ATEI 2008 Coverage

It's been about a week since the event, but I realized I haven't had a chance to break down some of the outside coverage that occured from the ATEI 2008 show in London. Of course, the guys over at Arcade Heroes really took it upon themselves to get a lot of good videos (and write ups) from the event, so I'll start from there and work my way elsewhere as I find the sources on the internet.

From what I've read over at Play Meter, attendance at ATEI was down in a year-to-year comparison by about 6%. Peter Rusbridge from Clarion Gaming states that part of the reason for the decline was consolidation and uncertainty in the coin-op industry. However he was also quick to note that, "figures in isolation are relatively meaningless and as always the response of our stakeholders-visitors and exhibitors-will provide the litmus test."

Links(Updated as of 1/28/2008 at 12:30 PM)

Arcade Heroes provides Global VR (ATEI) impressions - Coverage of Alien's Extermination, America's Army, Paradise Lost, Blazing Angels, and Nascar Racing

Arcade Heroes provides Sega (ATEI) impressions - Coverage of Sega Race TV, Primeval Hunt, Let's go Jungle, Sea Wolf, Shoot This Win This, UFO Catcher, UFO Stomper, Virtua Fighter 5, and more

Arcade Heroes provides Namco Brent (ATEI) Impressions

Eurogamer ATEI 2008 Show Report - Coverage and impressions from the show floor from Eurogamer

Game Over.net coverage by Big Panic - Lots of great images from the event (found courtesy of Neo-Arcadia

Spong coverage of the ATEI show by Kevin Williams

ATEI Interim Numbers - Report by Coin-Op Today, includes a breakdown of the attendance numbers for all portions of the exhibition including the ATEI, ICE, and ICEi events

UK Resistance Part 1 - Photos and videos from ATEI 2008

UK Resistance Part 2 - Photos and videos from ATEI 2008

Namco Bandai Games reports ATEI 2008 line-up a success - Courtesy of Highway games, ""We are grateful to all the operators and retailers who continue to show faith in our games; thanks to them Namco Bandai Games can expect a busy year ahead. In return we will be working more closely with our customers to seek out further opportunities in and around the coin-op sector with games that are carefully selected and tailored to meet an ever more discerning player."





Videos
Tekken 6 (Arcade Heroes)

Tekken 6 Sega-Naomi


Wacky Races

Sega Race TV (1)
Sega Race TV (2)

Primeval Hunt (1)
Primeval Hunt (2)

UFO Stomper (1)
UFO Stomper (2)

Big Buck Safari

Nascar Racing

America's Army

Silent Hill (1)
Silent Hill (2)

Galaxy Rider

Box Club

Football Fever

Ghost Squad

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Arcade Heroes ATEI Global VR coverage

Both Arcade Heroes and The Stinger Report had some team on hand for the ATEI show in London this past weekend. Through their coverage, a few videos of Global VR's latest offerings (Blazing Angels, Nascar Racing, and America's Army) were posted to YouTube!. I've embedded the Blazing Angels video below, but the rest can be found over at Arcade Heroes.

I've been a bit curious about Blazing Angels since I first began reading about it earlier this year. Like Global VR's other offerings, the company has been trying to tie into a "lower cost" model for their arcade releases that can compete with the higher brands coming out of Sega and Namco Bandai. Blazing Angels for example seems to be a budget conscious minded alternative to Afterburner Climax.

The official website for Blazing Angels (arcade) has been updated by Global VR with a handful of images, but its kind of hard to get a feel for how they graphically compare to the Xbox 360 (and subsequet PS2/Wii releases) of the console game.

I'm looking forward to reading Arcade Heroes write up on the game and whether or not Sega should fear any competition to Afterburner Climax (which I'm sure they'll get based on entry price alone), so I'll be sure to let everyone know if (and when) Arcade Heroes posts their impression of the game and cabinet.


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ATEI press releases courtesy of Arcade Heroes and The Stinger Report

With the early 2008 trade show season starting to get under way in earnest, Arcade Heroes have posted a couple of press releases regarding the upcoming ATEI show in London courtesy of The Stinger Report.

Though I won't be attending the show myself, the guys from Arcade Heroes have stated that they will be reporting first hand from the event January 22nd - 24th. The full exhibitors list for the event can be found at the official website for the ATEI Exhibition. Links to the press releases for Konami and Sega Amusements UK can be found below.

SEGA Amusements Europe put the “X” into Exhibition!
Konami's line up for ATEI

Global VR to debut Blazing Angels at ATEI in London

This comes to us courtesy of Arcade Heroes and The Stinger Report. After a few tantalizing months curious about what Global VR had in store for the Blazing Angels franchise, we now get our first opportunity to test it out. As Arcade Heroes points out, this could be a very tempting offer for arcade owners. It is basically going to fill in the niche of a more budget minded alternative to Afterburner Climax.

GLOBAL VR® TO DEBUT BLAZING ANGELS AT ATEI IN LONDON JANUARY 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. – (December 5, 2007) — On the heels of the introduction of EA SPORTS™ NASCAR® Racing and America’s Army, GLOBAL VR today announced that it will debut another soon to be hit title, Blazing Angels. Derived from UbiSoft’s blockbuster game, GLOBAL VR has taken one of the most exciting WWII flying games ever developed and created an experience that is unparalleled in today’s coin-op market. Gaming pilots will sit in the replicated cockpit of a WWII fighter plane and fly combat missions in some of the greatest air battles of the war. Players can enter the action flying the skies over London during the Battle of Britain, defending Parliament from an attack by the Luftwaffe. Exciting battles will follow over the North African Desert and in the South Pacific as players “dogfight” through the entire war. Pilots can maneuver their planes through dramatic 360 degrees turns as they attempt to out-wit, out-fly and outlast the enemy.

Known for its unique cabinet design, GLOBAL VR surpasses even its own expectations with Blazing Angels. Styled in true WWII fashion, this game’s cabinet will be the center of attention in any location. When asked to comment about the upcoming game title, Jim DeRose, GLOBAL VR’s President and CEO commented, “We have tested Blazing Angels thoroughly with our target audience and are convinced that this is a game that people are going to want to play. During the course of testing, players commented that the excitement of flying and the realism provided by the amazingly beautiful graphics are light-years ahead of any other game they have played. There is no matching the thrill of being in the midst of WWII combat action, and to make this game even more attractive, it is “green label”, making it suitable for every location.”

GLOBAL VR will be introducing Blazing Angels at ATEI to be held January 22nd – 24th at London’s Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, where GLOBAL VR will occupy booth #2442. For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact GLOBAL VR at sales@globalvr.com.