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Sega: Life as a 3rd Party Supplier

Sega: Life as a 3rd Party Supplier

23 May, 2001
As the competition begins to heat up in the home market with XBox reported to be offered at $100 loss per console sold and the news that Nintendo Cube will be selling for $199 and Sony plans to drop $50usd from the price of Playstation II, Sega's smartest move seems to be supplying software to all 3 console manufacturers.
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Home Video Game Industry at Odds Over Online Future

Home Video Game Industry at Odds Over Online Future

22 May, 2001
Online gaming has been touted as the next frontier in entertainment, but leading game companies still disagree on whether or not bringing games to the Web makes financial sense.
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It's 30 Up For Cliff

It's 30 Up For Cliff

22 May, 2001
Cliff Wilson, Brent Sales Export Manager, celebrated 30 years in the amusement industry at a presentation organised by his colleagues at the company's west London head office.
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Sega to Develop 10 Game Titles for Nintendo's GameCube Console

Sega to Develop 10 Game Titles for Nintendo's GameCube Console

21 May, 2001
Sega Corp., which scrapped its Dreamcast video-game console this year to focus on software development, said it will provide 10 game titles for Nintendo Co.'s GameCube device, set for release in Japan on Sept. 14, including Virtua Striker III.
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Release of Virtua Golf

Release of Virtua Golf

19 May, 2001
Sega Amusements Europe has released Virtua Golf, following in the footsteps of Sega's renowned sports series of titles. The game is housed in the highly acclaimed Naomi Upright Universal Cabinets making it sleek, stylish and suitable for arcade and bar/pub operations alike.
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An Open Letter to the Pinball Community from Illinois Pinball

An Open Letter to the Pinball Community from Illinois Pinball

19 May, 2001
We at Illinois Pinball Company would like to take this opportunity to share with the members of the pinball community – retailers, distributors, operators, collectors and players – an update on the status of Illinois Pinball and our acquisition of the Williams Industries pinball parts business
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History's First Video Game Film Festival To Celebrate Gaming's Impact on Media and Culture

History's First Video Game Film Festival To Celebrate Gaming's Impact on Media and Culture

19 May, 2001
For the first time, the historical legacy created by these film and TV appearances will be celebrated with a special event called the 1st Annual Video Game Film Festival, which will take place during the 2001 Classic Video Game World Championship, Saturday, June 2, 2001, at the famous Funspot Family Fun Center in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire.
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Panton Media bales out ailing Leisurehub

Panton Media bales out ailing Leisurehub

19 May, 2001
With their website offline and most employees left or leaving, we understand that a deal has been struck to save Leisurehub, with a proposed takeover by Panton Media.
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Arcade Planet to Build Games Web Site for Merit Industries

Arcade Planet to Build Games Web Site for Merit Industries

18 May, 2001
Arcade Planet, Inc., today announced that it will use its patented technologies to build an online games Web site for Merit Industries, Inc. The game site at Meritgames.com will be launched in the Summer of 2001.
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The Trip - A Current Update On the State of Pinballs

The Trip - A Current Update On the State of Pinballs

17 May, 2001
Jim Schelberg visits Gene Cunningham from Illinois Pinball on a 3 part plan, one to see his game collection, the second was to check out his Illinois Pin Ball parts operation, and third and most interesting, was to see his newest acquisition: A working whitewood version of what was to become the third Williams Pinball 2000 game, Wizard Blocks.
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