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18.09.2010: Vote: What features of outdoor laser tag are the most important for a player?
 Results (left to right): The poll has been conducted at TRUTNEE's (Russian section) in July - September, 2010. Total number of votes received - 67 (100%). Vote Format: single choice, one vote per one IP address.
17.07.2010: Vote: What do you think about international laser tag tournaments for regulars?
 Results (left to right): The poll has been conducted at TRUTNEE's (Russian section) in April - July, 2010. Total number of votes received - 62 (100%). Vote Format: single choice, one vote per one IP address.
03.04.2010: Vote: How much time a standard indoor laser tag game should last?
 Results (left to right): The poll has been conducted at TRUTNEE's (Russian section) in January - March, 2010. Total number of votes received - 105 (100%). Vote Format: single choice, one vote per one IP address. |
Brief News 08.01.2012: Where to play laser tag? - New laser tag arena - COSMOZAR (QUASAR ELITE system) is opened in Moscow (Russia): Read more » Laser Tag News & Comments
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LASERMAXX PRESENTS VIRTUAL LASER TAG SIMULATOR November, 2011: - Dutch laser tag manufacturer - LaserMaxx - presents an on-line laser tag game simulator. The game is done in a very realistic manner and virtually simulates their EVO-5 version of the equipment. The virtual player has an option to chose one of 5 different arenas (at present time; looks like more layouts will be added soon) and and may fight against his/her virtual opponents. Also, the players will be able to create their own arena layouts of different types. The game simulates laser tag game VERY precisely, with all the obstacles, traps, lights, fog you can find at a real arena. The official release is expected in the nearest time.
POLIGON 64 PRESENTS WIRELESS VERSION OF THE EQUIPMENT September, 2011: - Russian laser tag manufacturer - Poligon 64 - developed and starts marketing of the wireless version of their outdoor equipment. Among the other features of the new version are: realistic sounds, use of two phasers simultaneously (the primary and auxiliary weapons), wireless 'phaser-sensor' connection, etc.
EAAPA MAGAZINE & LASER TAG August, 2011: - The main topic of the latest issue of the published in Russia EAAPA magazine is the prepared by TRUTNEE.COM analytical survey devoted to laser tag industry. The survey provides the readers with the detailed and clear instructions on how to open their own laser tag facility. EAAPA magazine is published by "Smile-Expo" (the organizer of the industry's biggest exhibition in Russia - ЕААРА) in co-operation with Russian Union for Pleasure Industry Associations (SAPIR/APLIA) and is distributed for free throughout the territory of Russian Federation and nearby countries. Available in Russian only.
LASER TAG MUSEUM July, 2011: - The opened in 2005 to general public non-commercial Laser Tag Museum in Louisville (USA) has accumulated many materials of the history of the world laser tag industry – from the very dawn of laser tag era and till the present time. Yet, to make the full-scale presentation of the industry, even more materials are needed - especially the laser tag products that are predominantly in Europe and Asia: samples of the old laser tag equipment (such as Reflex, Pulsar, early Laser Quest, Q-Zar ver.1-4, etc.), cool laser tag t-shirts, membership cards, unique posters, old manuals, flyers, brochures, informational video tapes, pins, patches, bumper stickers and other related items.
We are addressing all the laser tag enthusiasts asking for their help in creating the true world’s laser tag display. If you can help – please, contact either the ILTA staff (mitch
'THE OTHER LIGHT SHOW' June, 2011: - "...One of the fastest growing profit centers is a laser tag arena, a phenomenon that is reflected not only at large-scale centers, but smaller, family-owned facilities as well", - says Daniel Ellman in Entertainment Center News, a quarterly supplement to Bowling Center Management magazine focusing on the Family Entertainment Center Industry. In fact, many FECs are turning to laser tag arenas as an alternative revenue stream outside of the traditional bowling lanes, snack bars and pro shops.
GRAND OUTDOOR LASER TAG YOUTH TOURNAMENT IN RUSSIA December, 2010: - In Nizhniy Novgorod region (Russia), the first phase of Grand outdoor laser tag youth tournament was held. The tournament is organized for Russian schoolchildren and is supervised by the deputies of Just Russia parliamentary party. The event is regarded as a part of the Federal program for youth patriotic education. The final phase of the Tournament is planned for 2011, and the winning team shall possess the title of Champion of Russia.
DELTA STRIKE ANNOUNCES A NEW PHASOR November, 2010: - One of the most technologically advanced laser tag manufacturers, Delta Strike (New Zealand), announced their new phasor. The new features include: a tougher case, larger rubber nozzle for safety, shock detector, optical hand detector, RFID members log on feature, brighter LCD display, IR gun receptor, vibrating hit sensor and real trigger. The new phasor will be available in two variants - indoor and outdoor (provided with the attachable red dot scope and attachable rifle stock; see the picture above). The marketing shall start in January, 2011. Hot links
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New laser tag arena is now operating in Qabaland Amusement Park in resort city of Qabala, Azerbaijan. The new site is equipped with 14 packs of Dutch LaserMaxx brand laser tag system and is offering games at price of 5 manats (about 4.66 EUR) per 12-minute game. This arena is the first laser tag site to ever be opened at the territory of Republic of Azerbaijan (the former member of USSR). Please, 
French laser tag manufacturer - Laser Game Evolution (LGE) - reports they have currently 76 locations using their equipment, 68 of them being operated in France (58 - under the brand Laser Game Evolution, 3 - under their new brand and equipment - Laser Lander, and 7 - under Laser Game Original, or Laser Game), 2 locations - in Switzerland, 2 - in Belgium, 1 - in Luxembourg, 2 - in Spain and 2 - in French Islands (Guadeloupe and La Réunion). For sure, this makes them the laser tag industry's leader at French market. LGE is also famous for its 100% French origination and for the use of 100% laser technology in their equipment. Please, 
The Board of the International Laser Tag Association (ILTA) announced that it has named Ryan McQuillen (at picture) the new Executive Director. Mr. McQuillen, who had previously been Vice President of Sales and Marketing for LaserForce USA, will be in charge of managing the ILTA's staff and operations. Besides his previous employment for LaserForce, Ryan McQuillen was Operations Manager of Lazer Blaze in Louisville, Kentucky (USA), Regional Operations Manager for the Fun Junction in DeWitt, New York (USA), and was Tech Support and Installations Manager for Zone Systems in both the USA and the UK.
The US Nationals LaserForce international laser tag tournament held at 640 sq.m arena at Fun Warehouse in Camillus, New York (USA) brought some of the game's best players in the world to battle it out in a high stakes tournament of 5 on 5 Space Marines (SM5). 7 Teams competed, each with 6 players, each team competed against each other twice which resulted in a total of 84 games (42 matches) played over 4 days. The winning team from Brisbane (Australia) lost just two games in the whole tourney, one in the round games and one in the finals. Teams from Australia, New Zealand and America participated. Please, 
This year Armageddon-2011 was played at 7 different types of laser tag sites: Nexus, LaserBlast, Q-Zar, LaserQuest, LaserTron, LaserStorm and at an outdoor site. The champ was attended by 7 teams with players coming from throughout the world; the winning teams were: Swebriticans (35 points / 1 place), Zombie Apocalypse (30 points / 2 place) and Insanity (27 points / 3 place). Armageddon is a multi-format lasertag tournament; that means that multiple laser tag systems are represented - each team competes against each other team once in each system represented in the tournament. Teams are dominant in the systems they routinely play in national tournaments for, but in those systems that they are inexperienced at, they have to use raw ingenuity and team work to defeat those that are equally less experienced in the system. Armageddon is annually played in the USA (starting from 1999) and is now considered to be one of the major events form the laser tag player's point of view. Please, 
International Laser Tag Association (ILTA) announced the winners of the 2011 Golden Phaser Awards in the following six categories: "Best Laser Tag Briefing Video" - Lasergames Utrecht - Utrecht, Netherlands; "Best TV / Cable Laser Tag Commercial" - Laser Mania - St. George, Utah, USA; "Best Laser Tag Print Ad" - The Fun Junction - Cicero, NYGeorge, New York, USA; "Best Laser Tag Website" - webpage of Blazer Tag - Austin, Texas, USA; "Best Laser Tag Radio Spot" - Laser Tag Adventure - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; "Laser Tag Operator of the Year" - Jack Turner - Lazer Blaze - Louisville, KY, USA.Golden Phaser Awards is an annual laser tag competition held by ILTA since 2009; the winners are usually announced at the Annual Lasertag Convention (USA). Please, 
Laser Tag Italia by IR Entertainment (Milan, Italy) just started marketing their new outdoor laser tag system - LTI. Among the features of the equipment are: real shot rate from 50 to 800 rounds per minute, on-board audio file uploading (through external programmer), advanced battery checking with configurable battery alarm system, score downloading system, extra features for advanced weapon simulation (e.g., bazooka, etc.), real RPG (secondary trigger and IR led), gearbox or external sound synchronization - timeout configuration for time limited games, score storing and end-game score viewing menu for all 7x32 players, etc. Laser Tag Italia is the first laser tag equipment to be ever produced in Italy. Please, 
Markston Sport, a new outdoor laser tag system by Zone, was for the first time presented at IAAPA (Orlando, USA) in November, 2010 and it is estimated that Zone will start marketing before June, 2011. The new equipment introduces its amazing new Field Navigation Pack, utilising GPS and digital compass to indicate the position of field accessories and teammates; weapons feature a new Optical Dispersion System and sunblock filters for enhanced range and angle of operation in bright daylight. A light-weight yet rugged, diecast exoskeleton with moulded fibreglass-impregnated trim and sealed electronic module, the gun weighs in at only 1.3kg. With three levels of difficulty, Markston Sport offers unlimited scope for operation - from kids to adults, from party hire to holiday camps, though to complex outdoor scenario games and missions. The price is yet not known, though they say it will be 'reasonable enough'. Please, 
Thousands of professionals of entertainment and fun industry visited the Fourth Eurasian Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo - EAAPA-2011 in Moscow (Russia) to see more than 100 exhibitors. This year at EAAPA the laser tag industry was presented by five companies, that were exhibiting: Ikon-X outdoor laser tag system, Rift and Begeara equipments, LaserWar and Poligon 64 outdoor laser tag systems. It was for the first time that Russian outdoor laser tag manufacturers participated in an exhibition, showing lines of their new phasers and prototype equipment. Eugene Sigal, a representative of Minin Laser Club site of Nizhniy Novgorod, visited the exhibition and provided a brief review - exclusively for our readers. 
Official results of 2010 TRUTNEE Laser Tag Awards, the oldest European laser tag rating, were just announced. This year we have honored winners in the following categories: the best laser tag site (Site of the Year - NIS and Baltic countries only), the best laser tag web-page (WebPage of the Year - European and NIS countries), the best laser tag regular team (Laser Tag Regular Team of the Year - NIS and Baltic countries), the most important laser tag event (Event of the Year - European and NIS countries), the best image of laser tag thematic (Laser Tag Image of the Year - Worldwide) and Special Laser Tag Awards (European and NIS countries). Our congratulations to the Winners! Please, 
Russian outdoor laser tag manufacturer, Poligon 64: What types of equipment do they currently produce? What are the unique features of this equipment? What features are most demanded by the operators? What is the average ROI time for the Poligon 64's operators? What is the standard warranty time? How many operators and in which countries are currently using this equipment? - See these and other questions answered by Maxim Loginov, an official representative of Poligon 64 (exclusively for TRUTNEE.COM) - 
Australian outdoor laser tag manufacturer - BattleField Sports and their new indoor division - Timescape, announce launching a new light phaser - Cobra. The new phaser is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and incorporates the very latest in industrial design and precision engineering. The Cobra's case is made from heavy duty polycarbonate resin which is on average 4mm thick. The new phaser also includes their latest SATR electronics system, integrated head and barrel mounted infrared Optik sensors and Predator muzzle flash; it has an extra weaver rail underslung for mounting a tactical torch and internally mounted (inside forward hand grip) antenna for maximum robustness. The weight is only 1.8kg (3.9lbs). Cobra will be sold in packs of 6 units with the deliveries starting in March, 2011. The estimated price for the American market shall be 777 USD only. Please, 
IAAPA 2010 (Orlando, USA) was a great show for those interested in laser tag as there were a number of new innovations from the laser tag industry that were on full display for potential customers. Eric Gaizat, Director of Membership Benefits with the International Laser Tag Association (ILTA) reviews what's new and exciting at this year's IAAPA Trade Show. Please, 
