Microgaming’s April release schedule is locked, loaded, and ready to go with an impressive array of themes and features, thanks to the aggregator’s productive bank of independent iGaming studio partner. Whether your taste is Ancient Egyptian treasure, shadowy creatures of the night, or pirate adventure, there’s something this April just for you.

One of the newest members of Microgaming’s network of independent studio partners, Buck Stakes Entertainment is a relatively new face in Microgaming’s partner network and the studio is ready to prove its worth on 22 April with 8 Golden Skulls of Holly Roger Megaways. Claim the slots’ top prize of 1900x your stake with the Firepot jackpot scatter feature and watch Mystery symbols appear on the Rolling Reels. The free spins and multiplier bonus wheel is bursting with prizes and Megaways mechanic gives you a variable gaming experience with anything from 64 to 117,649 ways to win on every spin.

Stand in Cleopatra’s court and witness her glory on 13 April in Queen of Alexandria WowPot by Neon Valley Studios. Discover riches with the four-tiered WowPot progressive jackpot that has a top prize tat seeds at $2 million. If you take a look now, the top prize is steadily nearing $15 million. You are guaranteed one of the four jackpot prizes when you trigger the WowPot Bonus Wheel and the expanding wilds respin feature helps you keep your bankroll healthy. If you’d like to play without the progressive prizes, the slot is available as a standalone game with fixed-limit jackpots.

Get digging on 6 April in Gold Collector by All41 Studios. Head down to subterranean caverns and discover gleaming gold in this cartoon-inspired adventure. You have shovels, pickaxes and volatile TNT at your disposal to claim as much gold as you can carry. Triggering the HyperHold feature gives you the chance to win one of five jackpots. If a gold coin lands on a reel while the feature is running, it becomes sticky and resets your respins to three. The more positions you fill with gold coins, the more you will win.

Things heat up on 27 April in SpinPlay Games’ 9 Blazing Diamonds. With classic looks, this slot features firey diamonds that cascade down the reels and a high-energy big band music soundtrack to match the pace. Three or more diamonds on the reels bring you great prizes and the Blazing Wheel promises instant cash prizes and free spins with a multiplier up to 4x.

Egypt beckons again on 29 April with Egyptian Tombs by Snowborn Games where you scour ancient tombs for their treasures as you meet up with characters such as Cleopatra and the Egyptian sun god Ra. Trigger the Tomb bonus feature with thee Scarab symbols and spin Wheel of Fortune for 8-50 free spins. Retrigger the feature by landing 3 more scarabs while it is active and claim extra free spins while all Ra symbols will turn wild.

Armour up for an Arthurian adventure on 20 April with Book of King Arthur by Just For The Win. The legendary regent is on the hunt for Avalon’s riches with you at his side. Expanding wilds, boosters and the Round Table feature that offers jackpot prizes are all at your disposal.

Bear your fangs and leap into the night in Anna Van Helsing Monster Huntress by Rabcat on 15 April. This vampire-themed title has monstrously named features like Wolf Howl, Wolf Attack and Dracula’s Banishment.

Sample eastern delights on 26 April in Fu88 by Neko Games. The Chinese character Fu (福) which means “blessing” or “good luck” plays a huge role in this game where you have to match three “Fu Babies” for a chance at jackpot prizes.

Play your best hand in Microgaming’s Hold’Em Poker 2 on 12 April. This mobile-optimised multiplayer title boasts a random prize-pool generator to a progressive jackpot and you can choose a quirky avatar for that personal touch.

An arena on fire greets you as you assume the role of a battle-worn Gladiator in Gong Gaming Technologies’ Inferno Gladiator on 12 April. Grasp free spins, sticky wilds and multipliers to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Microgaming’s third-party partner network is also ready to delight you this April. Inspired has a 6 April release date for Slots O’Luck, a title that utilises the Gamble feature that allows you to increase your winnings or claim extra free spins. Take a journey of reckless justice in Sherwood Forest in Robbin’ Robin by Iron Dog Studio on 7 April.

1×2 Gaming doubles your fun with the dual release of Triple Bar 98 and Triple Bar 96. Adapt and overcome with Big Time Gaming’s TV show slot adaptation, Survivor and see if you can outlast the others with a newly tweaked Megaways mechanic.

Phoenix Inferno by 1×2 Gaming debuts on 21 April, offering you a rare glance at the mythical flaming bird that defies death. For something more sedate, grab your tackle box for Fishing Cashpots by Inspired on 26 April and land the catch of your life. Close off the month with Big Time Gaming’s Wild Flower on 28 April where you destroy crippling frost magic to allow the warmth of spring to emerge.

Leading online slots development studio, Play’n GO, recently bolstered its catalogue of premium titles with a new addition. The Shimmering Woods is a title packed with innovations, including a game-changing mechanic.

Defying the mould

Play’n GO has a reputation for boldly exploring a myriad of new themes, mechanics, and formats. The developer’s cascading grid titles have gained massive popularity among slot enthusiasts and its takes on tried and tested themes like Ancient Egypt or Nordic mythology produce unique and exciting results. The company has proven itself with titles like Frozen Gems and Coil Cash that utilise standard mechanics but still stand well apart from the competition.

The Shimmering Woods adopts a 5×3 reel format with splitting symbols that boost the number of payways on the grid. The splitting symbol is selected before you spin, and any instances that land on the reels are split, potentially increasing the number of payways from the base value of 243 up to a maximum of 7776.

Brave new gameplay

The slots features include progressive free spins, where multiple splitting symbols can appear and re-triggers are possible.

Play’n GO’s CEO, Johan Törnqvist, appreciates the balance between exploring new concepts and reinventing existing ones.

“Things become popular for a reason; when something strikes a chord with a fan base, they want more of it. But it’s not just about repeating the same thing in different packaging. It’s important to introduce new experiences within the framework of what players love. You don’t always need to reinvent the wheel, but it’s important to keep things fresh,” he said.

The Shimmering Woods is live now and waiting for your exploration.

The relaxing pastime of fishing isn’t a common theme choice for slot developers and Pragmatic Play has taken it upon itself to bring the excitement of landing a ‘big one’ to the world of online slots.

Fishin Reels

Rather than being perched on a stool, with a rod in your hand, the pokie’s theme places you right in the action at the bottom of the ocean, where random bubbles float by and sea creatures populate the reels. The goldfish is the most rewarding pay symbol, awarding you 100x your stake for 5 on a payline.

The game is fully optimised for all devices so you can enjoy the experience from the screen of your pc or on the go with your cellphone or tablet.

Fishy features

Fishin’ Reels boasts 2 main Bonus features to help you get the most out of the game.  The Reel’Em In feature places random fish symbols worth 0.5x to 250x your bet on the reels. If these symbols appear at the same time as a fisherman symbol on reel 5, he will reel in all the values and add them to your winnings. If a can of worm symbol is also reeled in, you will be awarded an extra 2 spins.

Landing 3 Big Catch symbol above the pokie’s reels will trigger The Big Catch feature that awards you 2 free spins and set off a mini bonus game that has you pick from a selection of 8 fish that hide prizes worth between 0.2x and 250x your stake.

The game has a 5-reel, 10-payline format, and your betting options range from 0.10 to 100.00. The RTP is just above the industry average at 96.50% and the maximum you can win from a single spin is 1200x your bet.

This title bears some visual resemblance to Blueprint Gaming’s iconic Fishin’ Frenzy slot, but that is where the similarities end. Pragmatic Play’s title boasts uniquely engaging gameplay and features with fast-paced action to keep you entertained.

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Play’n GO has been building success upon success as it has grown as an organisation. The game developer recently released a new slot that is sure to add even more prestige to its flourishing reputation. The Green Knight is the latest slot in a series that focuses on the legend of King Arthur. This particular title takes inspiration from the poem, Sir Gawain & The Green Knight and features a 5 reel and 20 payline format with a host of lucrative bonus features.

The rundown

The game follows a standard slot format where you form winning combinations are created by landing 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols or wilds on a pay line from left to right. Your betting options range from 0.10 to 100 per spin.

An autoplay function is available and the RTP is locked in a slightly above average 96.27%.

This highly volatile game contains special wild multipliers that could boost your winnings by up to 100x. If you can fight your way to the game’s top potential, you could claim 10,000x your total stake from a single spin.

Look and feel

The Green Knight shares a central theme with the other slots in Play ’n GO’s Arthurian legend-themed series of games that includes The Sword and the Grail and Rise of Merlin among others.

The game’s background image is a dense forest with various hues of green saturating the visual experience. Playing card suits represented by stone symbols feature on the reels alongside other medieval fare such as an axe, a horse, and the queen. Sir Gawain himself appears as the most rewarding symbol and landing 3, 4 or 5 on a pay line pays 2.5x, 5x or 25x your bet.

The wild symbol stands in for all symbols besides the Green Knight scatter and some wilds come with a multiplier boost.

The game is optimized for play on all devices, including smartphones and tablets, and standard PC’s.

Bonus Features

Wilds, multiplier wilds and free spins are your power trio of features that help you reach the slot’s full potential. The Green Knight scatter symbol triggers free spins and while the feature is active wild multipliers are guaranteed to appear on the reels. The wild multipliers increase in value as the feature progresses. As you ascend through free spins 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, you will be awarded multipliers of 2x, 5x, 10x, 25, and 100x, respectively.​