Arcade Fire
"Turn house arrest into a dream vacation with this basement-friendly gaming gear." Author: Maxim Published: March, 2008
guardian.co.uk
Game on again for coin-operated arcade titles
"Despite the rise of the consoles, arcade games are seeing a resurgence by offering an experience you can't get at home." Author: guardian.co.uk Published: February, 2008
One Big Playhouse
"Building a dream game room isn't just a matter of pushing your dirty clothes off of the couch and turning on the PS3." Author: USA WEEKEND Published: May, 2007
RePlay Magazine
Coming Back Strong
"The future looks pretty bright these days at San Jose-based videogame maker Global VR, the firm known for bringing quality home content to coin-op." Author: Replay Magazine Published: November, 2006
Global VR Debuts Video Pinball; Plans 'Aliens,' NASCAR Content
"Video pinball is a successful game for the consumer game market, and coin-op game manufacturer Global VR believes that the concept will also prove a hit in arcades and street locations with its new video game, UltraPin...." Author: Vending Times Published: April, 2006
IGN.com
PGA’s Arcade Upgrade
"Global VR, producer of coin-op versions of popular EA console and PC games such as Madden NFL Football and Need for Speed Underground has revealed the latest addition to its growing line-up of licensed arcade games: EA Sports PGA Tour Golf Challenge Edition.." Author: Craig Harris Published: March, 2005
IGN.com
Need for Speed Underground Heads to Arcades
"Global VR has announced its latest addition to the coin-op market: Need for Speed Underground, an arcade version of the Electronic Arts racing hit that sold like gangbusters on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and PC. Need for Speed Underground is Global VR's follow-up to its coin-op version of Need for Speed GT, already on the market." Author: Craig Harris Published: February, 2005
Men's Journal
How to throw
the ultimate high-tech Super Bowl Party "As the Super Bowl has morphed from sporting contest to cultural
lodestone, the ritual Super Sunday gathering has gone from optional to
obligatory -- even if you're only tuning in for the new ads or a potential
wardrobe malfunction." Author: Men's Journal Published: February,
2005
IGN.com
BIGTIME
MADDEN
"Arcades may be down for the count, but arcade games are still finding
their niche in bars and mini-golf and movie theatre game rooms all over the
country. GLOBAL VR®'s one of the few companies in the industry still providing
a constant stream of new machines for game room operators, offering up a large
assortment of recognizable licenses and titles that are much more enticing for
owners to buy." Author: Craig Harris Published: December,
2004
IGN.com
PGA
TOUR GOLF Championship Edition III
"It's hard not to walk into a pub and not see a Golden Tee GOLF machine.
The words Golden Tee are almost synonymous with the words "sports
bar," and thos machines have dominated the market for years. But there's a
big boy contendor whittling away at Golden Tee's dominance, and if you thought
that machine was great, wait until you get in a few rounds of EA SPORTS™ PGA
TOUR® GOLF the next time you have beer in hand.." Author: Craig Harris Published: December,
2004
PlayMeter Magazine Cover Story
EA
SPORTS™ PGA TOUR® GOLF: Changing the Face of Video Golf
"Just as GLOBAL VR® has come a long way from GLOBAL VR® who? to being one of
the major manufacturers in the coin-op industry today, the company's much
admired EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR® GOLF from GLOBAL VR® has taken a quantum leap from
the original trackball golf game, Taito's 1983 Birdie King."
Author: PlayMeter Staff Published: May,
2004
PlayMeter Magazine Cover Story
Is GLOBAL VR
the future of coin op?
"GLOBAL VR, a passionate and dynamic new team from San Jose, Calif., is
confident they have the answer to today's changing video game world. With
literally a who's who of coin-op veterans and a $2.5 billion partner,
Electronic Arts, it appears that GLOBAL VR is positioning itself to lead the
industry into the next era of coin-op."
Author: PlayMeter Staff Published: November,
2003
RePlay Magazine Cover Story
NEW SAN JOSE
GAMESMITH HAS ARRIVED!
"Today, GLOBAL VR is one of the most-talked-about players in a more traditional
sector of the business, that of making upright video games for street
locations." Author: Steve White Published: April, 2003
