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Play’n GO Revisit A Classic with Troll Hunters 2

Published

6 years ago

June 18, 2020

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Play’n GO announced the release of Troll Hunters 2 into the market today, a sequel to their hit 2013 slot Troll Hunters.

After a hugely successful exclusivity period with Kindred, Trolls Hunters 2 is now being introduced to the market on general release.

The game was a big hit with the operator who announced it in September last year with a campaign under the hashtag #2019GameOfTheYear.

Troll Hunters 2 is a gridslot centred around the Troll Hunters, Ylva, Borghild and Astrid, protecting their village form a fearsome troll threat. Once again, Play’n GO have taken their popular gridslot format and tweaked it to bring a new dimension to their brand of entertainment.

In this title, each character has a unique bonus feature, letting players decide which character they would prefer to play with as part of the narrative. It also includes the supplier’s well-known Win Spin feature incorporated into its free spins, which guarantees players a win on each Win Spin.

Troll Hunters 2 is another example of Play’n GO bringing a fresh perspective to already known characters and using narrative to entertain and link titles together, similar to their Egyptian and Rich Wilde series of games.

Martin Zettergren, CPO of Play’n GO, believes that creating sequels is a very delicate balance:

“There are many factors to consider when creating a sequel, or adding to a series of games. While you want to capture the familiarity of the original and keep the elements that made it successful in the first place, you can’t simply retread old ground and expect the same results.We’ve always maintained that we only revisit titles when we feel we can bring a new dimension to what’s gone before, and Troll Hunters 2 is a perfect example.”

Booming Games

Booming Games releases Sacred Buffalo

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2 hours ago

June 5, 2026

Wladimir P.

Booming Games, a leading provider of premium gaming content, has today launched Sacred Buffalo, the latest addition to its popular series of buffalo games. Boasting a 5×4 grid with 30 fixed paylines, the game offers a maximum win potential of 8,000x. It contains a powerful Cash Collect feature and Free Spins with Minor Elimination, Major Upgrade and Sacred Spin features to enhance the gameplay experience.

In the base game, landing Coin and Scatter symbols are collected into the Buffalo Totems, with the Wooden Totem triggering the Cash Collect feature and the Golden Totem triggering Free Spins. Coins can land reels 1-4 and carry awards from 1x-50x. Landing a Collect symbol on reel 5 along with coins will collect all coins in view and award to the player.

Three Bonus symbols landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 will award 15 Free Spins. In the bonus game, when Minor symbols form a win, they are eliminated and removed from the reels, triggering a symbols cascade.

Additionally, Major symbols that form a win will be upgraded to their Spirit form and enhance and double their win value. All Wilds that land will be collected and stored for the Sacred Spin at the end of Free Spins. At this point, the collected Wilds are added to the reels for a huge big win potential finale.

At any time, players can purchase the Buy Bonus for 75x the bet amount.

Craig Asling, Director of Games at Booming Games, said: “Our Buffalo games have been among our best performers, and we are delighted to be adding a new game to the series. Sacred Buffalo combines innovative features with a large win potential, and is the latest example of our efforts to bring new mechanics into our games to maintain high levels of player engagement.”

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Bettormetrics publishes World Cup trading benchmark; Tipico leads uptime ranking

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14 hours ago

June 4, 2026

Wladimir P.

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Study of 1,752 Big 5 league matches finds a 12-point uptime gap; live World Cup leaderboard to run during the tournament.

Bettormetrics has launched what it calls the first World Cup Trading Performance Benchmark, ranking sportsbooks on in-play market uptime ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The sports odds intelligence firm said it will publish a live World Cup leaderboard on its website during the tournament to track trading performance.

The benchmark measures operator uptime on the Total Goals market across 1,752 fixtures in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1. Bettormetrics analysed 22 operators and published a Top 10, reporting a gap of more than 12 percentage points between the highest and lowest performers.

Tipico ranked first overall with 95.9% uptime, followed by Fanatics (95.3%) and Betsson (94.9%). Superbet (94.8%) and Betano (94.7%) rounded out the top five. Bettormetrics said Premier League fixtures generally delivered the highest availability across operators, while La Liga was “the key differentiator” and “consistently produced the lowest availability figures across the field.”

The results also highlighted regional shifts. Bettormetrics noted that none of bet365, William Hill, Ladbrokes or Paddy Power made the Top 10, while Fanatics placed second overall as the highest-ranked US operator. It also flagged Pinnacle and SBOBET as ranking poorly on in-play availability in this analysis despite “strong reputations for pregame pricing and market depth.”

Sabin Brooks, CEO of Bettormetrics, said: “The World Cup represents one of the highest-risk and highest-opportunity periods in the sportsbook calendar. Small differences in uptime, trading performance and market availability can have a material impact on turnover, profitability and even reputation.

“The World Cup leaderboard will answer one simple question: which sportsbook performed best when it matters most?”

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Affiliate Industry

Hub Affiliations partners with Gana Media to expand Estadio Gana in Mexico

Published

22 hours ago

June 4, 2026

GamingAmericas.com

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Hub Affiliations has signed a strategic partnership with Gana Media Group plc to support the development of Gana’s digital sports platform, Estadio Gana, in Mexico ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The partnership was reported by Investing.com.

Under a Framework Strategic Partnership Agreement, Hub Affiliations will provide advertising, media placement, digital communication and commercial development services aimed at building Estadio Gana’s presence in the Mexican market.

The first activation is a three-month, fixed-fee advertising campaign on Sporticos.com, scheduled to run from June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026. Formats listed in the release include video placements, pop-up banners, sidebar listings and sticky banners.

The companies said the initial phase is designed to test audiences, formats and performance analytics, and does not guarantee “conversions, deposits, revenue or customer acquisition.” The agreement also includes a 24-month protection period for commercial opportunities introduced by Hub Affiliations, with any related fees to be agreed in writing.

Mexico is one of the host countries for the FIFA World Cup 2026, alongside the US and Canada. The companies position the timing as an opportunity to increase visibility in a market where sports media, digital advertising and betting-related audiences are expected to scale in the run-up to the tournament.

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