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Classic Video Game World Championship Set for New Hampshire, May 31st - June 3rd

Classic Video Game World Championship Set for New Hampshire, May 31st - June 3rd

9 May, 2001
Who is the world's best classic video game player?? That question will be answered May 31-June 3 when top classic game players from around the world gather at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center for the first-ever Classic Video Game World Championship.
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Incredible Technologies Announces Golden Tee Classic Release & Fore Tournament Winner

Incredible Technologies Announces Golden Tee Classic Release & Fore Tournament Winner

10 May, 2001
Incredible Technologies have announced an upgrade kit for Golden Tee 3D titled Golden Tee Classic, which upgrades the board set before the Golden Tee Fore series. We also have the latest picture of tournament winner for Golden Tee Fore, Steven Sobe.
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Konami Aims For 15% Rise In Group Net Pft By 2003

Konami Aims For 15% Rise In Group Net Pft By 2003

12 May, 2001
Game software and equipment company Konami Co. said today it will aim for a 15% increase in consolidated net profit under its two-year business plan through March 2003. The company targets a net profit of Y25 billion on a pretax profit of Y50 billion and revenue of Y280 billion in the fiscal year to March 2003.
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Cell Phones the Next Frontier for Video Games

Cell Phones the Next Frontier for Video Games

12 May, 2001
Starting this fall in the USA, cellular subscribers will be able to do battle via their phones while exchanging trash talk on instant message services and checking video scoreboards that track the performance of other players.
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Overview of Taiwan's Amusement Machine Market for 2000

Overview of Taiwan's Amusement Machine Market for 2000

15 May, 2001
What were the most innovative games in Taiwan's amusement market last year? In the past, Mahjong machines, Mary machines and pinball games reigned in the local market, but current trends seem to be moving towards sport games, simulators and fruit games. A report by Game Time Magazine.
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Yu-Gi-Oh Is Coming, But Why Not To Arcade?

Yu-Gi-Oh Is Coming, But Why Not To Arcade?

16 May, 2001
TMNT & Simpsons were strong hits in the arcades but are we missing the non introduction of Pokemon and the new Japanese hit made by Konami, Yu-Gi-Oh into our arcades? Yu-Gi-Oh is the latest and most popular card/character game from Japan and is about to hit the export market very soon (most are saying it's already here!).
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pinGame Journal Guest Writer for Highwaygames

pinGame Journal Guest Writer for Highwaygames

17 May, 2001
It is with great pleasure we introduce Jim Schelberg, editor of pinGame Journal, as a guest writer for Highwaygames. pinGame Journal is a leading pinball magazine devoted to the collecting, restoring, and playing of pinball machines.
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Arcade Planet Licenses Game Technology to Sierra Design Group

Arcade Planet Licenses Game Technology to Sierra Design Group

17 May, 2001
Arcade Planet, Inc., today announced that it has signed an intellectual property and joint development agreement with Sierra Design Group (SDG) of Reno, NV. SDG is a technology company dedicated to inventing innovative games and systems for the gaming industry.
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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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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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