Friday, March 9, 2012

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Gaming Industry Veterans Sarcastic Hedgehog, Launch InnerSpin, A New Color Matching Game, Time Sliders, A New Take on the Traditional Sliding Puzzle Game and Special Offer for Hello Copter

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:40 AM PST

London and Chicago. Gaming industry veterans who recently launched their own indie social and mobile game studio Sarcastic Hedgehog released two new social games; InnerSpin and Time Sliders offering innovative game play and multiple levels of excitement for the iPhone, iPad and Android that will be available today.

InnerSpin, one of two new games provides a new twist on color matching games. To keep the energy level high enough you need to capture balls in the center, to collect points you have to match the colors. With color changer balls, bombs, multiple achievements and 19 different ways, so far, of playing, each with Easy, Medium and Hard options, InnerSpin will grab and keep your attention.

Time Sliders, takes the traditional sliding puzzle game and adds so much more. Moving doors, bonus multipliers, springs and explosions are just some of the feature to discover whilst revealing the beautiful original artwork, across 40 levels, showing history from the dawn of time to the distant future.

Both games have already received positive coverage from iFanzine and others and are available in both ‘lite’ and full versions. They are available today from the app store at 99c and you can view the trailers for these games on the YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/SarcyHedgehog/videos

Hello Copter - the first game from this up-and-comer studio, is an endless sidescroller game that brings a social experience to the fun via Twitter by engaging your social network when you try to save them. Hello Copter received rave reviews when it launched just a few short (weeks) ago and is already gaining traction in the market.

Hello Copter is now available for free in the App Store and Android Marketplace.

Connect with Sarcastic Hedgehog and view videos of their games at http://www.facebook.com/SarcasticHedgehog

 

Gaming Support Announces Organizational Change

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PST

Rotterdam, The Netherlands  March 08, 2012 Gaming Support announced today the following organizational change. Gaming Support Director and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Nick Hogan, has resigned his Board seat and will exit the company in order to found a gaming-related start-up.

Mr. Hogan will hand-over his daily sales and marketing duties during the first half of March and will remain on retainer for strategic and transitional consulting through 01 September 2012.
Mr. Hogan will be succeeded by Floris Slingenberg, who started with Gaming Support in late-February.

Mr. Slingenberg joins Gaming Support following a decade-long tenure at ING Group, where he served most recently as a Regional Director. Slingenberg has also devoted a sizeable portion of his career to advising small and medium enterprises on financial, commercial and strategic matters.

"As the company's chief commercial architect, Nick has made enormous contributions to Gaming Support," stated Lucien van Linden, Gaming Support's Chief Executive Officer. "Under his decade of leadership, our product business has grown exponentially, building one of the most enviable client rosters in the industry and achieving product and service dominance in multiple categories. Nick leaves in-place what is unquestionably the best commercial team in the company's history and we wish him nothing but the greatest success in the exciting new frontier which he's pioneering."

"Simultaneously, we're thrilled to announce the appointment of Floris Slingenberg as Commercial Director," continued van Linden. "His demonstrated leadership and success within the banking industry, combined with his wealth of advisory experience, form a unique skill-set from which Gaming Support and its clients will undoubtedly benefit. On behalf of all Gaming Support stakeholders, I welcome Floris to the team and look forward to our ongoing work together."

www.gamingsupport.com

 

IGT Receives Operational Excellence Award from Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 11:44 PM PST

(LAS VEGAS – March 7, 2012) – International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today the Company was honored with the Operational Excellence Award as part of the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership (ML) 100 Awards program with the Manufacturing Executive organization.

The ML 100 Awards honor top manufacturing organizations worldwide for their achievements in transformational business projects and innovation. The Operational Excellence Award acknowledges IGT's "Engineering and Manufacturing Cost Reduction Project," which aims to transform the Company's production processes and systems with a keen focus on reducing costs and enhancing agility.

"This award is a testament to what a true team effort can deliver. The integration of hard work and dedication by IGT's Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams has allowed IGT to be more flexible and responsive to our global customers' needs," said Matthew LaBranch, IGT vice president of manufacturing operations.

IGT is committed to manufacturing excellence and holds accreditations through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and holds International Organization Standardization ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 and ISO 9001:2008 certifications for the last five and 16 years, respectively.

Manufacturing Executive is a global community for manufacturing leadership and the producer of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and Awards program. The ML 100 Awards honor companies that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.

IGT will be honored on May 2, 2012 during the Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla. IGT is also in the running for the Manufacturing Executive organization's High Achiever Award, the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year Award and the 2012 Project of the Year Award.

About IGT International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. More information about IGT is available at www.IGT.com or follow IGT on Twitter at @IGTNews or Facebook at www.facebook.com/IGT.