News briefs .... news briefs .... news I
. ... .... An j e xecutive d i r ec tor has been appointed by the
recentl y e s tablished d is t r ibutors association. Ed Doris,
a 20- year veteran of Roc k -Ol a . . anuf acturing Co rp., will be
the new chi e f staffer f or the Amu s e ment arid Vending Machine
Distributor s Associatio n . An of fi ce for AVMDA will be es-
tablished in Chicago in the 0 Hare area .. . ..... . ..... . .... .
. . . . . . . . Cin ematronic s , I nc . h eld an o pen house for the
trade on June 12 at the 78 ·0 00 s qua re foot plant nearing
completion and located nea r Cinema t r onics' previous
facility ... . .. · ....... . ... . - . . . .... . .. .. . ... . . . ....... --~··· · .. .
. . . . . . . . Universal USA has c ompl e t ed the production ru ri ·"of
Spac e Panic video g ame wh i c b has g i v e n the producer its
lar g est numbers in sal es to da e. Un iversal's President
Paul Jacob s said the nex t game f rom t he Santa Clara,
California plant will be called Cosmic Avenger,which was
being sample tested in June and wh i ch would ship in late
Jul y ............ . ... . .... . .. · . .. . . .. . . .. . ........... .. . . ... .
. . . . . . .. Atari ~as hold i ng a n e produc t showing for the
coin-op trade on June 1 5 , 1 6 and 17 in San Franc 1sco,
Chicago, and New York. Obj ec of t h e attention: the new
Atari v i deo Ce ntipede. (For d e a il s of the game's play,
see "New Products" in t his is e. ) . ....... . ...... . ..... ... .
. . . . . . .. Corporate promotion s
addi t ions were announced
at Ball y Manufacturing i n J e linke d with a prediction
that a new sur g e in games · de e o ent is in the offing
for the manufacturer . Jobn - Bri t z was elevated to. chief
executive officer of Bal l . De a il s will follow in Play
Meter ... . .............. . . . - . . .. . ... ... . . ........ . ......... .
. . . . .. . . A new toll-fre e 8 00 se~ ic e l i ne has . been estab-
lished by Coin Acceptor s , I e . o:f t . Louis ~or customer
calls to the factory:
l - SOo-325-2646 . .. .. . • .. . ............ .
. . . · ... . . Hastings Distr ibut in Co. Inc . in Milwaukee ,
Wisconsin, has been ap po int ed a i s t ri butor for Dynamo's
pool and foosball tables -----· · --·· ·· . .... . .. . .......... . . .
. of El Dorado , Arkansas
. . . . . .. . Jack's Amusemen t C
has been appointed dist r i butor
t e rn Electronics'
Seeburg p honograph line , ac co:~
t o Tom Campbell, director
of marketin g at Stern.
Stern's n ew assoc iation w1
h e Arkansas distributor
·is effective i mmediate l y , accor -
t o Campbell .... . "; · ... . . .
.. . . . . . . New retrofittab l e ki s esi g n ed to enhance game
play visibility for operators
ero i d s Deluxe and
War-lords upri g ht g ames are no a~a il abl e free through
Atari ' s Custom e r Service De
e
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PLAY METER, August 1, 1981