New Slots With Familiar Themes

This year as I walked around the floor of the G2E I noticed that many of the new slots had older themes. As I walked past the booth of slot maker Aristocrat I met up with a costumed shark who led me to a bank of slot machines. In front of the machines was a model who was handing out little rubber stress reducers shaped like a shark along with a shark shaped key chain/bottle opener. It took only a second to realize that the premier game being introduced was based on the movie Jaws.

The slot makers have concluded that even though many players like the new games, there are also many who are attracted to something they are familiar with. Basing a game on a popular movie, television show, or pop icon makes the game something that a player can relate to. Jaws, Dirty Harry, Star Trek and the Time Machine are just a few of the games I have seen of the floor of the G2E this year. Perhaps, a true sign of a cultural shift in our society is that there is now a slot game with an EBAY theme. I guess that shows hoe much the Internet has become a part of our life