Pragmatic Play has looked back to the pioneering days of online pokies as it launches its brand-new Shining Hot series of games. You can travel back in time with a variety of old-school pokies enhanced with some modern mechanics. The retro collection of new games includes four titles, Shining Hot 100 with 100 paylines, and Shining Hot 40, Shining Hot 20, and Shining Hot 5 that feature 20, 20, and 5 paylines, respectively.

All the titles adopt the same fruit machine throwback theme. Boldly drawn symbols like oranges, cherries, lemons, and flaming diamond wilds fill the grid while a red-hot flame motif serves as the background.

The 5 and 20 payline variants adopt a 5×3 reel format, while the 40 and 100 payline versions sport a 5×4 reel layout, although the gameplay is the same across the board.

Things get interesting when the reels go ‘hot‘, offering winning potential of up to 2,500x your bet. The pokies’ basic gameplay is bonus feature-free, allowing you an interrupted, straightforward experience that only fruit machines can deliver.

Yossi Barzely, the Chief Business Development Officer at Pragmatic Play, offered his thoughts on the new pokies, commenting,

“We’ve turned back the clock to roll out a wonderful collection of Vegas-style slot products. Combining the unique theme with the immersive experience that our products are known for, it allows us to cater to all demographics and preferences.”

Pragmatic Play releases up to seven new slot titles per month while also maintaining focus on its Live Casino and Bingo offerings that form part of its multi-product portfolio, available through a single API. The company has made the news for all the right reasons recently, releasing new baccarat variants, debuting a new candy-themed pokie called Sugar Rush, and making waves in the Argentinian market via a partnership with local operator, Pálpitos.

iGaming Group’s (iGG) White Label Solutions, will be the first to showcase Play’n GO’s highly anticipated new pokie, Mega Don. Teeming with ocean creatures, the new game is live across 35 multi-licensed sites for a one-month exclusive introductory period.

Ferocious Fish

The game boasts up to 1024 ways to win and a 10 000x your bet top potential prize. The freshly released pokie features upgrading symbols that increase your winning potential in the base game and during the bonus round. The lower value symbols are mostly bug-eyed smaller fish, while a toothy variety of menacing sharks occupies the top end of the paytable.

Mega Don is the latest in a string of innovative titles from Play’n GO that are available with iGG. The provider’s selection includes modern classics like Book of Dead, the Reactoonz series, and a variety of compelling content from top iGaming studios.

Phil Pearson, the COO at iGG White Labels, said,

“We always strive to get the best promotions and exclusives for our casino sites. Partnering with Play’n GO is very exciting because they come equipped with a great slot catalogue and continue to be in the top two providers list in almost every market. While I’m sad Mega Don isn’t a slot about an overly large mafia lord who eats people, or a story about the rise of Don Cheadle, or a slot only about Donald Trump’s appendage, we think it will perform very well.”

Char Miliziano, the Head of Games at Play’n GO, also commented, saying,

“Mega Don is a mix of brilliant features, exciting gameplay and nostalgic entertainment, which will entice and engage players in equal measure. “We’re keen to see how it performs with iGG’s partners in the coming weeks and look forward to further mutually beneficial collaborations in the future.”

Top iGaming developer Yggdrasil Gaming has collaborated with leading provider Peter & Sons to release their newest pokie, Wild One. The new game is a triumph of integrated animation, with a stylized dystopian, rock & roll-infused futuristic theme.

The 6×4 reel, 4 096 payline grid layout is accompanied by high volatility gameplay and a set of features as spectacular as the visuals.

A cascading wins mechanic keeps the action rolling every time you win and the additional top reel displays queues of wilds that drop down to the reels below. These include Unbreakable Wilds, Expanding Wilds, and Multiplier Wilds.

The Unbreakable Wilds stay on the reels even when they form part of a winning combo, and the Expanding Wilds grow to cover the entire reel they land on. The Multiplier Wild gives you a great winning boost with multipliers of up to 10x.

When you land two scatter symbols, the Scatter Blast feature destroys all symbols in a 3×3 square, but if you land three or more, the bonus round activates. You will get 10 free spins on a special underground reel set, where the wilds are plentiful.

Award-Winning

Yggdrasil was recently recognized for its extraordinary creations when it won the RNG Casino Provider of The Year award. The provider claimed the accolade at the 2022 edition of the International Gaming Awards. This is the sixth year in a running that the company has claimed a prize from the awards.

Wild One is the latest pokie to be produced by Yggdrasil’s YG Masters program and follows in the footsteps of chart-toppers like Valhalla Saga: Thunder of Thor, released in November 2021 in partnership with innovative developer Jelly.

Play’n GO has expanded its music horizons with a brand new pokie produced in collaboration with the international pop sensation boyband, NSYNC. The company’s new pokie is NSYNC Pop and will have you performing smooth moves on the reels for amazing prizes.

Starting the game delivers an instant hit of nostalgia as the kings of ‘90s pop bring back the frosted tips and baggy cargo aesthetic that drove the world crazy. Justin, JC, Lance, Joey and Chris all make a special appearance to help you say bye, bye, bye to boredom and hello to huge winnings.

Play‘n GO’s previous music-themed titles have generally focused on rock music, with artists like Twisted Sister, KISS, and Alice Cooper featuring in thrilling pokies. This new game sees the developer side-stepping smoothly into the realm of pop with an unusual 2,3,4,3,2 grid format.

The bonus round sees you endowed with free spins where special Pop Symbols emerge on the tops and bottoms of the reels. With each ‘Pop,’ a Mystery symbol shows its face. If you clear the grid of all Pop symbols while free spins are active, you will trigger the Encore Spin feature, where expanding reels boost your winning potential.

The members of the singing quintet appear as individual symbols and are also grouped together for the wild symbol.

The ‘popping’ animations are accompanied by NSYNC’s chart-topping ‘Pop’ track, displaying Play’n Go’s signature innovation that makes its music-themed pokies so special.

The Head of Games at Play’n GO, Charlotte Miliziano, said,

“We’re dedicated to making sure that our portfolio has something for everyone, and as our Music IP titles continue to hit the right notes with our players, we’re excited to keep expanding. Who knows, maybe they’ll be another ‘80s star to join Twisted Sister very soon. Watch this space.”

Yggdrasil and Reflex Gaming have revived a popular slot concept as they embark once again on a desert quest to claim a priceless jewel in Eye of Persia 2.

The precious crystal in question holds the power to grant immense wealth and power, and these riches could be yours, thanks to the Jewel Rush bonus, which you activate by landing three, four or five scatter symbols during the base game. Once triggered, the feature causes Jewel symbols to lock in place while changing the game grid to 15 individual reels where only Jewels and blanks can appear.

The reels will respin, and when new Jewel symbols land, another spin will be generated. You can gain up to 100 free spins this way, but if you get a blank, the feature ends. During the bonus round, stacked wilds will appear, greatly boosting your winning opportunities.

The Princess Wilds feature adds up to 100 wilds to the reels. This bonus can activate randomly at any point during the base game.

Fresh Adventure

Eye of Persia 2 is the most recent game to be produced by Reflex Gaming under the YG Masters program, which is powered by GATI, Yggdrasil’s preconfigured, regulation-ready, standardised development toolkit.

Stuart McCarthy, the head of product and programs at Yggdrasil, commented,

“This latest addition to the YG Masters game portfolio offers players a great adventure with exciting features and great win potential as they search for the lucrative jewel in the Arabian desert. Our partnership with Reflex Gaming has been fantastic with some great titles added to our offering, and Eye of Persia 2 will not disappoint players who have come to know their games.”

Mat Ingram, the CPO at Reflex Gaming, added,

 “With Eye of Persia 2, we have re-introduced a successful title with an attractive theme. The visually appealing gameplay, coupled with the game’s engaging feature, will see players fully immersed as they set off on this slot adventure.”