17 Nov 2017
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South Wales gaming firm does things a little differently

Sticky Post By On 17th November 2017

Gaming Squad. It pays to be different

Whereas most of our competitors choose to go with ceiling mounted air conditioners we at Gaming Squad have to be different. We paid a little extra so our air conditioners sit under our stadium style seating. So no ugly air conditioners getting in the way of the aesthetics we’re trying to achieve and extra head room for you lot. It’s a win win in our books.

Aesthetics has always been a very important part of the design process for us at Gaming Squad. We want a look that WOWs you when you first experience our party bus and having the air conditioners hidden away helps in that respect. We want the van to be your ultimate mobile gaming experience where the only thing you notice is the 4k TV’s, LED lighting and the likes of FIFA 18 blasting out of the darkness.

Gaming Squad vans are climate controlled

Gaming Squad vans are climate controlled

South Wales weather admits defeat

I’ve gone on a lot about air conditioning so I thought I’d share a little more on what air conditioner we at Gaming Squad chose to use. Whether it’s winter in Blaenavon or summer in sizzling Barry Island our van will always be at optimum temperature thanks to our Dometic Freshwell 3000 under bench air unit. It’s a model that cost a little more but we think it’s worth it. Their units are lightweight and compact, have quiet air circulation and come with three blower speeds which allows us to maintain the ideal climate with remarkable ease. It’s all remote controlled so no matter what South Wales throws at us the environment inside will always be picture perfect for you to enjoy your gaming birthday party in style 

26 Oct 2017
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Gaming Squad van. Final look leaked!

Sticky Post By On 26th October 2017
Gaming squad artists impressions

Gaming Squad reveals first look at our final look

You climb into the back of the van. A wall of 4K High Definition screens glares back at you, back lit with colour changing LED’s, on a background of dark carpeted walls. This is what greets you when you first board our state of the art Gaming van!

Early artist’s impressions give you a first glimpse of what the final product will look like. Boarding the van you’ll be hit with a wall of four 43 inch High Definition screens side by side giving the impression of a wall of screen. The vivid gaming graphics of FIFA 18 and Mario Kart 8 will beam out against the darkness of the dark grey carpeted interior. Bass booming surround sound from dedicated sound bars mounted underneath each TV add to the theatre style experience. Add to that the entire van is backlit with colour changing mood lighting LED’s to create a special atmospheric gaming experience your kids will love.

Gaming Squads first dedicated gaming van is not far from completion. We’ll be announcing a chance to win our first party for free in the near future. Details will be posted on our Facebook page so get liking our page if you want to win this.

Gaming Squad artists impression

Gaming Squad artists impression

 

08 Oct 2017
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Our commitment to the WOW factor

Sticky Post By On 8th October 2017
Matt black stainless steel electric sockets

Sockets, sockets and yet more sockets

You’ve already seen the insulation and carpeting that will keep our van lovely toasty warm in those cold winter months. Today we wanted to show you our commitment to finish.

We want our van to provide you with that WOW factor ever time it pulls up to your party so it’s critical we get the finish right in everything we do. Even when it comes to electrical sockets! We could have gone for the cheap white sockets but oh no… we’ve gone for the matt black brushed stainless steel look.  We’ve even upgraded to include the USB charging sockets.  Its attention to detail on minor stuff like this that we hope will shine through when the van is finished and we truly believe that will be the case.

Gaming Squad electrical sockets

Gaming Squad electrical sockets

The van is transforming at an amazing rate and it won’t be long before we’re ready to start offering parties.  In the meantime we’ll be announcing a competition shortly to win a chance to win Gaming Squads first ever party. A chance for you and up to 16 of your friends to play video games in South Wales first dedicated gaming van.

21 Sep 2017
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South Wales first gaming van taking shape

Sticky Post By On 21st September 2017
South Wales first gaming van taking shape

It’s a carpeted wall!

Hey what’s this? One side of the van is now carpeted! Beautiful dark grey carpet walls. Haha you won’t hear that uttered often. Ok so its dark grey and its carpet but its a crucial element in creating our darkened theatre style gaming arena with just the lights from LEDS and TV Screens piercing your darkness.

The whole van will be carpeted in this stuff. Together with our colour changing mood lights we hope to create an atmosphere that heightens your gaming experience. Stay tuned for more updates and an exclusive opportunity to be the first to play this van. More on that very soon!

08 Sep 2017
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Insulating a video game van

Sticky Post By On 8th September 2017
Insulating a video game van

Never been this excited about insulation

Exclusive behind the scenes footage. Well behind the scenes because it will never see the light of day again. Its insulation! Sorry not very exciting but you’ll be thankful for this stuff on those cold winter days. The guys have been busy stuffing every nook and cranny of the ‘beast’ with super thick insulation to keep the van warm and toasty for those winter birthday parties. It’ll help to keep the cold out and keep the warm in from our state of the art temperature controlled air conditioning systems. Of course it will do the opposite on those sweltering summer days but we don’t get many of those.

For the eagle eyed you’ll also spot one of the TV’s and as for that dirty bulk head well we’ve got grand plans for that. Stay tuned.

23 Aug 2017
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First Gaming Squad van update

Sticky Post By On 23rd August 2017
Game van seating

Can we fit 16 people on these seats?

Ok its not much but the guys have been busy creating a template for the two tiered seating. Lucky they did because If we had gone for the original dimensions those sat on the bottom tier would have had their noses pressing against the TV’s 🙂

Now the dimensions are set the plywood will all be pulled out and we’ll start again. The hard work and transformation starts here. Stay tuned to our blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels to see this van transform in front of your very eyes!

21 Aug 2017
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What are gaming vans?

Sticky Post By On 21st August 2017
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Gaming vans coming to South Wales soon

Gaming Squad will be bringing gaming vans to the roads of South Wales but what are they and what can you expect?

Well first of all they are huge. You won’t miss them should you happen to share the road with them. Gaming vans started in America and it is a huge business over there with over 700 vans operating across the states. In the last few years the vans have come across the pond with most ventures operating out of London where the industry is becoming an established part of the party scene.

Gaming Squad aim to be the first company to bring these vans to the roads of South Wales. So what can you expect? Well our first van is packed full of the latest in console gaming technology. We’ll have the latest Xbox’s and Playstations and we’ll have representation from Nintendo to. They’ll all be connected to the latest Ultra HD 4K TV’s with each TV connected to a dedicated booming surround sound theatre bar. All in all the van will cater for 16 kids or 12 adults allowing them to enjoy playing the latest games against each other in the forgotten art of social gaming. Stay tuned for a chance to win the first ever Gaming Squad party. More will be revealed later on.

20 Aug 2017
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The journey starts now

Sticky Post By On 20th August 2017

The largest van on the road

Gaming Squad is finally live. Today we purchased our van. No ordinary van. Its the biggest van on the road. Truly got to be seen to be appreciated. The guys who will be customising it have already nicknamed it the beast and these guys deal with hundreds of vans every week. It dwarfs the rest of the vans in their garage.

Stay tuned to see how we will change this van from a builders van to a state of the art gaming theatre. No expense spared. We will be posting regular updates both here and on our social media channels. Please connect with whichever channel suits you best by clicking one of the below icons and keep an eye out for a competition to win Gaming Squads first ever party.