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Shinobi Movie Planned

Shinobi Movie Planned

6 Nov, 2002
Film production company Mindfire Entertainment has secured the rights to Sega's Shinobi franchise. The movie, which is expected to make a summer 2004 release, will be based on the revised setting and characters of the new PlayStation Shinobi game.
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EGO Assesses its Role

EGO Assesses its Role

4 Nov, 2002
On 5th December EGO will hold a special meeting to discuss the role of the organisation over the coming years. Due to the huge changes planned by many European countries and the expansion of the EU a re-assessment of what is needed is essential.
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European I-gaming Leaders Speak up at First Barcelona Conference

European I-gaming Leaders Speak up at First Barcelona Conference

4 Nov, 2002
The inaugural European i-Gaming Congress & Expo succeeded in bringing the continent's online gaming fraternity together under one roof for the first time, providing a forum for lively and often-heated debate.
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Innovative Leisure to Distribute the Embed Card System in Europe

Innovative Leisure to Distribute the Embed Card System in Europe

1 Nov, 2002
Embed Integration of Australia and Innovative Leisure of the UK are pleased to announce a distribution relationship with Innovative Leisure as the exclusive distributor of Embed's Amusement Debit Card System through out Europe.
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Sun Amusement & Brezzasoft Corporation to Consolidation

Sun Amusement & Brezzasoft Corporation to Consolidation

1 Nov, 2002
Sun Amusements has announced that Brezzasoft Corporation and Sun Amusement Co Ltd are going to start consolidation their business activities and that Sun Amusement Co Ltd will be the new registered business name.
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Antitrust fine against Nintendo

Antitrust fine against Nintendo

1 Nov, 2002
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has been hit with a $147 million (168 million, euro) fine by the European Union for alleged price-fixing by illegally colluding to sell game products at significantly different prices in various parts of Europe.
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MGM Mirage, IGT $85,000,000 Plan to Install New Slots

MGM Mirage, IGT $85,000,000 Plan to Install New Slots

31 Oct, 2002
MGM Mirage and Nevada slot machine builder International Game Technology have reached an $85 million deal to convert 11 casinos to IGT's EZ Pay coinless slot system. MGM Mirage plans to buy 7,000 new slot machines and retrofit 11,000 more devices.
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Nintendo Edges into Online Gaming

Nintendo Edges into Online Gaming

31 Oct, 2002
Nintendo kicked off its modest online plans Wednesday with the release of Internet adapters for its GameCube console. The online add-ons consist of a modem for dial-up Internet access and a network adapter for tapping into a high-speed DSL or cable modem.
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Tecmo Revises Profit Projections

Tecmo Revises Profit Projections

23 Oct, 2002
Japanese developer Tecmo has revised its projections for the current half year's trading and now expects to record a 40 million Yen (€328,000) profit - reversing a previously anticipated 170 million Yen (€1.4m) loss.
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The Video Game=Violence Debate Continues

The Video Game=Violence Debate Continues

23 Oct, 2002
With the USA Sniper still active, USA media have begun to promote stories of links between Konami's Silent Scope to that of the activities of the sniper. Whilst it seems to be another media beatup, the stories seem to be picking up speed.
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