International Games System, a developer of arcade hardware and software and operator of online games in Taiwan, will take its first steps in to the eastern European coin-op market this month as it begins to ship a small number of arcade gaming machines into the market.

Commenting on the move into eastern Europe, an IGS spokesperson said: “We expect our total arcade gaming machine shipment volumes in 2009 to grow by 20-30 per cent compared to numbers in 2008.”