The week in B2B news (29 March 2019)
A round-up of the latest news from the supplier side of the industry including updates from Red Tiger, Nektan and Blueprint Gaming
Red Tiger unveils Mystery Reels Megaways slot
Casino game and software provider Red Tiger has revealed its first slot in collaboration with Big Time Gaming with the launch of Mystery Reels Megaways.
The 6×7 title combines Red Tiger’s hit slot Mystery Reels with the Megaways™ mechanics to offer winnings of up to 10,000x a player’s stake.
The slot is the first Red Tiger release to feature the mechanic, under licence from Big Time Gaming, which varies the ways to win with every spin.
Gavin Hamilton, CEO at Red Tiger, said: “Mystery Reels MegaWays™ is a fun and immersive addition to our ever-expanding portfolio.”
Blueprint Gaming launches Valletta Megaways
Slots developer Blueprint Gaming has unveiled the latest addition to its games portfolio with its new Medieval-themed slot, Valletta Megaways.
In this 6×5 slot, players are sent back in time and find themselves in the midst of a castle siege, with the reels filled with arrows, cannons and swords.
Three or more cannon symbols activates the free spins round, where every win triggers a streak and winning symbols are locked in place.
Blueprint Gaming’s Jo Purvis said: “Players will have to battle through the reels to win big in Valletta MegawaysTM, which promises to be one of our most action-packed slots to date.”
QTech Games releases The Vault at VIP after-party
Asian games distributor QTech Games signed off the ASEAN Gaming Summit with the launch of its new in-house game, The Vault, at a VIP after-party held at the Nobu Manila.
The Vault represents the latest offering from Snowborn Games, QTech’s own game-development studio, with the game premised on the plot of a classic diamond heist.
These games are exclusively available via the QTech Games platform, as with all of Snowborn’s pending releases.
QTech Games CEO Markus Nasholm said: “We’re delighted to take the wraps off The Vault, as we continue to break open fresh igaming opportunities for both our partners and their players.”
Luckbox partners with HooYu
Esports betting platform Luckbox has announced a new partnership with ID verification specialists, HooYu.
Luckbox allows players to bet on esports and as a regulated gambling operator, they comply with strict age verification and anti-money laundering requirements.
HooYu has been selected to provide Luckbox with the HooYu Identify solution, to verify customer age and identity.
Luckbox COO Quentin Martin said: “From day one, we’ve made integrity, player security and doing things right among of our top priorities at Luckbox.”
Digitain seals Patagonia Entertainment partnership
Egaming software provider Digitain has agreed a content deal with Patagonia Entertainment’s portfolio of Video Bingos.
The content agreement will see Patagonia Entertainment integrate its library of titles onto the Digitain platform.
Patagonia’s library of games now features over 2,000 titles and includes third-party games from Ortiz, RCT, Zest, FBM, Spinomenal, Ezugi and MGA.
Patagonia Entertainment’s global business development manager Victor Arias said: “Digitain’s egaming solution is in huge demand and our Video Bingo titles fit the company mission perfectly.”
Nektan strikes content partnership with Wazdan
Nektan has expanded its games offering with the addition of content from games developer Wazdan.
As part of the deal, Wazdan’s portfolio of more than 110 HTML5 slots has been integrated onto Nektan’s B2B content distribution platform, E-Lite.
Games include new releases Space Gem™ and Magic Stars 5, as well as popular titles Magic Stars 3, 9 Lions, Great Book of Magic Deluxe and Los Muertos™.
Nektan B2B COO Jane Ryan said: “Partnering with Wazdan is an important move for us as we continue to enhance our games offering with content from the industry’s games providers.”