Eduardo Aching: “At ICE Barcelona 2026, we’re celebrating Konami Online Interactive as the new brand identity for the igaming segment”
Eduardo Aching, Vice President of igaming and International Gaming Operations at Konami Gaming, shares how the company is preparing for the event.
Exclusive interview.- Ahead of ICE Barcelona, Focus Gaming News spoke with Eduardo Aching, vice president of igaming and international gaming operations at Konami Gaming, to discuss how the company is preparing for the expo. The event will take place on January 19-21.
Aching also mentioned the products that the company will showcase at the event and shared that they plan to celebrate Konami Online Interactive as the new brand identity for the igaming segment. He spoke about the main topics of conversation that may be discussed during the expo and the company’s objectives for 2026.
How is Konami preparing for ICE Barcelona, and what products is it planning to showcase?
The Konami team is continuing to schedule customer appointments ahead of ICE Barcelona 2026, which will be the first time we feature Konami Online Interactive and the Solstice casino game machine at this event.
Konami Online Interactive will be presented at ICE Barcelona. What can you tell us about this important launch?
At ICE 2026, we’re excited to celebrate Konami Online Interactive as the new brand identity for Konami Gaming’s igaming segment. For more than 25 years, we’ve put world-class casino entertainment into the hands of players. With Konami Online Interactive, timeless games like China Shores, African Diamond, and Rawhide are delivered to players’ online personal devices with security, reliability, performance, and convenience.
We offer a vast library of player-favourite land-based games for deployment via online social and for-wager sites, and our owned remote gaming server (RGS) integrates withthe most popular back-end systems used by online gaming operators, for powerful digital distribution worldwide. For the upcoming ICE event, Crazy Stuffed Coins, K-Pow! Pig, Dragon’s Law Fortune, and BOMBERMAN BLAST are among the top anticipated omni-channel releases.
Konami’s Solstice casino game machine debuted at G2E Las Vegas last year. What feedback did you receive, and what features stand out?
The world premiere of Solstice was a tremendous success. Based on poll responses gathered from slot directors by research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, Konami’s Solstice was voted the #1 “Best New Core Cabinet” displayed during G2E Las Vegas. Thousands of our customers experienced the machine and its original game library during the event, and the demand has been immediate from that moment to today.
“For the upcoming ICE event, Crazy Stuffed Coins, K-Pow! Pig, Dragon’s Law Fortune, and BOMBERMAN BLAST are among the top anticipated omni-channel releases.”
Eduardo Aching, vice president of igaming and international gaming operations at Konami Gaming.
What main topics of conversation do you think will be discussed during the expo?
I expect a lot of conversation about emerging geographic markets such as Brazil and the United Arab Emirates—both of which are important opportunities for Konami Gaming.
What are Konami’s main objectives for 2026?
In the traditional land-based sector, Konami’s main objective is to deliver the new Solstice cabinet hardware line. This target is driven by a strong content library, including a “nested bonus” train game called Red Fortune Rail; a high-energy triple bonus game titled Dragon Firecracker; and the world’s first slot games inspired by the iconic BOMBERMAN video game series beloved for more than 40 years.
“I expect a lot of conversation about emerging geographic markets such as Brazil and the United Arab Emirates—both of which are important opportunities for Konami Gaming.”
Eduardo Aching, vice president of igaming and international gaming operations at Konami Gaming.
Specific to the igaming sector, Konami is focused on reaching more online operators, with an increasing volume of our proven popular content. Our team is especially excited to deliver the BOMBERMAN slot game to igaming operators as well, with progressive jackpots, free games, a credit collection feature, and more original bonus opportunities with the classic BOMBERMAN IP playing a central role.
