Arcade Planet announced today that it will demonstrate several exciting new gaming concepts at the upcoming Amusement Showcase International (ASI) tradeshow from March 29 - 31 in Las Vegas. [more information]
Sega chairman and president Isao Ohkawa has died today following a cardiac arrest. Ohkawa-san was also honorary chairman and founder of the CSK group. [more information]
The main attraction at the recent Japanese AOU Show was Virtua Fighter 4 - with the power of Naomi II, improvements in graphics, sounds and game play, many people are eagerly waiting for its release. [more information]
The Italian show has recently come to an end, and once again the show organisers did themselves proud in the beautiful seaside town of Rimini. [more information]
Incredible Technologies will be displaying New Courses at ASI Show, Booth 1101. The new course update, entitled Golden Tee Fore! 2002, will offer five brand new 18-hole and two 9-hole courses. [more information]
At the recent Spanish Trade Show, the release of Dr Face, a digital photo machine that takes your picture and puts your face on different bodies, was very well received. [more information]
Tecmo has been ordered to pay 2,340,000 yen in damages to racehorse owners for the unauthorised use of their names in Tecmo's horse racing game, Gallop Racer. [more information]
Now in its fifth year, California Extreme draws hundreds of enthusiasts, including industry personnel and collectors from around the world. This year's show in September promises even more with an astounding collection of unreleased and prototype games never seen anywhere else. [more information]
Konami have recently announced a partnership with Japan Airlines called Mile de Healthy where people can gain mileage points when they use Konami excercise equipment. [more information]
JAPAN: The number of subscribers to NTT DoCoMo i-mode service topped 20 million on March 4, 2001. Currently, 828 companies are providing information services through i-mode including games provided by Sega, Namco, Konami, and Taito. [more information]
Merit Industries has been very pleased with the test results of it's TournaMAXX Global Player Ranking System which will be unveiled at this month's ASI Trade Show. [more information]
The Irish show has just ended in Dublin, and once again the show was very well run with a good turnout and plenty of orders written and Guiness drunk. [more information]
Arcade Planet, Inc. have announced that it will feature its online game technologies and Partner Program at Internet World Spring from March 14-16 in booth # 6007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. [more information]
Brent Electronic has become the first distributor in Europe to show the new CashFlow Programming Module which enables operators to undertake on-site programming of amusement machines fitted with CashFlow coin mechanisms before, during and beyond euro conversion. [more information]
With the recent poor showing at ATEI, and the many rumours that have circulated this year, Midwaygames on Friday let go many of their key arcade staff. Whilst MTN and Infinity will still remain, its seems no further development with occur in coinop. [more information]
Six Flags America have unveiled the release of new rollercoasters Vertical Velocity and Déjà VU - both feature high-flying twists and ski-lift style inverted seating, where the track is above riders' heads and their feet dangle. [more information]
With the recent death of nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, some fans have been stealing full Soda machines which bear his life-size likeness. [more information]
The Victorian Government in Australia has announced more than 400 poker machines will be removed from areas where people are most at risk of problem gambling. [more information]
The Amuse UK show in Blackpool England has recently finished with good feedback, but lower attendance due to snow and ice which closed many roads from Scotland. [more information]
Merit Industries, citing its successful strategic focus on the touchscreen game market and the continuing challenges of the slowing dart market, has made the decision to exit the coin-operated dart manufacturing business. [more information]
The first European deliveries of Namco's Ridge Racer V have been made, with the game earning plaudits from one of the UK's major operators. [more information]
Arcade Plant have announced that it will provide its online games to Dave & Buster's®, through PrizeGames.com™. In addition to exciting game offerings, players can accumulate prize credits and choose their own prizes. [more information]
With the recent Japanese Trade Show finishing, Manjiro Works highlights the main attractions and feedback of visitors and exhibitors. [more information]
Japan news source The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that Sega Corp. and Namco Ltd. & Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will join forces to distribute games, movies and advertisements online. [more information]
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo) and SEGA Corporation (SEGA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a new service that combines NTT DoCoMo's i-mode phone and video arcade game machines equipped with SEGA's "NAOMI" arcade board. [more information]
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., the world's second-largest slot-machine maker, said second-half profit rose 4 percent as it overcame government restrictions on gambling by expanding in the United States. [more information]
GigaMedia, a leading provider in Taiwan of broadband Internet access services and Chinese broadband content, has announced the expiration of the letter of intent with Sega.com Asia Ltd. [more information]
Arcade Planet, Inc., has signed an agreement with McDonald's Corporation to provide software and hardware technology to operate McMaginationä, a children's video game computer system available at participating McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. [more information]
Merit Industries is pleased to announce the appointment of Cosmic Video Amusement as the exclusive distributor for all Megatouch products in the UK. [more information]
Plenty of new products will be unveiled at AOU Trade Show in Japan next week including new motion sensor boxing game from Konami, drum machine from Namco and a top golf game from Sega. [more information]
WoW Entertainment, a Sega Subsidiary, has announced they have signed a deal with Namco to jointly develop future arcade titles, with their first release, Vampire Nights, to be shown at next week's AOU Trade Show. [more information]
Iwerks has recently announced the signing of a contract to provide an Iwerks TurboRide simulation theater and custom film production for DAYTONA USA, the official attraction of NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [more information]
uWink have announced the availability of e-greeting cards on its terminals. The Greeting Card program began this week with the download of a Valentine's Day greeting, which allowed players to send online cards to their loved ones directly from the uWink terminals. [more information]
A dozen of the biggest video game publishers jointly filed a series of lawsuits against four Web site operators this week for allegedly distributing pirated software over the Internet. [more information]
The American Dave & Buster's (D&B) theme restaurant has officially arrived in Taiwan, making its debut in the TaiMall Nakan Family Entertainment Shopping Center in Taoyuan County. [more information]
uWink today announced the kickoff of Club Wink, free to game patrons and entitling them to sneak previews of upcoming games, free games, access to tournaments and much more. [more information]
ATE Ltd has commissioned a new corporate logo. The design, which had its first public airing at January's ATEI has been developed as a means of consolidating all of the company's growing range of activities under one umbrella brand. [more information]
Smart Industries will be promoting their new Prize Circus and Big Load at next month's ASI Trade Show in Las Vegas. Both are innovative crane machines which are tipped to be very popular with players. [more information]
SHOW&RECREATION 2001 will be held between 10-13 May 2001 at Istanbul Convention Center, showcasing latest developments in Stage & Show Technologies, Lunapark Equipment, and more. [more information]
Midway plans to improve on recent poor results with new software on new generation platforms, whilst moving away from arcade, Nintendo 64 and Playstation I. [more information]
Post show statistics released by organisers of ATEI, Euroshow and ICE reveal that more buyers attended the 2001 event than at any other time in the exhibition's history. [more information]
Recent reports show Sydney's poker machines are earning $45,000 net profit each year with more concerns that low income people are adding gaming into their weekly budgets at the expense of food. [more information]
"Bemani", Konami's multi music system, allows up to five players to simultaneously play together using guitars, keyboards, and drums - all in harmony. [more information]
uWink today announced the free download of "Zillionaire: Rainbow Edition," the Gay/Lesbian version of its popular trivia game "Zillionaire". Rainbow Edition, which was downloaded today, follows uWink's "Sports Zillionaire", which, after its introduction two weeks ago, has become another blockbuster trivia hit for the company. [more information]
Twin Galaxies is launching a global campaign to identify "top gaming superstars" in their next edition of their Book of World Records. [more information]
The ATEI is set to announce record figures for the show that has become synonymous with excellence in the industry, according to the UK weekly Coin Slot attendance was 19,952 in the first two days alone. With a 25% increase in international visitors. [more information]
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