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IGT
Reveals ‘Innovation at Play’
at 2016’s G2E Conference
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IGT is easily one
of the most dominant companies in casino gaming and seeing what they have in
store by way of new releases and ideas at industry conferences is one of the
high points of any player’s year. With G2E 2016 coming up from September
26th-29th, there is not long to wait until one of the biggest Las Vegas shows
of the year and, as anyone will expect, IGT will have a strong showing. At
booth 3659, industry insiders, visitors and players alike will be able to see
first-hand what the developer means by its current show tagline of
‘Innovation at Play’.
This is expected to be one of
IGT’s strongest showings of recent years and one of the must see events at
G2E itself, with brand new cabinets on display and more than twenty brand new
games on show. It will, for example, be the first time that anyone will have
encountered the new CrystalCurve ULTRA cabinet, with a 32-inch curved
touchscreen displaying the main gaming content and a portrait, 50-inch curved
display sitting above it for incidental information, video clips and much more.
Among the games already announced for this cabinet are the branded The Ellen
DeGeneres Show – Sharing the Live and The Goonies video
slots.
There is also good news for fans of IGT’s rapidly expanding
range of online slots too, even if it looks set to be taking place in a land
based environment first. If we had to pick a single brand that really
characterises the online range of licensed games, then Wheel of Fortune would
be it. IGT has announced that part of their new line at G2E will be based
around the 20th Anniversary of their official Wheel of Fortune slots. Among the
new releases to look forward to are Wheel of Fortune Double Times Pay 3D, Wheel
of Fortune Gold Spin Double Diamond and Wheel of Fortune Wheel Across America
– California Coast.
As noted, these are each set to be land based
releases first off, primarily because they do an excellent job of showing off
some of the great hardware that the company is known for. Wheel of Fortune
Double Times Pay 3D, for example, will be stationed in the impressive AXXIS 3D
cabinet. However, IGT has always done a pretty excellent job of converting
these titles for online play. With the Wheel of Fortune Wheel Across America
range being designed in a similar vein, we can assume that it will only be a
matter of time before these titles become available on desktops and potentially
also across mobile devices.
Online IGT fans will also be pleased to hear
of a number of developments across their interactive gaming channels too. They
will be showcasing their own Triple Play offering, which brings together real
money, fun play and the PlaySpot platform all in one place. This makes it even
easier to deliver games to content partners, and also provides the potential
for thorough game management and marketing tools in one package. Put simply,
the online and offline ranges could be converging like never before and the
best place to keep an eye on all the
new online IGT slots.
We’ll leave the final word to
Renato Ascoli, IGT CEO North America Gaming and Interactive,
who commented: “At G2E 2016, IGT will reveal a vast portfolio of gaming
innovations that embody our disciplined approach to product design and
development. This show will represent our firm commitment to providing our
customers with the most compelling casino entertainment across multiple
categories and platforms. We have introduced a host of new technologies to
ensure that IGT is bringing forward the most innovative products that the
gaming industry has ever seen.”
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