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Week 13/2022 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases!
Santa Fe Mix, one of the most popular hospitality machine games in the history of land-based gambling, launches in its digital version for casino operators throughout Spain. This is possible thanks to the collaboration agreement between the leading iGaming developer in the country, MGA Games, and Grupo Recreativos Franco, creator of the legendary machine. Both companies have worked together to bring the historic 3-reel land-based slot game to the digital environment. MGA Games has managed to adapt Santa Fe Mix to online entertainment while maintaining the philosophy and style of the classic slot game.
Scandinavia’s boldest band of Vikings are set to return in one of Yggdrasil’s most epic releases to date, Vikings Go To Valhalla. The narrative revolves around the Vikings protecting the Hall of Heroes as it is under attack in this sequel. The ruthless snake king Jörmungandr looms near, hellbent on destruction and players are asked to join Gunnar, a fearless Viking, and his army to protect Asgard. Combatants look to bring great riches to players as they build rage points during base gameplay in order to trigger the highly lucrative Berzerker mode.
Wazdan, the leading casino games supplier, welcomes players to a grassy meadow to kick off the Easter celebrations with egg-straordinary new release, Magic Eggs. Wazdan’s brand new spring-inspired release is jam-crammed with recognisable symbols, including colourful Easter eggs and the Easter bunny as the game’s valued Special symbol, which provide players with endless fun and a variety of prizes.
Habanero has announced its latest title, Disco Beats, a vibrant game that’s takes players back to the retro-music scene. The new 3×3 slot provides a party atmosphere, with an array of dynamic sounds and animations bursting through the screen. The energetic design is primed to boost engagement and retention figures, engrossing players with an impressive gaming experience. In keeping with the party-theme, Disco Beats offers players the chance to spin a Bonus Wheel if they collect three Scatter symbols. The wheel is complete with a mesmerizing list of bet multipliers, elevating the event.
This month, innovative software studio Swintt is boldly going where no slot provider has gone before in the Jelly Mania XtraStreakTM – a revolutionary 1×1 video slot that provides wins on every spin and a ground-breaking XtraStreakTM feature that can award top multipliers of 960x. Set in a galaxy far, far away, Jelly Mania XtraStreakTM features a colourful cast of jelly-based lifeforms as its unique symbols. On starting their session, players will notice that the game is quite unlike anything the team at Swintt have released before, with just one giant icon filling the slot’s single reel and a special XtraStreakTM multiplier metre on the left of the screen detailing the potential pay outs.
Play’n GO’s impressive portfolio of music slots grow further with their latest title, Def Leppard Hysteria. It’s worth noting the innovative visual sync with the Pour Some Sugar on Me feature. The player’s goal is crystal clear, they must unlock the ‘sugar’ which is hidden behind the grid. Inspired by one of the bands most famous songs, Pour Some Sugar on Me, the Pour Some Sugar on Me feature visually syncs with how the symbols act on the grid, dropping to the bottom of the grid as if pouring sugar.
Fantasma Games, the developer of slots that go beyond gambling, has launched its latest blockbuster hit, Alice in Adventureland to the global market. Alice in Adventureland is Fantasma’s take on the timeless classic and sees players venture down the rabbit hole in search of fun, Free Spins and potential big wins in what is one of the most visually striking slots to leave the developer’s production line. Fantasma’s team has gone all out by combining bold and bright colours with symbols and characters from the famous fairy tale. This includes Alice, the white rabbit and the ticking pocket watch. The gameplay promises to be just as crazy.
Realistic Games has launched its latest slot Gorilla Riches, a high volatility adventure through the jungle that offers operators variable return to player (RTP) options. The game takes place deep in a secluded, mysterious jungle where a stone temple erected in honour of a giant ape hosts the 5×4 reel set. Offering 1024 ways to win, its five reels are populated with other exotic jungle residents including Butterflies, Tree Frogs and Parrots whilst the free spins bonus round offers unlimited retriggers for two or more Scatters.
Jelly invites brave players to don their finest armour and sharpest weapons alongside one of Ancient Greece’s greatest heroes as he leads the assault on Troy in Achilles. This 5-reel, 20 payline medium volatility slot is a light-hearted take on the legendary Trojan War and is filled with a whole host of lucrative bonus features and mechanics. Three modifiers can be triggered during base gameplay. The Agamemnon Modifier reveals at least one full column of wilds, the Helen Modifier creates supersize symbols up to 3×3 in size and the Skinny Greek Solider Modifier fires rocks at the reels, turning symbols into Mystery symbols.
Pragmatic Play, takes players down to the farm on a countryside escape in latest slot release, Barn Festival. This slot is played across a 6×5 grid, with at least eight matching farmyard-inspired symbols needed to unlock a win. These are then removed thanks to a tumble feature that replaces missing symbols to generate additional wins. Money Symbols that land in conjunction with these wins carry a predetermined multiplier value ranging from 1x to 500x. Landing three of these transforms their values into win multipliers, which are then added together and used to multiply the value of the current or next winning spin.
Blueprint Gaming has unveiled the latest iteration of its iconic Fishin’ Frenzy franchise, which combines two popular elements found in previous releases to deliver an elevated gaming experience for players. Fishin’ Frenzy: The Big Catch Megaways™ brings together the popular mechanic under license from Big Time Gaming (BTG) with the Big Catch version of the famous fishing-themed slot, which introduced a new Free Games round to offer players even more opportunities to reel in huge prizes. With the inclusion of Megaways™, there are 15,625 ways to claim the catch of the day and trigger the expanded Free Games round.
iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier and content aggregator, invites players to spin the reels on the high seas, where modifiers and bountiful riches await, in new release Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win. The 5×3, 20-payline slot boasts an impressive collection of features, with Hold & Win Respins, Booty Boosters and Explosive Modifiers added to bring new levels of excitement and engagement to the player experience. The pirate captain serves as the highest paying symbol in the game, awarding an incredible 25x the bet for five of a kind, while the female pirate, monkey and parrot symbols complete the top pays.
Discover the story of Sehkmet, protector of the pharoahs and daughter of the sun god, Ra, in this 5×3 reel video slot with the new Locked Gold Coins feature. A new twist on this popular feature that increases player engagement, and it is available along with a win wheel and a free spins feature loaded with excitement. The main aspect of this new video slot that adds extra value is the Locked Gold Coins feature, where Locked Gold Coin and Locked Gold Wheel symbols appear and award respins, remaining fixed in place and providing coin symbols.
NSoft’s, Classic Neon is a slot game that combines a classic, retro-style fruit slot game and a modern online video slot. It is thematically located in a dark street of the metropolis – a brick base and neon symbols take you to another, forgotten time. In this game, you can find a familiar trend regarding the symbols’ payout rate; low-paying fruit symbols are cherries. Other fruits are included to round out its variety of symbols, and the watermelon symbol offers the highest payouts in the game. Besides the food-centric theme, the Classic Neon includes all palettes of the classic fruit slot symbols such as diamonds, BARs and bells. The famous 7s are acting as a bonus symbol and trigger pick a prize game.
Push Gaming has announced the network-wide release of its new gothic-inspired slot Nightfall. The aesthetically eerie title will be available to all partners across regulated markets and follows a string of recent hits from Push Gaming such as the immensely popular Big Bamboo and Bison Battle. Nightfall’s spooky concept immerses players into a gothic-themed village at night, which provides the backdrop to gameplay. Players will be creating matching combinations of menacing symbols across the slot’s 20 pay lines to award wins.
BF Games, the dynamic games development studio, invites players to throw on their diving suits and descend to the depths of the deep blue sea, in brand new title Squid from the Deep™. The game plunges players into a realm of majestic sea creatures, a magical underwater world brimming with hidden treasures and a mystical golden presence that lurks underneath, just waiting to surface. Squid from the Deep™ is a 5×4 slot featuring 40 paylines, Golden Squid Scatters and Blue Squid Wilds which canny players should stay on the lookout for throughout their adventure, as these symbols can replace any others besides the Golden Squid on the reels, giving an extra shot at scoring rewards.
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PropellerAds Unveils Multi-Format Advertising Suite for Scalable User Acquisition (January 2026)
PropellerAds, a leading multi-source performance advertising platform, today launched a deeply integrated multi-format traffic strategy designed to deliver predictable conversions and scalable growth as acquisition costs climb and user attention fragments across devices and platforms.
Since 2011 PropellerAds has expanded beyond its Popunder roots into a full-service adtech platform that now includes Push, In-Page Push (IPP), Native/Display, Survey Traffic, and Telegram Mini Apps (TMA). This move positions the company as one of the few global providers offering integrated reach across traditional web placements and growing social/in-app ecosystems.
Why this matters for advertisers
Rising acquisition costs and cross-device fragmentation make single-format campaigns unreliable. PropellerAds’ multi-format suite lets brands, agencies and affiliates:
- Mix high-volume formats for rapid testing (Popunder) with high-intent formats (Survey Traffic).
- Reach audiences across Android, iOS and desktop with native-style creatives (IPP and Push).
- Tap emerging social channels via in-app experiences (Telegram Mini Apps) for engaged, low-disruption traffic.
The result: more stable scaling, flexible reach, and higher conversion predictability.
Key formats powering the platform
- Popunder Ads — volume and scale
Popunder remains a workhorse for large-scale acquisition, offering massive coverage, direct-click placements and cost control. It’s ideal for fast market tests and high-volume conversion funnels. - Telegram Mini Apps (TMA) — social traffic growth
TMA brings in-app interstitials, banners and task-based units inside Telegram’s Mini Apps. Advertisers gain access to highly engaged social users with performance optimization that preserves user experience. - In-Page Push (IPP) — native, cross-device reach
IPP delivers notification-style creatives embedded within webpages without opt-in, covering Android, iOS and macOS. Its native look and wide device support increase engagement and CTR while filling gaps left by traditional push. - Push Format — persistent outreach
PropellerAds’ Push ads reach users outside browsing sessions via browser notifications. As an early mover in push ads, PropellerAds now delivers billions of daily impressions to support remarketing and time-sensitive campaigns. - Survey Traffic — high-intent audiences
Survey Traffic funnels users who actively participate in surveys to advertiser landing pages, producing audiences with elevated intent—especially effective for finance, subscriptions, rewards, and lead generation verticals.
PropellerAds’ strategic edge
By combining multiple traffic types and automated optimization, PropellerAds aims to protect campaigns from volatility in any single channel. The platform’s cross-format approach helps advertisers adapt to shifting traffic patterns while maintaining ROI targets.
“With user behavior shifting across screens and contexts, PropellerAds’ multi-format synergy is now essential for scalable growth,” says Julia Larionova, Head of Marketing at PropellerAds. “Platforms with integrated formats and automated optimization will gain a competitive advantage as traffic continues to diversify.”
Bottom line
PropellerAds’ multi-format expansion reflects the adtech industry’s shift toward integrated, cross-device acquisition. For marketers facing rising traffic costs and fragmented attention, the platform offers diversified ad formats and performance tools to scale more reliably in 2026 and beyond.
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Age of Empires competitive
Team Vitality Enters Age of Empires II Esports with Star-Studded Roster
Team Vitality, one of the most influential names in modern esports, has officially announced its entry into the Age of Empires II competitive scene. This marks a major milestone: the merging of a contemporary esports powerhouse with one of the most iconic real-time strategy franchises in history.
Aiming for the Throne: Star-Studded Roster
Team Vitality isn’t just entering for exposure — they are targeting dominance. The team has assembled a roster featuring three of the most decorated players in Age of Empires II history:
- Hamzah “Hera” El-Baher – The Golden Boy
Known for his unmatched consistency and strategic mastery, Hera defines the modern AoE era. In 2023, he achieved a historic 14-tournament winning streak in S-Tier events. Fresh off his Red Bull Wololo: El Reinado 2024 victory, the current Player of the Year is set to continue his reign under the Vitality banner. - Kai “Liereyy” Kallinger – The Archer God
Renowned for exceptional micro-management and aggressive play, Liereyy brings mechanical perfection and explosive strategies to the squad. A multi-time Red Bull Wololo Champion (II & IV), the Austrian star is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular talents in the game’s history. - Hernán “Hearttt” Pizarro – The Veteran Strategist
With a professional career dating back to 2012 and 80+ tournament appearances, Hearttt is the rock of the team. Named Comeback Player of the Year 2023, the Peruvian strategist provides depth, resilience, and unparalleled tactical insight.
First Major Appearance: Red Bull Wololo 2026
Team Vitality’s AoE II roster will make its competitive debut at Red Bull Wololo 2026: Londinium, one of the most prestigious events on the global RTS calendar. Fans can expect high-level strategic gameplay and the start of Vitality’s quest for world championship titles in the genre.
“At Team Vitality, our expansion is always driven by a certain ambition: to compete for and win World Championships in the world’s most iconic games. Age of Empires and our new superstar lineup align perfectly with that vision… We are honored to be part of this history and can’t wait to welcome AoE fans into the Vitality Hive.” — Danny Engels, Corporate Director, Global Operations, Team Vitality
Why This Matters
Team Vitality’s entry into Age of Empires II is a significant moment for the RTS esports ecosystem:
- It bridges legacy RTS titles and modern esports organizations.
- Brings global visibility to Age of Empires II tournaments.
- Sets the stage for strategic showdowns at major international events.
With Hera, Liereyy, and Hearttt, Team Vitality is positioned to challenge for the top spots in competitive AoE II and potentially reshape the RTS landscape for years to come.
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AFCON 2025
AFCON’s month of football did not lift iGaming demand — Blask data analysis
AFCON 2025 ran from 21 December to 18 January, packing 52 matches across 19 matchdays. Given that schedule and the heavy interest in favourites such as Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria and Egypt, many expected a measurable boost in online gambling activity. However, Blask data shows the tournament produced only occasional deviations from normal patterns — even in the nations with teams that reached the final stages.
Key findings from Blask data
- No broad uplift: Overall iGaming demand did not climb consistently across markets during AFCON.
- Weekly rhythm dominated: The Blask Index largely followed pre-existing weekly patterns; matchday timings rarely overrode those cycles.
- Host-country anomaly: Morocco — with more viewer-friendly kick-offs (five of seven on Sundays or Friday evenings) — recorded the largest single day-to-day Blask Index move (26 December, Morocco vs Mali at 21:00 local).
- Vertical competition mattered: Live-match excitement often drew attention away from casino play rather than increasing it. Hourly Blask Index figures frequently fell or stayed flat during national-team matches.
- Market-share stability: Dominant brands (usually 1–4 operators) retained their daily shares; AFCON did not reshuffle leaders in most markets.
Why AFCON didn’t create a sustained iGaming spike
- Calendar beats event noise. Daily and weekly user habits — workweek rhythms, prime-time viewing slots and local schedules — remained the strongest determinants of iGaming demand.
- Attention is finite. While live betting benefits from matchday attention, casino verticals compete for the same user time. In practice, watching matches often reduced casino activity.
- Operator strategy limits volatility. In markets controlled by a few large operators, firms manage audience attention by shifting promotions across verticals rather than expanding overall demand. That keeps market shares relatively steady.
Notable exception: Nigeria’s operator flip-flop
Nigeria bucked the broader trend: two brands controlling 70%+ of audience attention exchanged top positions frequently. Bet9ja was the 2025 leader overall, but SportyBet overtook it on most AFCON days, including all Nigeria team matchdays — showing how high-profile tournaments can temporarily reorder leaderboards where competition is extremely concentrated.
What this means for operators and marketers
- Promotions should be tactical, not assuming scale. Expect matchday windows to deliver spikes in live-bet engagement but not necessarily a net rise across iGaming.
- Vertical-specific offers perform better. Tailor live-betting promos during matches and protect casino revenues with off-peak incentives.
- Local kick-off times matter. Host nations or markets with viewer-friendly schedules can see stronger short-term lifts — use that to time campaigns.
Conclusion
AFCON 2025 drew continent-wide interest, but Blask’s daily and hourly data indicate no broad, sustained iGaming uplift. Instead, the tournament rearranged attention — boosting live-bet engagement at times while leaving overall demand on its usual calendar-driven trajectory. For operators, the insight is clear: the calendar is king, and major sporting events tend to redistribute, not expand, iGaming activity.
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