GLOBAL VR - NASCAR RACING
One of the hottest machines at preview this year was NASCAR Racing from Global VR. Those lucky enough to get on the machine, as it was surrounded by an eager crowd most of the time, likened the experience to playing the original Daytona all those years ago, and there.....More Info!

The Car's The STAR!
EIGHT ADVANTAGE - TEAM TEST
Distributor Cosmic Video Amusements (CVA) has been busy testing out the first NASCAR units to arrive from US manufacturer Global VR. The container load arrived recently.....More Info!

The Talk of Preview 2008
Cosmic Video Amusements unveiled the latest stunning driver from Global VR and it was immediately the talk of Preview 2008......More Info!

Rudowicz Is London Show International Ambassador
The ‘special relationship’ that exists between the United States and Great Britain has been given fresh impetus with news that Mike Rudowicz has agreed to become the first International Ambassador for London’s ATEI.....More Info!

Exterminate

The latest licensed game from the Global VR team, Aliens Extermination is a new twin shooter offering four levels of action in two different play modes, original 20th Century Fox licensed characters and...............More Info!

Exterminate

Extraterrestrial excellence

Touching down to excellent effect on the Cosmic Video Amusements stand was the latest video from Global VR, Aliens Extermination. It was a number of first looks on the stand, along with new video pinball...............More Info!

Extraterrestrial excellence

Team Players

Launching at London Preview will be the latest PGA Tour software from Global VR. Team Challenge 2007 incorporates three new official PGA courses, five new fantasy courses as well as some unique 'never...............More Info!

Team Players

Join The Club

New to the Cosmic Video Amusements portfolio is Soccer Club, a simple, quick- hit play machine with Adult, Kids, Power and Penalty modes plus high score and operator controllable free game features...............More Info!

Join the Club

Cash In - National Online Cash Tournament!

According to Cosmic Video Amusements, the national online cash tournament for PGA Tour Golf has attracted new enthusiastic support from singe site operators seeking options for their locations beyond the...............More Info!

Cash In

Something Extra - Bonus Software!

Merit Force 2006 and Ion owners will be boosted this month with the release of new free-of-charge bonus software. "2006.5 has introduced a real winner for the operator in Sudoku6...............More Info!

Bonus Software

London & Essex FC, League Champions!

Cosmic Video Amusements are pleased to announce that their sponsored football team ‘London & Essex FC’ became league champions of the Ilford & District football league division 2 and are being..............More Info!

Cosmic's got the X Factor

The Global VR 2006 World Championship!

The 2006 PGA World Tour Championships, held at Bally’s Casino and Resort in Las Vegas Nevada, saw overall winner Shawn Powers of Alabama USA, walk away $15,000 the richer! The three day event.............More Info!

World Tour

Shark Attack!

Terry took to the seas for some shark fishing.....More Info!

Shark Attack

Second Round Knockout!

With Box Club II Cosmic Video Amusements in conjunction with the manufacturers, have evolved a robust, reliable game and taken it to the next level by adding new metaflake moulded colours.............More Info!

Second round knockout

Cosmic's got the X Factor!

Atei 2006 is not always business, business, business, but is often a place to renew acquaintances old and new, and re unite friends. In this case Patrick and Brenda’ X Factor’ Evans with Cosmic Video.............More Info!

Cosmic's got the X Factor

All in the gaming!

Having branched out into gaming, Cosmic Video Amusements showcased new Nova Productions products Big Top Twenty Penny Arcade, a three player video AWP with a minimum stake of 1 p and a.............More Info!

All in the gaming

Scratch beneath the surface!

To help fulfil the public's fascination with the simplicity of scratch card gambling, Nova Productions has released Scratch Card Bingo in its generic 4 Seasons cabinet. This smart, robust.............More Info!

Scratch beneath the surface

Fold maybe the best option!

Genesis Games will be showing its exciting new range of amusement and gaming products for summer 2006. There will be something for all markets, both export and home.............More Info!

Diversing into a new era!

Silent Storm!

The sleek, well-designed Typhoon Air Hockey is purported to be the quietest table available on the market today.
The use of top quality materials combined with.....
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Diversing into a new era!

Diversing into a new era!

Diversification through new partners, new products and new opportunities is evolving Cosmic Video Amusements into a new era of distribution. "We have made a conscious and planned effort to enrol new manufacturers into the Cosmic supply.............More Info!

Diversing into a new era!

UK PGA Golf winners prepare to do battle in Vegas!

Cosmic Video Amusements has spent the last few years beating the drum for online tournaments and now, with the imminent advent of the Global VR EA SPORTSTM PGA TOUR@ World Championships, there is a real chance to see the concept in a practical application..............More Info!

UK PGA Golf winners prepare to do battle in Vegas!

Star of the Show!

Cosmic Video Amusements' Showtime is a simple redemption game that blows balls up into a wire tube and then drops them through obstacle panels to be caught into a player-operated tin cup to win tickets.............More Info!

Star of the Show!

Take it to the top!

Big Top 20 Super Penny Arcade 1s a new three player Category D machine from Nova Productions, currently being tested and distributed by Cosmic Video Amusements as part of its brief to align itself with new and challenging partners and products. CVA's.............More Info!

Take it to the top!

Penny for 'em!

As Part of a new brief to broaden out its product portfolio, Cosmic Video Amusements(CVA) has taken on a fresh distribution line that directs the firm into gaming - an area it has previously eschewed.
The company will be handling Nova Productions' BigTop 20 Super Penny Arcade three-player, a game that challenges conventional thinking on Category D and certainly got the industry talking at the recent ATEI.....
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Penny For 'Em

The story so Farr!

When I arrive, at Cosmic Video Amusements' head office in East London, Terry Farr is in the company showroom testing one of the firm's current hot products, PGA Challenge Edition Golf. The company has just............More Info!

The story so Farr!

CVA delivers Soccer punch!

SIR -What a great start to the season. We have three teams in the top five of Coinslot's Surreal Soccer, and our CVA-sponsored football team, London & Essex FC, are six wins out of six games in the local Ilford and District Division 2 League............More Info!

CVA delivers soccer punch!

Simulating and Stimulating!

With youngsters growing up quicker, and their needs evolving faster, 'new age' computer kids of a certain age are likely to eschew traditional kiddie Rides says CVA............More Info!

Simulating and Stimulating!

CVA to the Fore!

To promote the launch of its latest PGA offering, Tour Golf Challenge Edition, Cosmic Video Amusements held a two-day tournament on the new machine. Andrew Murden of Mazooma collected the............More Info!

CVA to the Fore!

Tee Off!

PGA Tour Golf Challenge Edition is the latest EA Sports/Global VR golf release distributed in the UK and Ireland by Cosmic Video Amusements. The all new Euro cabinet is aesthetically pleasing and designed with a smaller footprint, new play angle/panel and concealed neon lighting...........More Info!

Tee Off!

1 Of Many!

The Take 1 Extreme multi media entertainment kiosk is billed as one of the most innovative ideas to emerge this year. "We are relishing the opportunity of working with such a multi faceted evolving product,"...........More Info!

1 Of Many!

Advance Download!

The true benefit of online connectivity will be demonstrated this month with TournaChamp, the on-line tournament system for Merit Touchscreen games. "The advance download...........More Info!

Advance Download!

Texas Treat!

Every Merit Megatouch operator using Force 2005, software will be receiving a free summer upgrade which features the exciting new, must have coin-op card game, Texas Hold 'Em...........More Info!

Texas Treat!

1st Touch Leisure buys 30th Merit game!

During one of its recent customer visits, England's Cosmic Video Amusements' Jonathan Mays called into Warrington-based 1st. Touch Leisure to present the company with' a new Playstation 2 and Need 4 Speed Underground game.
This was a result of 1st Touch Leisure purchasing a new Merit touchscreen and was part of a special promotion that Cosmic Video Amusements had offered to all of its operating customers...
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1st Touch!

Underground Marketing Banner now availiable!

Responding to the increased pressure from operators and retailers for promotional assistance from distributors, Cosmic Video Amusements have stood up to the marketing block and invested in a great new range of products for the now available “Undergound” the latest upgradeable driving game from Global VR..........More Info!

NFSU Banner Available!

Need for Speed is ready for shipping!

US manufacturer Global VR has announced that the highly anticipated coin-op version of Need for Speed Underground is now ship- ping. Since its initial test debut at well-known American auto show, Hot Import Daze, the game has been tuned to attract the most casual players while providing a unique driving experience for expert drivers.
The development of Need for Speed Underground has involved rigorous testing and user feedback, claims the firm, is the "key" to its strong reception from operators and players.
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NFSU Is Here!

Open day forces industry to think ahead!

The annual Park Avenue Open Day once again attracted a big attendance, swelled largely by manufacturers and distributors in support of their current crop of products. Held between the two neighbouring showrooms of Electrocoin and UDC, the event offered various competitive elements within the industry a chance to talk about the Gambling Act and muse over some crucial issues, notably the future of the traditional AWP machine.
Vanda Osinska of Bell-Fruit Games offered a glowing appraisal of the occasion, saying. "The Open Day has evolved into an.
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Electrocoin Open Day

Edge your bets!

Cosmic Video Amusements believes that UK operator buying patterns have altered and that a counter top game on a stylish stand is now viewed as a multi purpose alternative to an upright. With that effect, it has developed a stand for the new Merit Elite Edge entertainment touchscreen, the Edge Terminal. This black and chrome unit has cut out blue neon........More Info!

Edge your bets

Global VR's new Challenge Edition!

San Jose's Global VR has released a new play mode for its Entertainment Arts (EA) Sports Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour, named Challenge Edition.
"Many of the features and options of Challenge Edition have been implemented in response to player requests and operator preference," its Game Producer, Danny Pisano, said.
"What players want is more control in customising their game and designing their own tournaments and more chances to win while.
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PGA Challenge

Industry heavyweight comments on latest high profile role!

The recent appointment of Nassir Ghanchi as business development manager for Cosmic Video Amusements has been relatively low-key in comparison to some of the firm's equally high-profile initiatives. Many in the industry have already commented that the move is a good one for CVA in that it has acquired one of the most knowledgeable individuals the business has to offer.
When asked about his brief at CVA, Ghanchi answered: "Over the years, I have always believed that upgradeable products were.......More Info!

Nassir Ghanchi

Merit Industries appoint Randi Cohen as director of Marketing!
America's Merit Industries Incorporated has announced the promotion of Randi Cohen to the position of Director Of Marketing.
"This promotion recognises Randi's contributions to Merit's marketing strategies, business processes and product goals over the last three years where she has served as Product Manager," Merit's Vice-President Of Marketing, Bob Mills, said.The Bensalem-based firm said that, as Merit's Director Of Marketing, Randi will add her valuable skills to the company and management team and continue to advance
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Randi Cohen

Merit industries recieve Manufacturer of the Year award!
The presentation of the Manufacturer Of The Year Award to Merit Industries, a five time consecutive winner in this category....More Info!
Merit Award

Town & County take on Merit sub-distributorship!

Ken O'Byrne spoke recently about the appointment of his firm, Town & County Services, as official sub distributors of Merit Industries product during the recent London Show.
Commenting on the deal, he said: "it’s a product line I have been associated with for many years. Link that with Merit's
commitment to their entertainment terminal, with annual software upgrades and progressive hardware development, I see lots of reasons for growth in the market, and we are totally delighted with the appointment."......More Info!

Town & County

Cosmic go Underground!

Taking pride of place on the Cosmic Video stand was the new conversion kit for the Need For Speed video, transforming it into Need For Speed Underground. Underground features a smart loyalty card reader, which enables garners to save their progress through the new career mode, offering long-term play.

CVA's Jonathan Mays explained that the firm was also demonstrating the PGA Tour Challenge software for Global VR's PGA Tour machine. It offers seven new courses and.....More Info

Cosmic Go Underground