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4 May, 2001 |
| A fire raged through a roller coaster at one of Europe's largest amusement parks Tuesday, forcing 150 passengers to scramble down 60-foot ladders to escape. At least 54 people were injured. |
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4 May, 2001 |
| Mortal Kombat V, NFL/NHL Blitz 2002, Arctic Thunder and Cart Racing - all for the consumer market, are tipped to reverse the $25.9 million loss in the 3rd quarter. |
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5 May, 2001 |
| The Alabama Senate narrowly passed legislation Thursday that would close down large adult arcades and allow dog tracks to add gambling machines with unlimited cash prizes. |
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5 May, 2001 |
| A new study shows that 70% of U.S. homes will have video game consoles by 2005 (close to the percentage of homes with VCRs), that 60% of Americans play computer/video games on a regular basis, that the gaming industry put 220,000 people to work last year, and that those jobs generated US$9 billion in wages and tax revenues. |
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5 May, 2001 |
| Recent news from Europe is that Konami is looking to open a sales office in Australia with Graeme Nobles taking the reigns for domestic sales. |
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5 May, 2001 |
| When it comes to video games, the entire world market catches pneumonia when the Japanese market so much as sneezes. So what happens when the Japanese market gasps for air? - An interesting report by MSNBC. |
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7 May, 2001 |
| Thailand senator Suradej Yasawat, is proposing a Disney theme park on the Plain of Nomads' Tears as a location for an amusement park, with Disney showing interest. |
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8 May, 2001 |
| Sega has two new games slated for arcade release. The first being the eagerly anticipated Virtua Fighter 4 from AM2 and the other being Super Major League a new baseball game from Wow Entertainment. |
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8 May, 2001 |
| Incredible Technologies and Brian Urlacher, Pro Bowl linebacker of the Chicago Bears, have announced an agreement where Urlacher will promote Golden Tee Fore! |
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8 May, 2001 |
| The Dubai Theme Parks & Fun Centres Show, which ended last Saturday, brought huge success to TAB Austria with a growing public interest in the field of entertainment and leisure. |
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