The Stinger Report

The Stinger Report

Big Brand Leaders!
Anniversary titles from Taito and Namco have reestablished the popularity of certain core brands from the amusement sector's history. While Space Invaders wows a whole new generation, the Stinger Report looks at additional offerings such as a new anniversary Street Fighter title, and the inclusion of classic arcade brands in mobile phones, and the toy brands. The pitfalls are also observed as Namco attempts to placate poor response to the use of their Pac-Man license which has shown the dangers of untargeted brand utilisation.

Tournament Fraud Revelation!
The online golf tournament sector was rocked by money scandals during the first half of February. Sources reveal that Incredible Technologies has ejected eight ranked players following investigation into the manipulation of scores. The use of either a software or firmware system to deceive the ITS network has been found. This news carries far-reaching implications for the IT tournament, and also for similar online systems. GlobalVR is launching its own investigation into dubious scorers. As GVR performs spot-checks on certain operations in the field, the Stinger Report breaks this major story.

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