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The OMNI Kickstarter began on the 4 June and within the first week it had already exceeded its financial goal of $150,000 USD, and is currently sitting at $740,675 USD with 2053 backers so far. With another 41 days to go, this exciting and much anticipated leap into virtual reality gaming is off to a phenomenal start.
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Fruit Mania Xtreme is a video redemption, pusher-style machine that is fun for all ages! It is a variation of the firm's companion title Fruit Mania SD. It originally debuted at IAAPA 2012, but UNIS has only recently launched the product officially.
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Andrew Scott Reisse, a 33-year-old California resident, was tragically run down during a police chase last Thursday, June 30. Reisse was the co-founder and lead engineer on the Oculus Rift project that has made headline after headline in 2013.
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Last month 3DFocus sat down with CEO of Virtusphere, Allan Latypov, to talk about the recent developments of their Virtusphere AR and VR experience they have been working on for the past 15 years.
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The Grand Re-Opening of the Crayola Factory as the new Crayola Experience facility took place over the Memorial weekend in Easton, PA. The four story amusement factory provides kids with a unique digital out-of-home experience that is educational, physical and interactive.
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STERN Pinball Inc. has announced in a media release today that they are proudly supporting the International Flipper Pinball Association's (IFPA10) World Pinball Championship which will host 64 players from 19 countries on May 31st to June 2nd, 2013, at Freddy's Pinball Paradise in Echzell, Germany.
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Premier Amusement recently announced a second online only auction, in conjunction with the Playdium Store, bidding off a vast number of arcade games and equipment for all venues.
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Kevin Williams from the Stinger Report had an exclusive chat with NAMCO America executives recently at Amusement Expo 2013. The discussion centered on long held rumors and the game plan of NAMCO (US) regarding the US release of the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 game.
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Whilst GTI Taiwan has always been a trade show where the gaming factories show their latest game board, cabinets and spare parts, there were some significant movements underway in the arcade sector with IGS looking to make a bigger impact onto the arcade gaming scene.
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Over June, Incredible Technologies is hosting an automated sweepstakes on all participating Golden Tee LIVE 2013 machines across the US (with the exception of a few states). Advertisement messages will appear on the machines before each game and a webpage will be available to operators and players which shows the prizes, outlines the rules and outlines eligibility for participation in the sweepstakes.
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The team at Seattle's VRcade have gone public with demos they have developed, using the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset technology, for large scale, wireless experiences in VR.
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AMI Entertainment has released a software update for the NGX Face Place Jukebox, a joint effort between AMI and Apple Industries which combines AMI's popular NGX jukebox model and V3 software with Apple's Smile 2.0 photo booth technology to create something unique and innovative. Updates feature improvements to the social media interaction and some streamlining of options.
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LAI Games has enjoyed substantial success in 2013 with their exceptional line-up of redemption games. Especially with their exciting, carnival-themed prize merchandiser game Balloon Buster, and the fun, four-player, shooter game Ghost Town.
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The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) has revised the Parental Advisory System (PAS) after a group of industry leaders cam together and, in light of the recent issues surrounding violence in America, decided the former rating system was in need of an update. The revised system uses an easy to follow, "traffic light" color-coding system.
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The GTI Asia Taipei Expo, which is celebrating it's 20th anniversary of the show this year, will open today at 10 o'clock at Taiwan's Taipei World Trade Center. The opening ceremony will include a number of VIP guests. The three day show will showcase a number of big name exhibitors and a variety of industry products.
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At the recent FanFest2013, held in Iceland, CCP - the developer of 'EVE Online' - showcased a new game, "EVR". EVR was made using the break through virtual reality technology, Oculus Rift, and puts players into the cockpit of a virtual space fighter jet in a shooter style simulation.
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STEAM Carnival is the latest pet project under Two-Bit Circus - a business venture by Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman, as well a 25 person team of intelligent, innovative and creative individuals. The group has put the project on Kickstarter with a goal of $100, 000 (USD) to get the edutainment (education and entertainment) initiative off the ground.
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The newest member of the DNA recently interviewed Chairman Kevin Williams about what the DNA (or Digital-Out-of-Home Network Association) is all about, what it strives to achieve in the entertainment, amusement and arcade industry, and explains their hopes for their recently formed partnership with NanoTech.
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It has been a long time coming, but finally, on April 29th, Jersey Jack shipped off the first truckload of the highly anticipated Wizard of Oz pinball machine. The start of Jersey Jack Pinball Inc. and the release of this title ended Stern's 14 year run as the only major, authentic pinball maker.
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Mike Kasper from Beaverton, Oregon is the new all-time champion of the role-reversing arcade game, Donkey Kong Junior which was released in 1982.
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Alterace's new 4D interactive gun game, The Grip of the Undead, will have zombie enthusiasts on the edge of their dynamically interactive seats! In 3D vision, plunge into the heart of an emergency operation and into the depths of a factory infested by zombies.
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On April 25th, Sega unveiled a new addition to their Tokyo Joypolis center, Sonic Athletics, a eight person, multiplayer exergaming arcade machine.
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Namco America's energizing new ticket redemption game, Triple Turn, is now available and ready for shipping. The flashy, multi-tiered ticket dispensing game was first shown at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2012 and was well received at the event.
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On April 16th, the arcade industry lost one of their best operators, enthusiasts and activists, Jerry Derrick. Aged 70, he passed away in hospitable following a sudden heart attack.
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On April 18th, MediaMation announced that it had signed with two major Hollywood Studios, on a non-exclusive basis, to release popular titles in the X4D format. MediaMation launched the X4D® Motion EFX format into the cinema marketplace earlier this year with a planned roll-out of multiple full auditorium 250+ seat installs for Cinemex - the 6th largest cinema chain in the world.
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Following the massive success of Stern Pinball's Metallica game, which was only officially released last week, Stern has collaborated with legendary rock artist Dirty Donny Gillies for a second Premium Edition Metallica pinball model.
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The Virtuix Omni virtual reality Treadmill Kickstarter campaign is due to start in May following successful testing at SXSW in Austin. Get ready to walk, jump and sprint through all your favourite games.
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As we reported a few months back, MoCapGames has produced one of the first real-time virtual reality games called Sci-Shoota, now called SciShooter. The game has just finished a site test in an undisclosed European (possibly English) location and received a fantastic response from players and is reportedly heading into arcades soon.
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Only two days ago Stern made public a teaser trailer for their latest title, Metallica Pinball, and today they announced it is now available to purchase.
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Dr. Frank Lee is a gaming professor and an expert in computer science who has successfully transformed the 437-ft tall Cira Centre, Philadelphia, into a vintage arcade game screen. The project which he has been working on since 2008 has finally come to fruition and will open the Philly Tech Week this month, presented by the AT&T, with a giant Pong tournament.
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NAMCO Bandai Games Inc recently exhibited at Amusement Expo 2013 showcasing a numerous titles shown at JAEPO and previous trade shows, but a new title on display from NAMCO was a redemption version of the much loved Pac-Man game - Pac-Man Ticket Mania.
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Stern Pinball Inc, the main manufacturer of pinballs in the world has just announced their newest title they are working on - Metallica. Following in the footsteps of their hugely popular AC/DC pin, which won several awards, Stern will be releasing yet another classic rock pinball machine for the many fans the band has accumulated during it's 30 year career.
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At the JAEPO 2013 trade show held back in March, many exhibitors debuted a wide range of products including Namco, Sega, Taito, and surprise exhibitors Capcom and WAHPLAN - just to name a few.
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A newly formed group, CEMA (California Entertainment Merchants Association), launched itself and called for discussion at last months Amusement Expo 2013. The group is headed Ron Westphal of Newport Diversified in southern California.
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In the latest Stinger Report by Kevin Williams the new Japanese Amusement Expo, which took place back in February, was reported as an underwhelming experience compared to previous years.
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Ben Lang from Road to VR met with representatives from the makers of the Razor Hydra control, Sixense, at the 2013 Game Developers Conference recently. He was able to test drive their new virtual reality product, Oculus Rift - Tuscany demo, an exciting new product in the world of virtual reality.
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Sega recently wowed crowds at last month's 29th Annual Cruise Shipping Miami trade show when they exhibited eight of their most popular and high earning machines.
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Coast to Coast Entertainment has released a new 28-inch crane titled Twilight. This smaller footprint and new graphic design aims to blend better with merchandisers and optimize space for operators.
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NanoTech Entertainment announced at The Amusement Expo 2013, held in Las Vegas recently, that the company had accepted an invitation to join the DNA Association as a Founder Member.
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