US amusement games personality Paul Jacobs, has joined exA-Arcadia, the Japanese producer of video game arcade hardware.
Jacobs, a veteran of the amusement industry, becomes head of sales for North America. He has held executive positions in the industry relating to some of the most famous names in the business, including Universal, Capcom, SNK and Data East.
A native of Wisconsin, he has most recently been president of BMI Gaming, the arcade game website and has been exclusive US sales representative for Falgas kiddie rides and vice-president of sales and marketing for Gold Standard Games/Shelti.
Jacobs said: “I am particularly pleased to be joining exA-Arcadia, a young and innovative company that understands what game creators want, what arcade and street operators want and what players want. Having previously been instrumental in bringing the SNK Neo-Geo MVS to the North American market in 1990, it is good to be introducing the exA-Arcadia multi-video game system.”
