Inside Asian Gaming

August 2016 inside asian gaming 41 unique while again retaining core elements of the individual titles. “I think one of the keys to this relationship between Pariplay and Atari is that Fred and I have always had a similar idea about what we wanted to achieve,” the Pariplay boss says. “He understands the huge impact the Atari brand has and that it’s not just about a logo, it’s about the game and the feeling – what it represents as a legendary company. “We’ve adopted very, very specific guidelines outlining the need to present a gambling game – something that players would like to place a bet on – while still achieving an arcade style game. “One question we had, for example, was whether we should use pixelated, old style graphics or new-age graphics. In the end we decided to go both ways. “ Asteroids represents new-age graphics and the upcoming titles will mix and match with pixelated style games and new 3D style games.” So in linking with Atari, has Pariplay truly glimpsed the future and gained a jump on the iGaming scene in the process? “Yes,” Lisani says hesitantly, “but with one caution. We are just working as a normal company in the iGaming space and although we do have our eyes on the future, we can’t really say Pariplay is all about changing the world. “We do think we have the best software in the world, we do believe that we can present different styles of games to the industry but only at the pace the industry will grow alongside. “Our goal is not to present something that will probably be very, very popular in 2020 but to present how it will look and to secure our future with Atari.” “It’s very important that we stay true to the brand but … times have changed, the 70s and 80s are gone, so we also have to adapt our properties to the current environment. You have to evolve or you die.” Pariplay has already released an online slots game based on Atari’s Black Widow but are also developing an arcade style version iGaming in Depth iGaming Blue Pages