Sacoa Cashless System officially launched five new products at the mega trade show in Orlando last week, a new single-show record for the company. Sacoa featured their new K5 Kiosk, a more compact, economical and simpler version of the K4 Kiosk. It enables users to purchase, recharge and analyze their play cards in one location. One of their newest technologies is Redemption Multisession 2.0, “an intelligently-designed interface for redemption transactions, allowing for each attendant to serve multiple customers simultaneously, thereby maximizing staff efficiency, speeding up operations, and increasing profits.” Another innovation from Sacoa is the Redemption Kiosk, letting customers self-redeem…
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From now through Dec. 8, in recognition of National Jukebox Day, TouchTunes has partnered with the band Metallica to give fans chances to win big prizes. TouchTunes users can simply play any Metallica song (up to 250 entries) to be entered into the TouchTunes/Metallica sweepstakes. The grand prize is two VIP tickets to Metallica’s M72 World Tour in Philadelphia and a meet and greet experience; second place will get a $500 Visa gift card; and third place offers 10 TouchTunes mobile app credit bundles of 100 credits each. Hop on your local TouchTunes juke (see where they are via the…
The Pac-Man Live Experience is expected to launch on March 22 at Arcade Arena in Manchester, The Sun reports. The immersive experience will see players become the Pac-Man character by making their way around a life-sized maze based on the hit ’80s arcade game. The game will feature 12 levels and be led by a game show-style host/referee. The project is being spearheaded by Tom Lionetti-Maguire of Little Lion Entertainment, which previously worked on a similar concept in London called The Crystal Maze Live Experience.
Rush Maxx, a 70,000-sq.-ft. entertainment center in San Antonio, opened recently at the Ingram Park Mall. The former Sears location now has a 20-lane bowling alley, 86 arcade games, rock climbing, laser tag, soft play obstacle courses, go-karts and a sports court with an inflatable mat. On opening day, the venue gave away free laser tag games with a $10 purchase. Rush Maxx also features memberships that offer unlimited play.
Night Heron Entertainment, the team behind DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda: The Warrior’s Gauntlet VR, won a Brass Ring Award for the game at IAAPA. Not bad for their first title! The game is distributed in North America by AVS Companies. Inspired by the beloved Kung Fu Panda franchise, the game follows the title character Po in his quest to become a Kung Fu Master. The game was built on the company’s Lynx VR platform. The cabinet is about 10’ tall with the marquee and features an 85” spectator screen, haptic floor for immersion and wind effects, too. See the full…
Another Brass Ring Award went to Intercard for their iQ system. The iQ readers and kiosks enable customers to use QR codes for payment and redemption point collection. “With the iQ platform, customers can purchase or recharge game play and use a mobile device or paper receipt with QR code to play games, collect points and even redeem prizes – all without the help of a center employee,” said CEO Scott Sherrod. “It’s a big step into the future for route operators and owners of unattended arcades.” The system was first introduced at last year’s IAAPA show.
Amusement Expo 2025 registration is now open for the annual show. Join the amusement industry March 17-20 at the Westgate and Las Vegas Convention Center. Click here! Like the past couple of years, there’s now two full days of educational sessions and networking opportunities followed by the two-day trade show with everything operators of all stripes need to be successful in the biz. Reserve your badge now and “POWER UP” your out-of-home entertainment business, organizers of the Expo say. The deadline for early exhibitor registration, by the way, is Dec. 1, so hurry up!
The deadline for you to submit a nominee for AAMA’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is Nov. 26, so it’s time to click here and do so. Last year’s celebrant was Ed Pellegrini, and other past awards went to Allen Weisberg, Bob Geschine, Ralph Coppola and others. “This is your chance to honor an individual who has left an indelible mark through their dedication, innovation and commitment,” AAMA said.
In celebration of National Jukebox Day, held every year the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, AMI Entertainment is giving away jukebox credits and even more to a grand prize winner. The festivities are taking place now through Dec. 1. Simply use any AMI jukebox through the AMI Music app to play any song from the National Jukebox Day playlist to be entered. Grand prize is a $250 Visa e-gift card and 100 jukebox credits. There will be 10 runner-up prizes, each of which get 100 jukebox credits. Learn more at www.amientertainment.com/njdgiveaway.
IAAPA Expo 2024 is now well underway as those here in Orlando have risen to Day 2 of the sprawling show at the Orange County Convention Center. RePlay has been feverishly traversing the show floor to see what’s new, meet with industry pals and get photos of all of the above. Be sure to check out the full coverage in our December issue. To be certain, the trade is thriving if IAAPA attendance is any indication! Among the biggest reveals was in the Player One Amusement Group booth. In conjunction with Premier Arcade Games, they brought a unique prize concept to…