, 2001
Novomatic Give ICE Massive Backing Austrian company Novomatic, will have a giant 511 sq metre presence, which will not only be the biggest stand at ICE2002 but the biggest in the entire Earls Court Exhibition Centre. [more information]
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Sega Releases First Ever Voice Chat Console Game for Alient Front (Dreamcast)10 Aug, 2001
Sega Releases First Ever Voice Chat Console Game for Alient Front (Dreamcast) Sega USA have announced the release of Alien Front for Dreamcast which is the first game that offers online voice chat. Up to 8 players can work together or taunt rivals across the USA. [more information]
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Arcade Owners Enter Guilty Pleas10 Aug, 2001
Arcade Owners Enter Guilty Pleas Proprietors of a video arcade, Spinners, were sentenced to 6 years jail after each pleaded guilty in Covington County, Alabama USA, to 24 counts of possession of a gambling devices. [more information]
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22 Hurt as Roller coasters Collide at Six Flags10 Aug, 2001
22 Hurt as Roller coasters Collide at Six Flags Two trains on the popular ''Superman: Ride of Steel'' at Six Flags New England collided yesterday in an explosive crunch of metal, sending at least 22 riders to hospitals. [more information]
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Konami Buys U.S. Casino Firm10 Aug, 2001
Konami Buys U.S. Casino Firm Konami Co. said Monday it has bought a full stake in U.S. casino management system developer Paradigm Gaming Systems Inc. for $12 million through its wholly owned subsidiary. [more information]
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Highwaygames Website Down Due to Code Red Virus07 Aug, 2001
Highwaygames Website Down Due to Code Red Virus Please excuse poor load times and limited functionality as the "Code Red Virus" has affected our hosting company. Our server has been down since Saturday and today is the first day we have received access (limited). To read more about the virus please click this story link. [more information]
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GameCom Engages Magnum Financial Group03 Aug, 2001
GameCom Engages Magnum Financial Group GameCom, Inc. a leading interactive internet gaming company today announced its engagement of Magnum Financial Group, LLC, to assist in broadening the Company's audience within the investment community and financial media. [more information]
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Namco Europe Unveil, Bee Panic03 Aug, 2001
Namco Europe Unveil, Bee Panic Namco Europe have unveiled their upcoming self redemption machine titled Bee Panic which they plan to release for sale later this year. [more information]
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Jackie Chan in Soul Calibur?03 Aug, 2001
Jackie Chan in Soul Calibur? The filming of the movie version of Soul Calibur has been pushed back until next year with rumours that the producers have been chasing Jackie Chan. [more information]
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Biohazard Goes Europe-Wide03 Aug, 2001
Biohazard Goes Europe-Wide Based on the massively popular console title ‘Resident Evil', Namco Europe launched the eagerly anticipated two-player shooter ‘Biohazard' at its London-based Open House. [more information]
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New Music and New Games for Silverball02 Aug, 2001
New Music and New Games for Silverball TAB have just announced the release of Bomb Jack & the latest music updates through their online transmission of information. Operators pay a service fee with TAB updating the machines automatically. [more information]
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Judge Sides Against Video Gaming Arcades01 Aug, 2001
Judge Sides Against Video Gaming Arcades Video gaming operators in Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties in USA hoping for a sympathetic federal judge to allow them to stay in business came up losers this week. [more information]
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New Spanish AWP from Maygay31 Jul, 2001
New Spanish AWP from Maygay Maygay will be releasing their new Spanish AWP called GLADIADOR through Video Valencia on September 1st. The theme is a humorous take on the sporting heroes of Ancient Rome. [more information]
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Looking for Classic Gaming Champions30 Jul, 2001
Looking for Classic Gaming Champions Who is the best all-around arcade gamer on the classic gaming circuit?? Twin Galaxies wants to find out at the Classic Gaming Expo 2k1, on August 11-12, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [more information]
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Smith Joins Brent Electronic Team30 Jul, 2001
Smith Joins Brent Electronic Team Brent Electronic has appointed Paul Smith as Field Sales Executive. The 31-year old, who will report to Sales Director Peter Murphy, joins the company after spending three years at Eurocoin. [more information]
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Konami Buys 38% of Hudson Soft28 Jul, 2001
Konami Buys 38% of Hudson Soft Konami Corp said this week it will buy a 38 percent stake in Hudson Soft Co for five billion yen ($40.46 million) to try to boost market share by diversifying its products. [more information]
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Corporations Now Targeting Online Gamers28 Jul, 2001
Corporations Now Targeting Online Gamers In coming weeks, General Motors will unveil a custom video game on the Internet that lets gamers race GM vehicles such as the Cavalier, Avalanche and Corvette. [more information]
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DoCoMo Developing 3D image Mobile Phone27 Jul, 2001
DoCoMo Developing 3D image Mobile Phone Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. has started research on a fifth-generation Internet-capable mobile phone that would feature three-dimensional (3D) moving images. [more information]
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Sega Gameworks to Anchor Oklahoma Canal Site25 Jul, 2001
Sega Gameworks to Anchor Oklahoma Canal Site Sega Gameworks will anchor a planned entertainment and retail site on the middle segment of Oklahoma City's Bricktown Canal. [more information]
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AAE2001 Official Report25 Jul, 2001
AAE2001 Official Report June Tan, Project Manager of Terrapin gives an official roundup of AAE2001, explaining that over 40% of visitors where from overseas (representing 50 different countries). [more information]
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$100k Manufacturer Rep Wanted25 Jul, 2001
$100k Manufacturer Rep Wanted A US firm is looking for a sales professional with 3-5yrs experience in the amusement park/theme park industry (with background in selling). The firm manufacturers polyurethane products for amusement parks, citrus, mining and military sectors. [more information]
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