ZOOX Stations announces turnkey kiosk for online gaming

ZOOX Stations announces turnkey kiosk for online gaming
Tags: KIOSK Information Systems
August 29, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — ZOOX Stations, a wholly owned subsidiary of KIOSK Information Systems, is Sept. 28 formally launching its first turnkey pay-for-use game cafÃ©, "ZAZOOX," at A.M.O.A. in Las Vegas.

ZAZOOX is a self-service game station loaded with many of the most popular titles marketed by PlayStation, X-Box and other top-tier developers. Prime releases include Halo, Half-Life, Counter Strike: Source and others. Internet access with quick links to popular sites like MySpace, Google and Yahoo provides an additional tier of pay-for-use revenue.

"The bar has been raised in home gaming, and it's time for a paid game station that fully leverages the popularity of these releases," said Rick Malone, president of ZOOX Stations. "ZAZOOX maximizes game-play revenue with a library of over 20 high-end games that can be played individually, in local competition mode or online. Multiplayer online gaming is a market that is expected to reach $2 billion by 2007, and we've built an incredibly attractive access point."

ZOOX Stations has more than 300 custom-branded self-service cafÃ© stations already purchased and being rolled out to Army bases throughout the United States and Germany.

"Initial field stations have been in place since January and have been exceptionally well-received," Malone said. "The Army Recreation Program has indicated aggressive expansion plans this year, which obviously speaks well to the station's adoption, performance, and ROI."

The kiosks also feature MEI bill acceptors.

"Players clearly prefer cash for these gaming kiosks. And as the ZAZOOX Game CafÃ© is a premium product, we needed a first-rate payment acceptor," said Tom Weaver, KIOSK's sales and marketing vice president. "The MEI unit offers the reliability and ease of operation that our customers expect."