One week ago, right as the site had some time out for a hosting transfer, DEAL Expo 2025 started up in Dubai. Although we don\u2019t typically have first-hand coverage of it, we have covered this amusement and leisure-focused trade show from time to time here on AH, as most of the major arcade companies tend to have product there and post about it. This is usually via their Middle Eastern distributors, but also sometimes with small booths of their own. That can occasionally include new-new games as well (albeit not as often as IAAPA and AEI), so let\u2019s take a look at what was on hand from the photos and videos shared.<\/p>\n
Wahlap<\/h3>\n
First up, we have the one site advertiser who had their own booth there, Wahlap. They were kind enough to send over a photo of their small space, which consisted of an Asphalt Moto Blitz DX<\/em> and a Getter Spin G<\/em> from Taito. Note the \u201cDistributed by Warehouse of Games\u201d signs on these, as they are the company that sells all of their product in the Middle East (find more on them below). Wahlap were also keen to point out that, unsurprisingly, they will really be pulling out all the stops for their next Chinese trade show appearance at the AAA Expo in May \u2013 so stay tuned to the blog for more details on that\u2026<\/p>\n Next is one of the region\u2019s biggest and longest-standing distributors, Amusement Services International\/ASI. Last year marked their 25th in business, and they have links to recognizable names like Sega, Bandai Namco and even Konami (DanceRush Stardom<\/em> was interestingly sold by them not too long ago<\/a>), among others. As a result ASI often tend to have the most new launches, and this time was no exception.<\/p>\n In terms of what was there, Sega Amusements took up a big spot with a row of back to back games on their booth<\/a>, including an already-sold Alpha Ops VR Strike<\/em><\/a>\u00a0taking pride of place. As Amusement Expo still had a prototype, this was the first appearance of its updated cabinet design<\/a>, with more dynamic lighting on the motion platform. The marquee does look much the same as before, but perhaps there\u2019s been some under the hood changes to make it less weighty (or the final-final production version will have a different one).<\/p>\n For Bandai Namco\u2019s product, only\u00a0GoldStorm Pirates<\/em> and some redemption pieces like Pac-Man Roller<\/em> were brought along, although the former didn\u2019t have the neat golden guns seen on the cabinet at Amusement Expo last month. It and Alpha Ops should be shipping by sometime during May:<\/p>\n The surprise of the show however was something that ASI quietly had at the \u201csocial games\u201d area of their space \u2013 a new Terminator VR piece. This is listed on their website now<\/a>, but there\u2019s a lot of uncertainty around it still\u2026 the cabinets at the expo went under the name of Terminator Uprising<\/em>, whilst on the site it\u2019s simply listed as \u201cTerminator 2\u201d, and the best shot of it out there is a screengrab from this video shared by ASI<\/a>. It looks like it is being made by Oculeap, using the same VR Agent-like cabinet recently seen running Zombie Frenzy<\/em><\/a>, but besides that game also being at DEAL near to it, there\u2019s no 100% confirmation that it fully is them, or whether it has even been officially licensed (hopefully it is though?).<\/p>\n ASI also brought some pieces from Ace Amusement, Bay Tek and LAI Games, including Cyberpunk: Turf Wars<\/a>, although there wasn\u2019t anything else new or updated from the looks of the photos available.<\/p>\n UDC mainly operate out of the UK and Europe, but like a few companies there, they do market some product in the Middle East on the side. Here this included StepManiaX<\/em> (whose 61st content update<\/a> dropped in tandem with the show), some Playmore pushers, and a few more Ace games besides those that ASI had, among others. They are usually always good with posting out photos and video of their trade show appearances, so have this YouTube show reel from them to represent the full gamut:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wahlap-deal-2025.png?ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAmusement Services International<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nUDC<\/h3>\n