Global VR

Global VR is company based in San Jose, California, that makes arcade games.

History

The company was originally founded in 1998 starting in a garage with just four employees. On July 11, 2003 the company moved into its current facility. As of the move the company employed about 100 employees.

Global VR has licensing rights from Electronic Arts to make games based on Madden NFL, Need For Speed, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour.

Global VR used to operate virtual reality stands that it purchased from Ferris Productions in 2003, usually located inside of theme parks, such as Six Flags. Global VR closed these stands in 2004.

Selected games

• Madden Season 2, an update to the Madden Arcade game based on Electronic Arts Madden franchise.
• Need for Speed Underground, an arcade adaptation of Electronic Arts Need for Speed franchise.
• PGA Tour Golf Team Challenge, an update to Challenge Edition and based upon the Tiger Woods Golf console game made by Electronic Arts.
• Extermination, a game loosely based on 1986 film Aliens.
• Paradise Lost , a two player sit down game which is based on Far Cry Instincts.
• EA Sports NASCAR Racing, a coin-operated version of Electronic Arts' NASCAR franchise.
• EA Sports NASCAR Team Racing, an updated version of NASCAR Racing that adds online play.
• UltraPin Arcade, the pinball version of UltraCade.
• Vortek V3, a stand up virtual reality simulation machine.
• Need for Speed GT, a multiplayer arcade driving game based on Electronic......
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