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Tundra Esports’ award-winning gaming creative director, Danny Lopez, launches new creative studio
Story Mode, a London-based creative studio specialising in youth culture-driven content, is pleased to announce its official launch today. Founded by Danny Lopez, who has a decade of experience delivering video content and creative strategy for world-renowned brands, Story Mode will focus on making authentic, engaging and entertaining content to elevate brand identities, and is already boasting clientele such as Bukayo Saka and Jesse Lingard.
Utilising Lopez’s expertise in the creative and content space, Story Mode will elevate brands, pro players, athletes, musicians and content creators from across the world with a high level of quality content, while also enabling brands to genuinely and regularly connect with elusive youth audiences. Story Mode will focus on five key pillars: Content, Creative, Social Media, Events and Consulting, to create an all-encompassing brand package to ensure their clients stand out. Campaigns will offer multiple touch points needed to grow audiences with key fans through social media to wider brand exposure through live activations.
Current Story Mode clients include England international footballer Bukayo Saka, where Story Mode produced his long-awaited TikTok channel launch, JLingz Esports, the organisation headed up by former Manchester United player Jesse Lingard, Middle-Eastern organisation Falcon Esports and London-based Tundra Esports. Story Mode will continue to grow its network of clientele, spanning across esports organisations, leagues and tournament operators, personal branding for players and creators, mainstream sports, media and entertainment, and corporate brands.
With a decade of experience creating and producing esports, gaming and youth culture entertainment content, Danny Lopez specialises in brand management, strategy, creative, merchandise, social media and content. Beginning his esports career at esports organisation Fnatic as Creative Director in 2015, Danny continued to explore the world of creativity in esports working with publishers and tournament organisers including Riot Games and FACEIT, before heading to North America to work with Immortals and NYXL on the Blizzard Overwatch League. Danny was responsible for generating the brand identity for the David Beckham co-owned sports organisation Guild Esports, which led to him being nominated for Esports Creative of the Year at the 2021 Esports Awards.
More recently as Director of Marketing and Content at Tundra Esports, Lopez oversaw all marketing verticals including social media, content creators and ambassadors, and brand partnership activations. He also produced and directed the Platinum Viddy award-winning music video for Outplayed – the world’s first grime gaming anthem by P Money, featuring international footballer Virgil van Dijk, as well as producing all video content for Tundra’s DOTA 2, Fortnite and Rocket League rosters.
Managing Director of Story Mode, Danny Lopez commented: “We saw a huge gap in the EU market for creative that truly spoke the language of youth culture. At Tundra, we received so many inquiries from brands and personalities asking how we pulled off our own content, we decided to fill the void and build a business around it. Authentic storytelling is something that can be difficult to navigate, but we believe we’ve mastered it at Story Mode.”
Executive Chairman Carleton Curtis also commented: “With the emergence of youth-native platforms such as TikTok, it’s more important than ever to speak authentically and connect with communities in ways that delight and inspire. Story Mode has already established itself as a pioneer in the esports space and will continue bridging the gap between gaming, culture and entertainment. Story Mode will also help individual personalities build their own brands online, and we believe our products will be something others will imitate, but never replicate.”
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Play’n GO unveils Banana Rush, a character-first slot where a banana-fixated Gorilla rallies his misfit crew in a lush, bouncy rainforest.
Banana Rush sets a playful pace from the off. The bamboo-framed reels host our Gorilla and his merry band – a smirking monkey, a wise blue parrot, a toothy gator and a day-dreaming hippo – with baskets bulging with fruit dotted around the canopy. It’s a bright, cartoon-rich world that builds momentum as the team hustles to stack those golden snacks. Players who enjoy light-hearted, character-driven slots will feel right at home here.
Beneath the humour sits a clear, pick-up-and-play structure designed for easy entry and steady rhythm. Banana Rush is a 5×3 video slot with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right – simple to understand, quick to follow, and ideal for anyone who prefers action led by theme and characters rather than complexity.
Narratively, Banana Rush is all about cause-and-effect chaos. Bananas tumble in, the Gorilla swoops to scoop them up, and the jungle perks up as the crew joins the forage. The more fruit they corral, the livelier the scene becomes – a neat comedic loop that mirrors the game’s pace without needing heavy jargon. It’s playful, it’s snack-obsessed, and it never loses sight of the cast’s personality.
Fans of Play’n GO’s brighter animal-led comedies will recognise the studio’s knack for expressive frames, crisp UI and family-friendly humour. Banana Rush leans into that signature style, offering a colourful escape where the goal is simple: keep the fruit flowing and enjoy the Gorilla’s antics with his jungle pals.
Magnus Wallentin, Games Ambassador at Play’n GO, said: “Banana Rush is our love letter to character-driven fun – a feel-good slice of jungle slapstick where a banana-hungry Gorilla steals the show while the whole crew cheers him on.”
Banana Rush is here – a bright, breezy crowd-pleaser for players who like their slots brimming with personality and colour.
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Fast Track
Fast Track Celebrates Fourth Consecutive Great Place to Work® Certification, Maintaining High-Trust Workplace
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Fast Track, a leading SaaS technology company, has been certified by Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year, achieving an exceptional 91% Trust Index score based on feedback from all employees participating in this year’s Great Place to Work Survey. This remarkable result places Fast Track among the world’s best employers and reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a high-trust workplace.
“Fast Track is fundamentally a culture-centric business, and our employees remain the driving force behind everything we achieve,” said Simon Lidzén, Co-Founder and CEO of Fast Track. “Reaching a 91% Trust Index while navigating another year of rapid growth demonstrates our dedication to fostering an exceptional and resilient organisational culture. Achieving this certification for the fourth year running reaffirms my belief in developing leaders from within and empowering our teams to thrive in an environment built on trust, transparency, and continuous growth.”
The 91% Trust Index represents a significant milestone, placing Fast Track among the top tier of certified workplaces globally. Research by Great Place to Work® shows that sustaining high employee trust during periods of rapid expansion is exceptionally rare, as growing organisations often face challenges maintaining a consistent culture as they scale.
“Our fourth Great Place to Work certification reflects our relentless dedication to being a world-class employer that attracts and retains exceptional talent, but also our belief that trust is what enables us to move fast and succeed,” said Jenny Arnell, Chief People Officer at Fast Track. **
“High-trust workplaces are more productive, energised and resilient – they experience less stress, fewer sick days, and lower burnout. In a highly agile environment like ours, where uncertainty is constant, trust becomes the foundation that allows people to take ownership, collaborate with confidence, and adapt quickly. As we continue to scale the company and its culture, our focus will be on deepening alignment across the team around how we work, who does the work, when and where it’s done, and how it’s valued. Maintaining this level of trust is what will keep us moving forward together.”
This achievement stands out not only for Fast Track’s continued growth across its offices in Malta, Spain and Sweden, but for the company’s ability to sustain a culture where trust, collaboration, and accountability remain as strong as ever, proving that scaling and staying people-centred can go hand in hand.
“Earning Great Place to Work certification for the fourth consecutive year, especially with a 91% Trust Index during such significant growth, truly sets Fast Track apart in the technology sector,” said Linda Löfman, Senior Consultant at Great Place to Work®*. “This level of employee trust and satisfaction during expansion demonstrates exceptional leadership and a genuine commitment to workplace culture. Fast Track’s consistent focus on fairness, transparency, and developing talent from within continues to make them a standout employer in the industry.”*
The Great Place to Work® certification is based entirely on employee feedback, making it one of the most credible workplace recognitions globally. Fast Track’s sustained performance across four years — culminating in this record-breaking Trust Index — reinforces its position as an employer of choice in the global technology industry.
As Fast Track continues to grow, the company remains deeply committed to nurturing its world-class culture while expanding its innovative SaaS solutions to new markets.
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Groove
In, Out, Shake It All About: Groove Technologies and InOut Games Partner to Rattle the iGaming Cage
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Groove Technologies, the powerhouse aggregator renowned for its elite content portfolio, today announced a strategic distribution partnership with breakout studio InOut Games, the creative force behind the viral sensation Chicken Road. This move integrates InOut Games’ innovative content directly into Groove’s vast ecosystem, providing its global operator network with access to one of the industry’s most talked-about new providers.
This partnership arrives as InOut Games makes its highly anticipated leap into the slot market with Chicken Royal. Inspired by the iconic crash game that captivated a global audience, this new slot transports the beloved chicken into a dynamic, feature-rich format. Designed to engage both seasoned slot players and fans of the original, Chicken Royal marks a pivotal “in” for the studio, expanding its portfolio beyond crash mechanics and signaling its commitment to versatile, high-impact entertainment.
With the addition of InOut Games, Groove’s entertainment ecosystem now blankets over 150 top-tier game providers. Operators worldwide, connected via Groove’s single, streamlined API, will gain immediate access to a catalogue renowned for its fast-paced thrills and unmatched player engagement.
This partnership is a direct reflection of Groove’s strategy to identify and distribute the content that defines the next wave of player preferences.
Rachel Tourgeman, Head of Partnerships at Groove, said: “Our mission is to keep our partners on the cutting edge, and InOut Games represents exactly the kind of innovative talent that moves the needle. This partnership isn’t just about adding games; it’s about injecting our ecosystem with a unique energy that drives retention and revenue.”
Groove’s enterprise-grade platform, equipped with advanced player engagement tools and real-time analytics, ensures that titles from studios like InOut Games achieve maximum visibility and profitability from day one.
“We are confident this partnership will catapult us to an entirely new level of distribution,” said Vladislav Snak, CEO of InOut Games. “Groove’s reach and technological prowess are the perfect accelerants for our growth as we roll out our expanded portfolio.”
Yahale Meltzer, Co-Founder and COO at Groove, added: “The ‘In’ and ‘Out’ of success in this industry is having the right content with the right partners. With InOut Games, we’re not just bringing a studio in; we’re helping to phase out the ordinary. Their bold transition into slots is a game-changer, and through our platform, that change will resonate across the entire operator landscape.”
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