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BULLETIN nets," Stone Stone said. said. "We "We don't don't feel feel that that because because kits kits are are sold sold nets," overseas for high-quality, permanent cabinets, they should overseas for high-quality, permanent cabinets, they should necessarilybe be sold sold as askits kitsin inthe theUnited United States." States." necessarily SEGA,WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE VIDEO VIDEO LITIGATE LITIGATE SEGA, GAME MARQUEE MARQUEE OVER IMPORTED IMPORTED GAME OVER Attorneys representing representing San San Diego-Calif.,-based Diego-Calif.,-based WorldWorldAttorneys and one of its customers, the Pak wide Video Entertainment wide Video Entertainment and one of its customers, the Pak Mann Arcade, Arcade, filed filed aa countersuit countersuit in in federal federal district district court court last last Mann Sega after after the theJapanese Japanese video video game game manufacmanufacmonth against against Sega month counterpartSega SegaGame GameWorks Works sued sued turer and andits its American American counterpart turer the two for copyright violation over the use of two House of the two for copyright violation over the use of two House of the Dead marquees in conjunction with an imported parallel the Dead marquees in conjunction with an imported parallel board. board. Stern, who who represented represented Bill Bill Beckham Beckham of of Attorney Richard Richard Stern, Attorney Red Baron BaronAmusement Amusementin inpast pastparallel parallelcontroversies, controversies,isisreprepRed resenting Worldwide Worldwide (owned (owned by by Brad Brad Brown) Brown) and and the the arcade arcade resenting Stern and co(owned by Edward Looi). In the countersuit, (owned by Edward Looi). In the countersuit, Stern and coRichard Morganstern claim Sega is in violation of counsel counsel Richard Morganstern claim Sega is in violation of anti-trust and unfair business practice laws by allegedly atanti-trust and unfair business practice laws by allegedly attempting to to intimidate intimidate operators operators through through its its suit, suit, thrust thrust the the tempting of dedicated dedicated games games on on them, them, and and ultiultiadditional expense expense of additional mately eliminate eliminate them them as as competitors competitors to to its its own own location location opopmately erations including the Game Works chain. erations including the Game Works chain. Pak Mann Mann ArArInits its initial initial suit suit against against Worldwide Worldwide and and the the Pak In Sega's attorneys argued that Worldwide unlawfully excade, cade, Sega's attorneys argued that Worldwide unlawfully exploited "reproductions" of the marquees by offering them for ploited "reproductions" of the marquees by offering them for they weren't weren'tpurchased purchased through through an an authorized authorized sale-when they sale-when Segadistributor distributor in in the the United United States-and States-andthat thatthe the arcade arcadeviviSega olated copyright protection by "attracting customers" with olated copyright protection by "attracting customers" with The marquees marquees were were reportedly reportedly turned turned over over to to themarquees. marquees.The the Sega attorneys after the court temporarily barred their use Sega attorneys after the court temporarily barred their use or display. display. or Stern contends contends in in the the countersuit countersuit that that the the marquees marquees conconStern tained no notice of copyright protection and were purchased tained no notice of copyright protection and were purchased "directly or or indirectly" indirectly" from from Sega, Sega, adding adding that thatthe th e cabinets cabinets "directly Sega Virtua Cop dedicated cabinets. "The used were original used were original Sega Virtua Cop dedicated cabinets. "The marquees were not copies, they were original Sega artwork," marquees were not copies, they were original Sega artwork," Brown told told Play Play Meter. Meter. The The countersuit countersuit goes goes on on to to charge charge Brown Sega with with discrimination discrimination and and reneging reneging on on its its "public "public Sega in 1995 1995 to to market market games games in in the the same same format format in in all all promise" in promise" so-called public promise came in the form of markets. That markets. That so-called public promise came in the form of an agreement reached by the manufacturing community folan agreement reached by the manufacturing community followingthe the sunset sunsetof ofCongressional Congressionallegislation legislation allowing allowingthe the lowing operation of parallel imports. operation of parallel imports. GameWorks president president Al Al Stone Stone said said the the However, GameWorks However, formats when possipromise was to market games in similar promise was to market games in similar formats when possible. Stone Stonesaid saidthe the key keyissue issuewas wasSega's Sega'sability abilityto to retain retain rights rights ble. over how its products are presented. The advanced technolover how its products are presented. The advanced technolofSega's Sega'sproduct productrequires requires aa certain certainsophistication sophisticationofofprepreogy of ogy sentation, including medium resolution monitors and highsentation, including medium resolution monitors and highquality cabinets, cabinets, to to ensure ensure popularity popularity and and earnings. earnings. quality "We have an established distributor network and want want to to "We have an established distributor network and Sega's ability to ensure its more powerful equipment protect protect Sega's ability to ensure its more powerful equipment displayed in in the the best best light light and and not notin in run-of-the-mill run-of-the-mill cabicabiisis displayed PLAY METER MYERS TO TO OVERSEE OVERSEE TAKEOVER TAKEOVER MYERS OF BETSON B TSON PACIFIC PACIFIC OFFICES OFFICES OF David Myers, Myers, who whohas hasrecently recently taken taken over over the the position position of of David vice president of sales and marketing, Western region, for H. vice president of sales and marketing, Western region, for H. Betti Industries, Industries, will will coordinate coordinate aa smooth smooth transition transition in in the the Betti takeover of ofBetson Betson Pacific's Pacific's four four distributing distributing offices offices in in Buena Buena takeover Park, Calif Calif.; San Fransisco, Fransisco, Calif Calif.; Phoenix, Ariz Ariz.; and Las Las VeVePark, .; San .; Phoenix, .; and gas, Nev. At press time no details of the move were available. gas, Nev. At press time no details of the move were available. "It's no no secret," secret," said said H. H. Betti Betti chairman chairman Peter Peter Betti. Betti. "We "We will will "It's make a formal announcement when it's time." make a formal announcement when it's time." QUANTUM 3D 3DTOWORKWITH HANAHO, QUANTUM TO WORK WITH HANAHO, MANGO GRITS GRITS ON ON PC PC ARCADE ARCADE GAMES GAMES MANGO Quantum 3D, 3D,exclusive exclusivedistributor distributorofofthe theObsidian Obsidianfamily family Quantum of real-time 3-D graphics accelerator boards developed by of real-time 3-D graphics accelerator boards developed by 3Dfx Interactive, recently announced two new partnerships 3Dfx Interactive, recently announced two new partnerships with companies companies striving striving to to bring bring PC-based PC-based games games to to the the ararwith cade and location-based entertainment markets: HanaHo cade and location-based entertainment markets: HanaHo Arcade PC PC and and Mango Mango Grits. Grits. The The company company formed formed aa stratestrateArcade gic alliance with HanaHo APC that will allow the latter comgic alliance with HanaHo APC that will allow the latter company to become one of the first to ship coin-op games company to become one of the first to ship coin-op games compliant with with standards standards developed developed by by Intel Inteland and adopted adopted by by the the pliant newly formed Open Arcade Architecture Forum using Quannewly formed Open Arcade Architecture Forum using Quantum 3D's 3D's Obsidian Obsidian graphics graphics board board and and Game Game Control Control InterIntertum face (GCI). "The HanaHo APC coin-op systems that employ face (GCI). "The HanaHo APC coin-op systems that employ the Pentium PentiumIIII processor, processor,our our Obsidian Obsidian graphics graphics accelerators, accelerators, the GCI will deliver real-time 3-D game performance and and and GCI will deliver real-time 3-D game performance and input responsiveness that is superior to anything available input responsiveness that is superior to anything available from proprietary proprietary coin-op coin-op manufacturers," manufacturers,"said said Quantum Quantum 3D 3D from vice president of sales and marketing Ross Smith. "And since vice president of sales and marketing Ross Smith. "And since PCisis based based on on the the PC, PC, it's it's re-usable, re-usable, so so operators operators the Arcade Arcade PC the in a game platform over sevsevcan amortize their investment can amortize their investment in a game platform over eral games." HanaHo has plans to introduce a multiplayer eral games." HanaHo has plans to introduce a multiplayer Ultimate Race, Race, developed developed by by the the French French firm firm racing game, game, Ultimate racing Kalisto. Kalisto. 3D and and the the game game its second second announcement, announcement,Quantum Quantum 3D InInits development firm Mango Grits detailed plans to implement development firm Mango Grits detailed plans to implement GCI in in the the latter's latter's soon-tosoon-tothe former's farmer's graphics graphics board board and and GCI the be-released PC-based game, Barrage, which has been debe-released PC-based game, Barrage, which has been designed in scaleable fashion including the use of a motion signed in scaleable fashion including the use of a motion Enterprises. "The "The team team at at Mango Mango Grits Grits platform from from Jesler Jesler Enterprises. platform has always pushed the fronti er of game technology," noted has always pushed the frontier of game technology," noted Smith. "To "To have have them them choose choose our our Obsidian Obsidian and and GCI GCI prodprodSmith. ucts for their coin-op and motion-based applications is a a ucts for their coin-op and motion-based applications is endorsement." great nt." great endorseme 3 SEPTEMBER 1997