Inside Asian Gaming

June 2011 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 47 Next big thing—Dragon Empire is one of Aristocrat’s new game titles on the VIRIDIANWS™ to award additional shuffles and wins are awarded. Don Quixote™ and Dragon Emperor™ are the first products in the Remix category. • WinYourWay™ : A completely new game category that allows players to choose their volatility. Players can choose one of three volatility levels; Low (Green), Medium (Yellow), and High (Red). With user friendly buttons and onscreen images, players have the freedom to choose their winning experience. Win Your Way™ is available on Big Sky™ and Captain Cutthroat™. • Drag ‘N’ Drop™ : For the first time players can choose their WILD position and multiplier options during the feature with the innovative Drag ‘N’ Drop™ functionality. During the Drag ‘N’ Drop™ Wild Feature, players drag the WILD onto any symbol position on reels 2 to 5 to receive different multiplier options. Drag ‘N’ Drop™ is available to experience in Imperial House™. Powered by the GEN7™ platform, all new games feature on the VIRIDIAN WS™, which provides players with a 24% larger screen image, high resolution graphics, enhanced stereo sound and is an example of how Aristocrat is leveraging the latest technology to deliver a more dynamic player experience. Aristocrat will unveil a wealth of other innovations at G2E Asia, showcasing new Nteractiv™ LCD programmable button technology, which will be utilised with the company’s future product range, and Wealth Capital Bonanza™, Aristocrat’s first new community and tournament game. Asian themed games also get a new and innovative spin with Aristocrat’s exclusive Xtreme Mystery™ and the newest product in the category, Dragon Riches™. Mr Punter concluded, “Aristocrat is dedicated to maintaining its market leadership in Asia and looks forward to releasing more games leveraging the latest technologies and tailored specifically to the region in coming years. Aristocrat’s new VIRIDIAN Widescreen cabinet and latest games and concepts will be on display at G2E Asia Booth #201 . Astro Corp Star Quality Astro Corp gears up with new multi-player and slot games for G2E Asia A stro Corp and its expanding stable of multi-player games will be on show at G2E Asia 2011. Astro Roulette and Astro 66 Poker will be joined by an Astro Sic Bo game played on a 46” touch screen layout with real dice in an automated shaker. All three games have a compact footprint—a much sought after characteristic on Asia’s crowded slot floors. They also have advanced player recognition technology and extensive connectivity. Nine new slot games will make their debut, including Chili King, Polar Bear, Viking Warship and Adventure Island along with two multi- level jackpot displays, Zodiac Cash and Ping Ball, plus a number of video lottery terminal games aimed primarily at European markets. “What you will see from us at G2E Asia is not a conceptual showcase—these are real products designed for real clients in a number of international markets,” says Simon Herbert, Astro’s Chief Executive. “Our in-house development team is large by gaming industry standards, some 300 strong, and this is because we’re totally market orientated. They are a fantastic team who live and breathe their work. We believe that their passion shows through in the games which will be on display.” Astro Corp’s products can be found at Booth # 519