Billed as a “landmark sale” by Microgaming, the deal will see Games Global acquire the international distribution rights to Microgaming’s exclusive gaming content, including progressive jackpot titles, as well as its extensive customer base of more than 900 global gaming brands.

The acquisitions, which are subject to Games Global receiving certain regulatory approvals, are expected to be finalised during Q2 2022.

Following the sale, Microgaming says that it will continue to supply certain customers with its turnkey games platform, as well as focus on the further development and licensing of its sports betting technology.

John Coleman, the departing CEO at Microgaming, commented: “This is an exciting deal that has been in the making for some time which will provide new growth and opportunity for both Microgaming and Games Global. 

“We are making the announcement now to provide sufficient notice and clarity for our partners and stakeholders.”

Following completion, Games Global will become a supplier of igaming content controlling a portfolio of more than 25 studios, a proprietary catalogue of over 3,000 games, progressive jackpot network and distribution with access to over 260 existing customers operating more than 980 gaming brands. The group will employ in excess of 1,100 experienced staff based across Europe, North and South America, Oceania, and South Africa.

The firm is led by CEO Walter Bugno, formerly of IGT and Lottomatica and CFO Tim Mickley, previously of SafeCharge and Playtech. 

Bugno explained: “We are seeing a very vibrant gaming market at present across the world, with many new regulated markets coming online. 

“The creation of a new large-scale independent supply chain that Games Global will be, has not been witnessed for many years. We are committed to delivering a world-class best-of-breed product and services offering that will ultimately enhance the end user’s gaming experience and help drive our customers’ businesses. 

“We are extremely excited about the opportunities ahead and will work tirelessly to achieve the significant opportunities in front of us.”

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RELEASE DATE

Wednesday, November 21.

THE PITCH

“Players can embark on a stardust-studded intergalactic tour with Astro Legends, which will be available to Microgaming operators on desktop and mobile as part of an exclusive supply deal with Foxium.”

GAME DETAIL

Astro Legends is a cluster type of game that centres on the two titular characters, Lyra and Erion, who are brought to life with high-fidelity 3D models, extensive animations, and gameplay that takes place across a series of stunning backdrops. Players can enjoy a mesmerising synthesiser soundtrack inspired by golden-age sci-fi greats, which adapts to various stages in the slot to create an immersive and atmospheric wagering experience.

The story of Astro Legends incorporates innovative features and employs a unique style of gameplay that plays out on a gem-shaped reel, composed of 22 crystal cells that contain a wealth of originally crafted symbols. The game features multiplier wilds, a high-stakes re-spins round, and a pick bonus game that rewards players for successfully completing multiple levels.

Players have the chance to win rewards of up to 15,000-times their total bet with the Sonic Respin feature, which is randomly activated by landing any cluster win with identical symbols and includes Wild Multipliers that can appear at random to add between two-times and five-times prizes to total wins.

An exquisite pick bonus feature sees Lyra shapeshift into her spirit form during the Lyra Spirit Pick ‘Em bonus game. During the bonus, players are given three different lanes to choose from and three lives to sprint for freedom across several levels, gathering gems along the way while avoiding being hit by Erion.

Adding another dimension and variety to the gameplay, the pick bonus gives players the chance to reach the ultimate goal: if they complete the round successfully, a 20-times multiplier is applied to the total bet, delivering rewards that are out of this world.

THEY SAY

“Astro Legends has fantastic real-time 3D rendering for animated characters combined with a gripping soundtrack, which together helps to create a highly entertaining and immersive experience. The innovative reel design aids the exciting chase a player will feel during the Sonic Re-spin where the max win is very high. The bonus round is triggered through an engaging collection mechanic which will aid player retention, making it a perfect game to add to Microgaming’s diverse content offering,” – David Reynolds, Games Publisher at Microgaming 

“We are delighted to release Astro Legends: Lyra and Erion exclusive to Microgaming which features fantastic graphics with a story-driven and exhilarating gameplay. Astro Legends: Lyra and Erion’s richly textured design, graphics and atmospheric music will engage, excite and thrill, and we are certain it will be a big hit amongst experienced players and novices. We are looking forward to further games going live with Microgaming in the coming months,” – Åke André, CEO of Foxium 

IS THERE A TRAILER THAT PAIRS, SAY, CLASSIC SCI-FI THEMES WITH AN EIGHTIES’ SYNTH SOUNDTRACK?

It’s almost as if you knew what was coming.

https://youtu.be/zvMStP4J5Rs

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RELEASE DATE

Official launch of the game is to take place on Tuesday 4 December, with assets and game information first available to affiliates and publishers in First Look Games’ premium environment.

Currently in the midst of a two week period from which to write review and build content, the title is to then be made available to a series of operators within a number of core markets.

Beneficiaries are set to include the UK, all Nordic countries and Germany, and will encapsulate online casinos from the likes of Vera & John, Betsson, LeoVegas, Betclic and BetVictor.

It will also be made available to operators using content aggregators such as Microgaming Quickfire, EveryMatrix and White Hat Gaming.

THE PITCH

Affiliates and fans of Greek mythology are to be mystified by this latest slot release, which sees the mythical monster, with venomous snakes for hair, turn spins to gold, and not players to stone.

Medusa’s Golden Gaze, a 5×3 reel, 25 pay-line video slot, is “at the higher end of the volatility scale,” and features a host of big win potential for players”.

GAME DETAIL

Medusa’s Golden Gaze sees a free spins feature triggered when three, four or five bonus symbols land on any payline, and awards between a minimum of five and a maximum of two hundred free games.

Furthermore, a reel copy feature comes in to effect when on any spin, reel one contains a full stack of the same symbol. The same full stack can be copied to one, two, three or all four remaining reels. All wins are evaluated after the reel copy feature is completed, with it occurring in both the base game and free spin modes.

WHAT THEY SAY

Bob Schuijt, founder of MB Consulting International and the exclusive online distributor of 2BY2 Gaming video slot content, said: “Medusa’s Golden Gaze combines stunning graphics with smart game mechanics, and a great math model to deliver an exciting and engaging player experience.

“We have combined the popular Greek mythology theme with a high volatility math model to offer players more anticipation, excitement and big win potentials than ever before, including the chance to win up to 200 free spins!

“First Look Games’ premium service provides us with the ultimate vehicle to build traction of Medusa’s Golden Gaze, with affiliates and publishers targeting our key markets.

“This creates a win-win situation for 2BY2 Gaming, the operators and the affiliates and publishers”

Tom Galanis, Director at First Look Games, said: “2BY2 Gaming builds great video slot games, and the launch of Medusa’s Golden Gaze provides a fantastic opportunity for First Look Games’ publishers, and affiliates, to get ahead of the competition to review a game that will succeed in the key affiliate markets of Germany, Sweden and the UK”.

IS A TRAILER AVAILABLE?

Sure is, check out the video below.

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The online gaming platform, a key customer of Microgaming since going live with online casino content via the Quickfire platform in 2016, has debuted the company’s bingo content within the nation.

Jov Spiero, vice president of sales at Aspire Global, commented: “Aspire Global is initially launching bingo with a Nordic operator, followed by Karamba. Availability will then be extended wider.

“The new bingo vertical launches on the company platform, offering an attractive, social addition to casino and sports, in line with the company’s long-term plan for strategic growth through a broader offering.”

Microgaming Bingo offers “unique and popular game types”, as well as customisable jackpots, physical prizes, in-client promotions, and hundreds of casino in bingo side games, including branded titles such as Jurassic World and Game of Thrones, in addition to also providing access to “the industry’s largest progressive jackpot network”.

Live in Denmark with Microgaming’s HTML5 bingo client, Aspire Global has access to a global liquidity pool and plans to expand its bingo offering into other jurisdictions.

Andrew Clucas, COO of Microgaming, added: “We welcomed Aspire Global to our growing customer base nearly three years ago. Building on the success of our relationship, we are delighted to support their growth and reach in key markets with the addition of our leading bingo product to their portfolio.”

This is the second bingo based deal in quick succession for Microgaming, who last week agreed a deal which saw Betsson Group, comprising online gaming brands including Betsson.com, Betsafe.com and Nordicbet.com, add the portfolio of content.

Via the agreement Microgaming gives Betsson full access to its entire bingo offering, as well as casino side games. This will begin with a launch across Betsson’s Scandinavian, UK and Spanish brands later this year, with more markets to follow in 2019.

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Having integrated with Microgaming’s Quickfire platform, Gamesys now has access to a range of popular titles from the developer, which will be available to players of Virgin Games, Jackpotjoy, Starspins, Heart Bingo and Monopoly Casino.

The first batch of games includes Microgaming classic Immortal Romance, with more established favourites and new content to be added in the coming months.

Andrew Clucas, Microgaming chief operating officer, said: “There are few bigger names in our industry than Gamesys, whose brands will benefit from the global success and popularity of our games.

“We look forward to providing Gamesys with even more leading content in the weeks ahead.”

Simon Mizzi, marketing director of Gamesys, added: “We are delighted to add Microgaming to our small but growing portfolio of third-party content partnerships.

“Their industry pedigree and the quality of their games and branded titles speak for themselves, and we are certain they will add value across Gamesys managed ventures.”

Microgaming is now live with more than 800 gaming brands in jurisdictions worldwide. Gamesys is hosting Microgaming content in Gibraltar for the UK market initially, before rolling out the games in Spain before other key markets.

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As preparations are put in place for next months Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas (8-11 October), the supplier is to take up its new residence in one hundred and twenty square metres “of prime waterfront” in Sydney’s high-demand, and iconic, Darling Harbour.

The Australian suppliers managing director Peter Causley, has stated that the growing team was “enjoying its new surroundings, as it developed innovative slots for both the European online market and North American land-based and social ones”.

Adding: “We saw the benefit of taking on new premises with such great appeal to help with both staff retention and to encourage the best applicants to come forward as we expand even further.

“It’s also perfect for client visits, of course, and really helps with creativity when we are coming up with new game concepts and features.”

Recent moves by Lightbox has seen the release of the five reel slot Astro Pug, boasting a host of well known Asian symbols in addition to a lovable canine hero at the front and centre of the title.

The new game went live with an exclusive debut on Casumo on September 5, and will go on general release to all Lightning Box clients via Quickfire on September 19.

Speaking at the time of the launch Causley explained: “Astro Pug is the latest game for players to get their teeth into and we think it will be a big hit.

“Lightning-Horseman, which we recently released, proved to be immensely popular, and we hope it can follow suit and be another great success for Lightning Box.”

“Lightning Box consistently produces games that players love, and we think this one will continue that trend, hence why we are delighted to be able to offer this game exclusively,” concluded Andreas Vickman, casino business producer at Casumo.

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Pinnacle can also benefit from Quickfire iQ, a set of modules designed to enhance gameplay, increase player engagement and extend lifetime value.

Paris Smith, CEO at Pinnacle, said: “We are delighted to have formed this partnership with Microgaming.

“It only seems right that the world’s most competitive bookmaker works with the leading supplier of online gaming software to enhance our casino offering. We’re looking forward to the success our new casino will bring – and Microgaming and Quickfire are a big part of that.”

Andrew Clucas, director of Quickfire at Microgaming, added: “With over 20 years’ experience in the industry and a presence worldwide, Pinnacle are a great addition to the platform.

“Through Quickfire we can support the operator not only with Microgaming’s vast portfolio of games, but also specialist back office tools designed to grow an operator’s business. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with Pinnacle.”

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Bet-at-home.com has integrated with the Quickfire platform to gain access to Microgaming’s portfolio of more than 130 slots, including popular titles Avalon (above), Ariana, Thunderstruck and EmotiCoins.

Andrew Clucas, director of Quickfire at Microgaming, said: “Bet-at-home.com is a fantastic addition to the Quickfire platform; they are highly experienced in the gaming industry with a large, global customer base.

“I am sure the collection of games they have taken live will be extremely popular with their players.”

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Fair Play Bets, which is licensed in UK, Malta and Curaçao, is now offering VegasPlay and DiamondWorldCasino players Microgaming’s full portfolio of titles including popular games Jurassic World (pictured), Thunderstruck II and Immortal Romance.

Andrew Clucas, director of Quickfire, said: “Fair Play Bets is a great addition to the Quickfire platform, with a number of popular online casinos providing entertainment to players.

“As per our announcement at ICE, this year we are set to shake up the online slot market by working with a range of new, independent studios on an exclusive basis. There isn’t a better time to join the Quickfire platform, with an award-winning portfolio of proven games, as well as a very strong content roadmap for 2018.”

Jeremy Fall, Head of Marketing at Fair Play Bets, said: “Our secure casinos are enhanced with the Microgaming portfolio. We are delighted to have such a range of exciting and innovative slots available on our platforms via Quickfire, and look forward to adding more as Microgaming has an impressive release schedule for 2018.”

Malcolm Ferrante, a director of Fair Play Bets, added: “Becoming a partner with Microgaming is another positive step for Fair Play Bets following agreements with a number of major operators in recent weeks.

“We look forward to a solid partnership and to announcing further developments very soon.”

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The deal sees Microgaming content provided to CasinoBarcelona.es via the Quickfire platform.

Xavier Ballester, director of Casino Barcelona Online, ​​said: “This agreement, with one of the major industry providers, is very important for us, because we can increase the number of games we offer to our players, with great titles such as, Immortal Romance, Dragonz and Game of Thrones.

“At the moment, the Quickfire platform will supply us with more than 100 slots in desktop versions and the same amount [for] mobile.”

Andrew Clucas, director of Quickfire at Microgaming, added: “Casinos Grup Peralada is a flagship casino operator in the Spanish market and it is fantastic to be working with them through their online division.

“This launch reflects Quickfire’s continued expansion in Spain, with a growing list of well-known operators adding Microgaming content to create a more competitive offering and an enhanced gaming experience for their players.

“Through the Quickfire platform, Casino Barcelona Online has access to a large portfolio of top-performing slots, as well as new games each month.”

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