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18 Jan, 2001 |
| The 4th China Amusement Expo is due to be held at the China World Trade Centre in Beijing from the 1st - 4th August, 2001. Based on past attendances by both exhibitors and visitors, the organisers are expecting this year's event to be just as successful if not more so than past events. |
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12 Jan, 2001 |
| Stern Pinball will be releasing their High Roller Pinball at the end of this month. The game features many casino games on the playfield including shooting the ball through a slot machine and onto a roulette wheel. |
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11 Jan, 2001 |
| IT have announced that State Sales and Service Corp. of Baltimore, Maryland has been chosen to be the exclusive distributor of its products in the Middle East, Africa, India, Greece, Cyprus and Eastern Europe. |
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10 Jan, 2001 |
| Konami have announced this week that they are releasing games on NTT's new range of Java ready 503 series mobile phones. The first game to be released will be Dance Dance Revolution followed by remakes of both old and new games. |
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10 Jan, 2001 |
| Bill Gates has unveiled the X-Box at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With many arcade manufacturers joining their list of game developers, we are expecting many changes this year. |
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6 Jan, 2001 |
| HG is pleased to announce our new information highway where members can now receive the latest news and information as it happens. As manufacturers forward press releases to us, you can also receive this information immediately by choosing this features in "Preferences". |
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5 Jan, 2001 |
| Twin Galaxies has decided to support the turn-based strategy gaming world with high score contests and cash prizes, with many contests planned for the next six months. The first is on Space Empires IV for the PC. Admission to all these contests is free. |
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2 Jan, 2001 |
| In a recent press release, Sega flatly denies any involvement with Nintendo and also blamed New York Times for causing distress amongst Sega's shareholders, trading partners and end users. |
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29 Dec, 2000 |
| At one time, the Shinjuku and Ikebukulo area of Tokyo had the most arcades of any area in Japan. Now, the general state of the Japanese amusement industry can be vividly seen in these areas as visitor numbers have declined drastically. As a recent report by Game Time Magazine shows, arcade machines are losing popularity to pachinko & slot machine parlours. |
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29 Dec, 2000 |
| Many readers have noted a theme appearing in past features that alluded to the possibility that current amusements fundamental theory may be outdated or even obsolete. A need for us, that continues in the amusement industry, to relearn technologies and player motives. |
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