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Families of Slain Students, Teacher, Sue Entertainment Industry Companies

Families of Slain Students, Teacher, Sue Entertainment Industry Companies

25 Apr, 2001
The families of several victims in the Columbine massacre have filed a lawsuit against companies that create violent video games and sex-oriented Web sites, claiming their products influenced the gunmen.
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Video-slot Operators Not Happy on Receiving End of Warning Letter

Video-slot Operators Not Happy on Receiving End of Warning Letter

24 Apr, 2001
Ambiguities in the video slot machine law in Texas are causing problems, with Bowie County District Attorney Bobby Lockhart and Sheriff James issuing warning letters to operators to stop any illegal gambling.
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Sega & Nintendo Work Together

Sega & Nintendo Work Together

21 Apr, 2001
Whilst the release of Nintendo Cube has been delayed until September, Sega has officially confirmed that it is currently working on games for the Nintendo GameCube console, including the software teams that created the Daytona and Sonic series.
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Sega Aims to Return to Profit in 2001/02

Sega Aims to Return to Profit in 2001/02

21 Apr, 2001
During a strategic meeting on Thursday, Sega Corp outlined their plans in the next year to turnaround four straight years of losses, with the project already starting earlier this month. Full report enclosed.
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Lieberman Continues Push to Regulate US Entertainment Marketing

Lieberman Continues Push to Regulate US Entertainment Marketing

21 Apr, 2001
US Senator Joe Lieberman met with movie studio officials yesterday and told them the entertainment industry hasn't lived up to its pledge to quit marketing violent and sexually explicit material to children throughout movies, video games and music.
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Sega cuts work force by 28% to stop losses

Sega cuts work force by 28% to stop losses

21 Apr, 2001
Sega Corp Japan.,announced today it is cutting its work force by 28 percent in an attempt to become profitable by March 2002.
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NSM to Showcase Digital Jukebox at AALARA 2001

NSM to Showcase Digital Jukebox at AALARA 2001

20 Apr, 2001
Dr Gurbash Sanghera, technical director of NSM music will be visiting from the UK to explain the merits of RJB at next months AALARA Leisure & Venue 2001 Trade Show.
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Sega & Namco Extend their Mobile Phone Development

Sega & Namco Extend their Mobile Phone Development

19 Apr, 2001
Sega and three cellular phone units of Japan Telecom agreed to jointly develop technology to allow users of Japan Telecom's J-Phone (Java) cellular phone service to play games on their mobile phones, whilst Namco representatives announced a joint deal with Hong Kong CSL to provide cell phone games throughout the region.
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uWink Introduces its Sports Club Network

uWink Introduces its Sports Club Network

17 Apr, 2001
uWink, Inc. today announced the May 1st launch of its Sports Channel, allowing, for the first time ever, patrons of bars and restaurants to participate in fantasy leagues, track and rank their favorite teams and play numerous games using their team knowledge and score predictions of upcoming games.
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Beachhead 2000 Exceeds Expectations

Beachhead 2000 Exceeds Expectations

14 Apr, 2001
Tsunami Visual Technologies, Inc. have announced that earnings for the first software title available on their TsuMo (Tsunami Motion) system has well overshot expectations.
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