Wazdan has launched 9 Balls, a football-themed slot that introduces a new Penalty Kick feature and includes a Champion Jackpot with a top prize of up to 2,500x.

In the base game, a Penalty Kick label can land on a random reel and stay in place for up to 15 spins. When the countdown reaches zero, any symbol on the designated reel pays out its corresponding prize.

The game also uses Wazdan’s Hold the Jackpot mechanic, triggered by landing three Bonus symbols across the three middle reels. The bonus round runs on nine reels with three respins, and newly landed symbols remain locked in place.

Michal Imiolek, Chief Executive Officer at Wazdan, said: “9 Balls combines the excitement of football-inspired action with engaging bonus mechanics designed to keep anticipation high throughout gameplay.

“The new Penalty Kick feature introduces a fresh layer of suspense to every spin, while the Hold the Jackpot round and customisable gameplay options ensure the title delivers broad appeal for players and operators alike.”

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Swintt has released High Noon Duel, a new slot from its Elysium Studios label, themed around a Wild West duel between two characters, Pistol Belle and the Iron Cowboy.

The game uses a 6×4 tumbling reels format. Wins pay for matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right, in any position. Swintt says the title has a maximum win of up to 27,000x the bet.

A health bar mechanic sits above the reels in the base game. When one of the two shooters’ scatter symbols lands, it reduces the opponent’s health. When one side’s health is fully depleted, a free spins feature triggers and the winning character adds a signature wild mechanic.

In the Pistol Belle free spins mode, wilds are fired onto the reels at the start of each spin. In the Iron Cowboy mode, a 2×2 wild appears in a random position each spin. Swintt also describes a third free spins feature triggered by two golden scatter symbols, where either character’s wild feature can activate at the start of each spin. The release adds that “Lady in Black” symbols convert icons between them vertically or horizontally into additional wilds.

Anthony Dalla-Giacoma, Chief Commercial Officer at Swintt, said: “Enjoy a winner-takes-all shootout on every spin in High Noon Duel, the latest gunslinging title in Swintt’s Elysium Studios line-up. Filled with explosive features where the bullets really start to fly, the game features a top prize of 27,000x the bet and more wilds than you can shake a pistol at, making it an action-packed tribute to classic Westerns that’s sure to fire its way right to top of operators’ ‘Most Wanted’ lists”

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DEGEN Studios has released Tomb of Wishes, a 5×5 cluster pays slot built around cascading wins, Random Wilds and a three-stage bonus sequence themed around a genie.

In the base game, winning clusters remove symbols from the grid and feed a central counter. As more symbols are cleared, Random Wilds can land to help complete clusters and extend cascades. If a Wild lands without contributing to a win, it self-destructs and removes adjacent symbols to reopen the grid for new cascades.

The bonus triggers after 40 winning symbols have been collected. It progresses through three stages: The First Wish, The Forbidden Wish and The Final Wish, with DEGEN Studios positioning each stage as higher volatility than the last.

In The First Wish, players receive three “charges” that can be used when a spin stalls, detonating selected non-Wild symbols and surrounding positions. The Forbidden Wish introduces four sticky Blue Super Wilds that start at a x1 multiplier and increase when they contribute to a winning cluster, and can also destroy adjacent symbols if no win lands.

The Final Wish adds four Red Super Wilds, each with an independent multiplier that can combine when multiple Wilds land in the same cluster win. DEGEN Studios said the feature set supports a 10,000x maximum win, with the Red Super Wilds moving across available positions after each cascade.

Danny Gordon, Head of Studio at DEGEN Studios, said: “Tomb of Wishes is a fast-paced frenzy of Wilds, explosions and action, but it still gives players a clear sense of progression. You are constantly collecting, triggering, moving deeper and chasing the next stage.

“That is what makes the game exciting. It has that achievable chase built into it, where every cascade can keep the sequence moving and every wish takes players closer to the bigger moments.”

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