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New Virtual Rabbids Adventures Debut At Bowl Expo Game Garners Praise In Vive VR Blog

DALLAS, TX -- LAI Games has announced that it will introduce three additional experiences for Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride during Bowl Expo 2019 this week in Las Vegas. FEC and arcade owners and operators will have the opportunity to preview the new adventures in booth 133. The new content will be available for purchase later this year as part of an upgrade kit, which also will include cabinet signage and marketing support materials to generate excitement and educate guests about the new cho...

June 23, 2019

DALLAS, TX -- LAI Games has announced that it will introduce three additional experiences for Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride during Bowl Expo 2019 this week in Las Vegas. FEC and arcade owners and operators will have the opportunity to preview the new adventures in booth 133.

The new content will be available for purchase later this year as part of an upgrade kit, which also will include cabinet signage and marketing support materials to generate excitement and educate guests about the new choices.

Like the original three adventures, the new VR experiences take guests on a wild ride through three wacky worlds full of thrills and spills.

Kitchen Catastrophe allows riders to experience "mammoth fun from a pint-sized perspective" as they drive a toy car to escape a Rabbid Chef in his gigantic kitchen.

Coaster Calamity is an "extreme coaster adventure" -- the virtual ride has been designed by the harebrained Rabbids and features breathtaking heights, hilarious drops and logic-defying twists and turns.

Space Skirmish introduces a brand-new interactive element to the ride, allowing guests to shoot at enemy targets as they speed through the galaxy to escape Robo-Rabbids.

Bowl Expo 2019, sponsored by the Bowling Proprietors commenced on June 23 at the Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center; the trade show will be open on Wednesday and Thursday, June 26 and 27.

Click here for a sneak peek at the new content.

Separately, LAI Games reported that HTC, manufacturer of the well-known Vive VR headset, has featured LAI's Virtual Rabbids: the Big Ride attraction in its Vive Blog for June 12.

The HTC blog highlights the hit LAI two-player simulator and describes its revolutionary impact on the industry as a pioneering unattended VR attraction. It explains how Virtual Rabbids made unattended VR possible for entertainment venues of all sizes. The popular Vive Blog features news, views, and breakthroughs in the world of professional-grade VR. Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride utilizes HTC Vive headsets to bring the wacky world of the Rabbids to life, as guests are invited to participate in three riveting adventures. In addition to spectacular visuals, the game incorporates premium D-Box motion-controlled seats and top-quality wind and sound effects for a premium VR experience that's suitable for all ages.

LAI Games is a subsidiary of Helix Leisure. A leader in the interactive entertainment and game industry for more than six decades, the company develops, manufactures and sells coin- and card-operated virtual reality, prize merchandising, video and ticket redemption games, photobooths and novelties.

RECOGNITION: LAI Games' Virtual Rabbids VR attraction (inset left) was featured in the June edition of major electronics manufacturer HTC's Vive Blog, which calls attention to interesting and practical applications for HTC's acclaimed Vive head-mounted virtual reality viewer (right foreground).