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Week 49/2022 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases compiled by European Gaming!
Yggdrasil and ReelPlay partners Hot Rise Games have combined once again to deliver a slot of gargantuan proportions in Hot Rise’s Gods VS GigaBlox™. The title sees worlds quake as mighty Gods battle for domination. Lucrative Free Spins and VERSUS bonuses combine with Yggdrasil’s iconic Game Engagement Mechanic (GEM), GigaBlox, to net players in excess of 10,000x their stake.
Napoleon Vs Rabbits is born of a partnership between Blue Guru and Relax Gaming’s Silver Bullet program. The game’s pixel art design pairs well with the playful theme, and the 7 x 7 cluster play grid adds to the game’s fantastic visual energy.
Spinomenal, the leading iGaming content provider, has announced the launch of its festive new game, Wild Santa 2. This Christmas themed slot game has a 5×4 reel design with 10 Pay Lines. Players can benefit from free spins, during which wild symbols will completely cover a randomly selected reel on each spin.
Relax Gaming, the igaming aggregator and supplier of unique content, is once again teaming up with Casino Grounds as everyone’s favourite rugged beasts take to the sea in fishing-themed release Net Gains. This high volatility slot is filled to the brim with lucrative bonus features that can see players win up to 15,000x their bet by way of mystery symbols, stacked wilds, coin collections and free spins.
Pragmatic Play, welcomes players on a quest to discover the riches that are hidden inside the safe in the newly released Reel Banks. Played across a 5×4 reel layout, the slot takes players into the heart of a bank with symbols depicting money, gold bars and lucky sevens, which need to form matching combinations across the title’s 25 paylines to award a win.
Greentube, is inviting players to join them on undoubtedly its sweetest game to-date, Star Candy. This high volatility 5-reel, 50 payline slot has vibrant graphics that are good enough to eat, and gameplay offering wins of up to 840x by way of stacked symbols and a potentially unlimited number of free spins during a bonus round that also boasts a progressive win multiplier.
Tiki Bonanza, the latest release from GAN’s Silverback Gaming, promises to whisk players away to a tropical beach, where lockable reels lead to potential big wins. With a unique take on locked reels, this 5×3 base slot allows players not only to lock any of the five reels after any spin, but to change their stakes before they spin again also, without losing their locks.
Armadillo Studios is proud to announce the official release of its newest game – Armadillo Does Christmas – a slot that embraces and expands upon the wonderful and festive season this time of the year. Armadillo Does Christmas has players joining the Armadillo Studios mascot on his sled as he takes the mantle of Santa Claus, travelling around the world and gifting presents.
PopOK Gaming has released three new additions that will provide an outstanding iGaming experience to any player. The latest expansion of PopOK Gaming’s portfolio offers even more exciting titles. Please welcome Baccarat, Flaming Phoenix, Wild Poki, and FruitBall.
Nolimit City has made it out of the miserable alleyways of Rock Bottom in one piece. Now, they’re taking to the skies and revisiting one of history’s most influential moments. The provider is known to tread outside its comfort zone, releasing their first-ever cluster game, The Border in September. They’ve now upped the ante yet again as they smash the boundaries of what a cluster game can be with their latest release, Pearl Harbor.
This month, Swintt’s studio has been transformed into Santa’s workshop as the software provider’s talented team of elves prepare to roll another Christmas classic off the production line in Santa Pets – a brand-new cluster pays slot that’s bursting with festive features. Played out across an expanded 7×7 reel matrix, this jolly holiday slot boasts all the makings of a cozy Christmas at home with your favourite four-legged friends as players spin their way to maximum wins of up to 7,000x.
Wazdan, the innovative games provider, has launched the latest edition of its 9 Coins™ series with the luxurious 9 Coins™ Grand Gold Edition. Building off the popularity of the original, 9 Coins™ Grand Gold Edition sees an enhanced Grand Jackpot of 1,500x player’s bet available in its hugely popular Hold the Jackpot bonus round, which also benefits from the addition of the engagement-boosting Cash Infinity™ feature.
Wizard Games has put a twist on the usual Christmas festivities, with a very bad Santa running amok in Naughty Nik. The 5×4, 25 payline slot sees handcuffs, naughty lists, booze, and a bevvy of beauties fill the reels as players look to collect cash prizes through the Naughty Collect Feature. These cash values will be awarded if a Naughty Nik symbol lands on the reels.
NetEnt has launched its sweetest video slot this season, where Gumdrops and fluffy Cupcakes come together in a symphony of mouth-watering features boosted by Scatter Pays and signature Avalanche™ mechanics. When at least eight Gumdrops of the same color pop onto the reels, the Scatter Pays kick in for potentially delightful payouts.
‘Tis the season to be naughty in Play’n GO’s latest Christmas title, Naughty Nick’s Book, a slot that’s sure to put a hilarious spin on holiday slots. Join Naughty Nick and his rambunctious friends as they tell a different Christmas Eve… In Naughty Nick’s Book sees an uncanny cast of characters – Naughty Nick, Rude-Olf, Rupert the Rascal and Eric Elf – who will change the way players think about the usual Christmas title.
Apparat Gaming, the developer of slots with a German accent, has taken a Nordic legend and turned it into a game that delivers untold riches to those that dare to enter the realm of Asgard. The Guardian God: Heimdall’s Horn sees players join Heimdall, the ever-vigilant defender of Asgard. He keeps watch at the gates, standing in front of the rainbow bridge that leads into the kingdom of the gods.
Stacked diamonds, dazzling wins and a brand-new “ways” mechanic can all be found in the latest shimmering slot to leave Stakelogic’s production line. Diamond Stacker Multipays promises to be more than just a girl’s best friend… Multipays is an innovative mechanic crafted by Stakelogic’s team of genius gameplay engineers. It sees symbol combinations across win lines paid each time reels three, four and five stop, then it combines the three, four and five-of-a-kind wins together. Dazzling, or what?
Spinomenal, has stepped things up for the festive period with the release of its latest game, Reindeer Rampage! This new game will be a certified crowd pleaser over the Christmas holidays, whisking players’ imaginations away to frosted lakes and snowy mountains. Cheeky elves, dazzling Christmas trees, flying sleighs and majestic reindeers are just a selection of the seasonal graphics.
Kalamba Games has sprinkled a generous dose of seasonal joy on one of its most popular games from a much-loved franchise in its latest release Joker Max: Hit ‘n’ Roll Xmas Edition. The new slot includes the very high volatility that the series is known for, along with numerous tweaks and improvements such as the inclusion of the Hit ‘n’ Roll bonus wheel feature.
Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the iGaming industry, serves up spicy cluster wins in its new release Hot Pepper™. Set across a 7×7 grid, the title is filled with Mexican-inspired symbols including tacos, limes, piñatas and more, which must form a cluster of at least five adjacent symbols to award a win.
Yggdrasil and Bang Bang Games have partnered for a thrilling adventure in Rainbow Power Potz UltraNudge™. Currently decked out with a winter wonderland theme, this skin will thaw on the 1st of January to reveal a more traditional Irish theme! The 5×4, 40 payline game sees players look to land a leprechaun on the reels, as he acts as a Wild.
3 Oaks Gaming, has launched Hit more Gold!, integrating the highly popular Hold and Win mechanic into its gameplay with modern twists. The 5×4, 25 line slot appeals to a vast band of players as this classically themed title presents the opportunity to win plenty of prizes when the game’s main feature is unlocked. Three Scatter symbols can land on the reels, allowing players to capture eight Free Spins.
Blueprint Gaming’s latest slot release turns players into ‘playas’ in Ballin’, a game that demonstrates its versatility in game design. Sun-soaked boulevards and exclusive marinas provide the backdrop for the achingly cool and confident big cats that supply the symbols, along with big bling watches and jewellery across five reels in a 3x4x4x4x3 configuration.
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Gone are the days when we would spend a Thursday evening waiting for Top of the Pops to come on our televisions so that we could see who would be performing that week. The music show may no longer be running, but First Look Games has taken inspiration from the long-running staple and added a slot spin, to create Top of the Slots.
To give us more insight, First Look Games Founder Tom Galanis walks us through the ideation process behind Top of the Slots and how this is helping to give an accurate representation of the top-performing slot titles each month.
You launched Top of the Slots by First Look Games a couple of weeks ago. For those that may have missed the launch, what does this involve?
Tom Galanis: Top of the Slots is a showcase for the top 10 games launched by game studios via the First Look Games platform over the previous 90 days. It’s a never-before-seen take on game popularity and one our game studio partners, and affiliate users are already loving!
What was the thought process behind launching Top of the Slots?
Tom Galanis: First Look Games captures unique data for our game studio partners and Top of the Slots is designed to illustrate the most successful games, benchmarked by this unique data insight, to the industry.
What do game providers have to do to make it into the top ten releases for the month? What metrics do you use to evaluate success?
Tom Galanis: In order to make it in to the top 10, game studios need to release titles via our platform that successfully resonate with the 850+ affiliates that utilise First Look Games, making full use of the suite of tools we offer on and outside of the platform to engage affiliate marketers in the promotion of their game. The rankings are based on the First Look Games Index for all games launched to the market in the preceding 90 days, which combines:
- a) Downloads – which is the aggregated total of download sessions amongst affiliates on the platform. Affiliates download assets including logos, game sheets, video files, screenshots, banners and game artwork;
- b) Hits – this is the aggregated total number of game reviews for the game, created by affiliates using the First Look Games platform;
- c) Reach – this is the aggregated unique visitor count of the websites containing the Hits;
- d) Demo Game Sessions – this is the number of free to play demo game sessions that have taken place from iFrames placed on Hits.
- e) Sentiment Score – this is the average sentiment score from Hits
The games that rank well in this index are obviously commercially successful in their own right but are also being reviewed by affiliates because of the engagement of the game studio with the First Look Games platform, and consequently, with affiliates.
Our most active game studios are not just releasing great games with frequency but are also ensuring their game and studio news is distributed across the First Look Games platform and social channels and that a full and diverse range of marketing assets and game information is being provided through the platform prior to a game’s release. This best equips affiliates to understand the features of a game so that they can successfully convey this to their player audience, which, collectively amongst FLG affiliates, is very significant, totalling more than 20 million slots players worldwide.
Tell us a bit more about the First Look Games sentiment analysis – how is this helping to remove the biases from the ranking process? What data do you use to inform this analysis?
Tom Galanis: Once our technology has identified a new game review, First Look Games uses Natural Language Processing to ‘read’ the review and assess what the affiliate makes of the game. We share a short snapshot of this with the game studio and assign a score to the review based on how positive the affiliate has been in their review of the game. The more positive the language used in the review, the higher the score.
Sentiment scores are then aggregated across all reviews of the game to give a score for the game, and across all games to give the studio a score to benchmark against peers. Using AI, we are able to objectify the subjective to provide true 360 analysis on how affiliates are promoting a game.
What can we expect to see from First Look Games for the remainder of this year?
Tom Galanis: We have a perpetual roadmap of both new studio launches and technical advancements of the platform for affiliates and game studios to look forward to!
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B2B gaming supplier Push Gaming is the latest studio to partner with the new UK-facing online casino from the brains behind the popular affiliate site Slots Temple.
Push Gaming’s formidable line-up of games includes all its famous titles, live on the fresh, new entrant to the UK market. Razor Returns, Retro Tapes and Big Bamboo can all be enjoyed by Slots Temple players.
The highly anticipated sequel Retro Sweets will soon be available, along with the rest of Push’s upcoming new games roadmap, including Cats of Olympuss and The Grand Show.
A group of online gaming enthusiasts runs Slots Temple with decades of industry experience. Together, they have brought their combined knowledge and passion to bear with one of the fastest-growing new sites in the UK market.
The partnership marks another step forward in Push Gaming’s recent impressive global growth as it maintains its momentum in the latter stages of H1.
Fiona Hickey, Chief Business Development Officer at Push Gaming, said: “It’s not often you see established affiliate sites taking the step into real-money operating but the move speaks volumes for the experience and ambition of the team at Slots Temple.
“That kind of drive and vision mirrors how we develop at Push and so it’s a pleasure to work with them and add our leading slot library to its ranks. It also strengthens our position in the key UK market as we continue expanding in regulated markets.”
Fraser Linkleter, Director at Slots Temple added: “Push Gaming and its renowned collection of games needs no introduction to UK players. It’s a brand we absolutely had to have in our lobby and we think our players will wholeheartedly agree.
“We’re all about quality, choice and today’s best slots. Push Gaming gives us that in abundance and we’re delighted to welcome its content to our platform.”
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Gibraltar Gambling Commission Attends International Olympic Committee and UEFA Workshop
A representative from the Gibraltar Gambling Division, who specialises in sports integrity matters, has attended a high- level workshop hosted jointly by the International Olympic Committee and UEFA at Olympic House in Lausanne Switzerland. The cost of the trip was funded by the international sports governing bodies.
With both the Olympics and the Euros being held later this year, the meeting was an opportunity for all stakeholders, including gambling regulators in a number of jurisdictions (including Gibraltar) to discuss a coordinated strategy to identify suspicious betting activity and to prevent match (competition) fixing on a proactive basis.
In 22/23, the Gambling Division received 42 betting integrity reports from gambling operators, 13 requests for assistance from the Olympic movement Unit of the Prevention of Manipulation of Sports competitions and was involved with a large number of disseminations to domestic and international sports governing bodies (including FIFA and UEFA); as well as engagement with law enforcement authorities.
Last month, the GFA hosted a UEFA Seminar on match fixing in Gibraltar which was also attended by representatives from the Gambling Division.
Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner Andrew Lyman said: “Sports integrity work and liaising with stakeholders on match fixing is an important, but often unseen part of our work. Operators are obliged to report suspicious activity in this area and the Gambling Division applies its expertise to enhance intelligence and support the lawful flow of information to the appropriate authorities, including sports governing bodies, for further investigation.
“The manipulation of sports competition by spot fixing or match fixing undermines the very essence of fair and unpredictable sporting outcomes. The forthcoming Gambling Bill will introduce a criminal offence of cheating at gambling which will serve to further deter such activity.”
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