The Stinger Report

The Stinger Report

American Video Action!
News revealed of American distributor powerhouse Betson increasing their interest gathering Incredible Technologies' previous Big Buck franchise for themselves. In a move supported by the Chicago clan, Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix have worked together to bring Big Buck Hunter Pro to the market – TSR looking at what led to this move. Incredible Technologies however have not been idle and news has been leaked to the Stinger that though there will be no Golden Tee 2006, the company has plans for one final push for the older machines, while building up for a new release. In talking about possible new video pinball development TSR reveals UltraCade will be the latest to release the fruits of their video pinball development, encouraging hobbyists from the Visual Pinball freeware scene to develop content for their soon to be released platform - The Stinger reveals the hoops that UltraCade has had to go through to placate hobbyist fears of the commercialisation of their software.

New Style for Pay-for-Play!
The Asian amusement scene sees the first deployment of 'Post-Play Cards' that will bring a brand new methodology to the way in which players pay-for-play. The Stinger reveals the new concept that is being deployed in selected Japanese amusement sites that could totally change the way players enjoy interactive entertainment. Along with changes in the amusement scene the online venue sector has been rocked by the Cyber mugging of player's characters and a death by over exposure to a CyberCafe online multi-player experience – the Out-of-Home leisure entertainment sector under pressure for self policing.

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