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Inspired Starts the Year with New Slots: Call of the Wild & Lightning Viking
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of two vibrant new online and mobile games: Call of the Wild™ and Lightning Viking™.
Call of the Wild
Giving players a glimpse of Wild America and its rugged natural beauty, is Call of the Wild, a wolf-themed slot with a reel configuration of 6×4, 25 win-lines and a return to player (RTP) rate of 94.53%.
Introducing Inspired’s latest mechanic, land six or more Wilds in the base game to activate the game’s Wild Win & Spin™ bonus, with all Wilds locking in place throughout. The player is then awarded three lives to spin for more Wilds. If the grid is filled with Wild symbols, the player is awarded the whopping 25X, 6 of a Kind Wild symbol award.
When the lives run out there is one last Wild Win Spin, which is a super spin to fill in the blanks with game symbols, delivering the player potentially huge wins. The stickier Wilds a player achieves, the bigger the wins!
Packed with fun reel modifiers, shown in-game as Mystery Symbols, Call of the Wild is an easy-to-play slot that offers players a fun and highly engaging iGaming experience.
Lightning Viking
Transporting players to a land of warriors, explorers and mythology, Lightning Viking™ is a Viking-themed slot, with a reel configuration of 6×4, 50 win-lines, and an RTP rate of 95.04%.
Set in a Scandinavian backdrop of crisp blue skies, green valleys and roaring seas, the game’s reels spin to reveal colourful symbols including fun Wilds and Bonus scatter symbols. Players can enter the Lightning Viking Free Spins Bonus round, upon landing three to six Bonus symbols in the base game, with up to 20 Free Spins.
During Free Spins, the game’s reel positions are highlighted by Wild symbols. Landing the Viking helmet and hammer turns all symbols in highlighted positions to Wild during that Free Spin. If all 16 positions across reels two, three, four and five are highlighted by the end of the Free Spins Bonus, one Lightning Spin is awarded to the player.
During a Lightning Spin, the Viking helmet and hammer are guaranteed to land turning all highlighted positions to Wild for big winning potential.
Claire Osborne, Vice President of Interactive at Inspired, said: “We are thrilled to kick-start 2023 with two exciting new slots that offer players different styles of play, huge wins and fun themes to boot. Call of the Wild features Inspired’s latest mechanic, Wild Win & Spin, which packs a punch! Its graphics coupled with its math profile will no doubt prove to be a winning slot with players.
“Developed by Inspired’s Astra studio, makers of the popular Reel King™ franchise, Lightning Viking encompasses engaging graphics, gameplay thrills, and big potential wins. Both games are fantastic additions to our growing portfolio of premium iGaming slots.”
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Gamification
GoldenRace launches V5 mobile solution with unified app and WebGL branding
GoldenRace has launched its next-generation V5 mobile solution, the supplier announced on 1 July 2026 in Malta. The company positions the release as a mobile delivery upgrade for its virtual sports and betting content, aimed at maintaining performance under high player traffic.
According to GoldenRace, V5 consolidates its previous architecture into a single application and “drastically reduces load sizes by 80–90%.” The company also said the platform is built “completely from the ground up” with a unified UI/UX designed to remain responsive across different network conditions.
On product features, GoldenRace said V5 introduces “advanced WebGL capabilities” to support high-fidelity graphics and operator-controlled branding. It also adds native gamification tools across games, including custom Tournaments, Leaderboards and Free Bets.
The company also outlined three mobile upgrades intended to reduce friction in the betting flow: a Lobby with modular layouts and a one-click toggle between scheduled and instant views; a next-generation Betslip with richer visual components and “smart organisation”; and dynamic Leaderboards with configurable funding and custom point logic.
GoldenRace said operators can switch to V5 by “changing a single line of code,” and added that a demo is available for operators evaluating the new mobile solution.
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certification
PopOK Gaming secures certification for Portugal iGaming market
PopOK Gaming has obtained certification for the Portuguese iGaming market, adding Portugal to its list of regulated jurisdictions where it can offer compliant gaming content to licensed operators.
The company said the certification confirms it meets local regulatory and technical requirements and supports its strategy to expand in regulated markets.
PopOK Gaming did not disclose which regulator or test lab issued the certification, which products are covered, or the date the approval was granted.
Portugal continues to operate a ring-fenced regulated online gambling framework, with market access dependent on product approvals and operator licensing. For suppliers, local certification is typically a prerequisite to distribute content to licensed brands.
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API
St8 adds game round replays to its single API platform
Replay tool builds on St8’s graphical game round details and launches first with nine casino game studios.
St8 has launched game round replays, adding visual playback of completed casino game rounds to its existing single API platform. The company said the feature is designed to help operators verify outcomes faster and resolve player queries more efficiently.
The new capability builds on St8’s graphical game round details, which it said is already used by operators. With replays, support and operations teams can access a round’s visual playback to investigate gameplay disputes and respond to players with more transparency.
St8 also positioned the feature as a player engagement tool, with operators able to surface notable moments such as big wins and bonus rounds for promotional use.
Game round replays will initially support titles from AvatarUX, BGaming, Endorphina, Hacksaw, Peter & Sons, Pragmatic Play, Scatter Kings, Shady Lady, and Tequity Originals, with more providers to be added. St8 said the feature is delivered through its existing single API integration and requires no additional development work, and is intended to scale across multiple brands and regulated markets.
David Fall, Business Development Manager at St8, said: “Operators are under increasing pressure to deliver exceptional customer support while keeping operational costs under control. Our graphical game round details have become a trusted and widely used tool for operators, giving support teams quick access to the information they need to resolve player queries efficiently. Game round replays complement this capability by providing a visual playback of each round, helping teams resolve cases even faster and with complete confidence.
“Beyond operational efficiency, the feature also opens up new opportunities for engagement. Operators can showcase exciting gameplay moments, celebrate big wins and create richer player experiences – all through the same integration. Because game round replays are delivered through our existing single API, partners can access this functionality immediately while continuing to benefit from the simplicity and scalability that sit at the heart of the St8 platform.”
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