Pragmatic Play recently unveiled a new addition to its gaming content portfolio with the 5×4 reel, ranch-themed Black Bull online pokie. The game’s hazy arid backdrop supports wooden reels, with vividly illustrated creatures like eagles, wolves, and iguanas appearing as symbols.

Sacks of gold coins are the money symbols that appear with values between 0.5x and 50x your stake attached to them. If a wild symbol happens to appear on the same spin as money symbols, their values will be collected and added to your win.

Land a minimum of 6 money symbols to activate the bonus round. Before it kicks off, the combined value of all money symbols in view will be collected and stored for the duration of the free spins that you receive. When money symbols land during free spins, their value is added to the previously collected amount, and when wilds land, each one will award the current collected value. Every additional 6 money symbols that land during the bonus round will award an extra 2 free spins.

Yossi Barzely, the Chief Business Development Officer at Pragmatic Play, said,

“Black Bull builds upon the money collect mechanic seen in some of our current titles. However, this has now been augmented to allow the collection of these prizes within the base game and also has a way of increasing the value of collected prizes during the bonus round.”

“This feature has proven popular with every iteration we have made of it and expanding the scope of this further ensures that Black Bull will be loved by slots enthusiasts throughout its initial release and into the future,” he added.

The developer recently launched another new pokie title that has animals as its focus. Gorilla Mayhem features a rainforest environment with exotic leopards, crocodiles, hippos, macaws, and snakes serving as symbols, alongside the titular giant ape.

Yggdrasil has collaborated with its new YG Masters partner studio AceRun to release a new Egyptian-themed pokie adventure. Book HOTFIRE is a high volatility title that emulates the iconic book-style pokies that have proved enduringly popular with players. The new title offers an atmospheric flame-engulfed theme with iconic Egyptian images, including a golden sarcophagus, and ancient gods.

The book symbol is a magical tome surrounded by a ring of fire and when three of them land anywhere on the game reels, you will trigger the bonus round and receive 10 free spins. Before the bonus begins, a wheel of fortune spins and the symbol it selects will be the special symbol until the feature ends.

The special symbol expands and covers to cover the entire reel that it lands on. If you land three more bonus symbols during the feature, you will retrigger it and gain another 10 spins.

Book HOTFIRE, AceRun’s debut title.

The studio is a fresh addition to the YG Master’s program and only launched recently. The new game was produced via Yggdrasil’s innovative GATI technology that provides partners with a preconfigured, regulation-ready, development toolkit that enables them to deliver engaging content with rapid distribution.

Stuart McCarthy, the Head of Product & Programs at Yggdrasil, said,

“Egyptian-themed slots have been a mainstay within iGaming for many years now, and players know and love them. We’re truly thrilled to add another top-class book-style game to our ever-growing YG Masters Portfolio via AceRun. It’s very exciting when partner studios launch their first game through our program, and we look forward to working closely with them going forward to create fantastic gaming experiences.”

Jeroen van der Heijden, the Head of Development at AceRun, added,

“There have been some incredibly impressive slots released through the YG Masters program in the past and we’re proud to release Book HOTFIRE alongside them, we’ve designed and built a sleek and modern game that delivers timeless gameplay we believe players will enjoy.”

Pragmatic Play has added another unique experience to its live casino offering with the introduction of a new dice game, Boom City.

The live game plays out on a 6×6 grid layout, where players can place bets across the 36 squares, and win or lose with the roll of a pair of dice. The dice can trigger one of three bonus games, pay instant cash prizes, or boost your winnings with random multipliers via the Power-Up feature.

This is a game of two phases. In the first Phase, you place bets on the square you think will be selected after you roll the pair of dice. The game grid displays Bronze, Silver, and Gold prizes that award 1x, 2x, and 5x multipliers, but if you land on a bust symbol, it’s an instant loss.

If the roll results in a Bust Square, you lose, and the round comes to an end. If you get a Power-Up square, 2x and 5x multipliers are added to 24 random squares, taking on the multiplier value displayed at the bottom of each column. All bust squares will transform into bronze squares that hold multipliers between 20x and 50x and the dice will roll again.

When the roll result is a coloured square that matches one of your active bets, you will claim a win. If the square happens to be a Bonus round, you will trigger one of the three bonus rounds, Dice Battle, Lucky Drop, or Boom or Bust.

While the bonus games are active, special Level Up, Safe Value and Hyper Jump modifiers will appear, boosting multiplier values, or helping you progress through the level-based bonuses.

The Dice Battle square will have you choose between two battling dice, where each side will roll three times and the winning dice pays out its total winnings and the losing dice’s accumulated amount.

The Lucky Drop bonus round rolls a dice six times, giving you the choice of six columns, peppered with increasing multipliers. The Boom or Bust Bonus round tests your resolve with a game of risk and reward. Roll golden dice on a 7-row, 6-column grid with multipliers and bust squares. The more rows you ascend, the more bust squares are generated.

The level-up squares move you up a row, while the Hyper Square takes you all the way to level 6.

Production Value

Boom City live streamed with 4k camera technology and players have instant access to their detailed bet history. The charming hosts are free to chat, and the game’s live support feature is designed to create a seamlessly enjoyable experience.

Yossi Barzely, the Chief Business Development Officer at Pragmatic Play, said,

“Boom City offers various bonuses, features and outcomes that will appeal to both Live Casino fans along with those that typically enjoy our wider offerings. Its highly entertaining gameplay provides players with decision-making opportunities that further increase engagement and also offers a huge max win of 20,000x, all played out in a custom-built set that combined create a unique, fun and easily consumed experience.”

Yggdrasil and ReelPlay have collaborated once again to create a world of mechanical wonders in their new pokie, Professor Clank’s Combinator.

The game boasts a six-reel format with up to 707 possible paylines and a host of phenomenal features. The theme takes you on a zany steampunk adventure with the reels encased within a bizarre machine frame against the backdrop of a cluttered workshop. The titular professor is an eccentric, cackling character clad in red who appears as the wild symbol.

The reels begin at three symbols high when you start the game, and when you land a winning combination, all non-winning symbols are obliterated, allowing more symbols to drop down from above.

If more than one symbol type remains after the non-winning symbols have been removed, they will all transform into the highest paying symbol. If, after this, any previously winning symbol is not in a winning position, additional matching symbols are added to one or more adjacent reels to guarantee a win.

More drops can happen on reels with fewer than five symbols, which boosts your chance of encountering scatters and achieving more wins.

The bonus round comes to life when you land five or more cash value-bearing scatter symbols. All non-scatter symbols will explode, and you will be awarded 3 respins.

With each respin, a new symbol will drop into each column with less than five symbols. When new scatter symbols land, they will reset the respins to 3, while non-scatter symbols explode and disappear. Once your respins are depleted, the scatters in view will pay out their assigned values worth 1x to 100x your bet, or Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum bonus prizes, worth 10x, 50x, 250x, or 2,000x your bet, respectively.

Professor Clank’s Combinator is ReelPlay’s most recent title to emerge from the YG Masters program, following hot on the heels of the release of ARRR! 10K WAYS, a pirate-themed pokie romp with cannon wilds and bonus respins.

Stuart McCarthy, the Head of Product & Programs at Yggdrasil, said,

“Working with ReelPlay allows us to bring numerous concepts and excitement to the market through a plethora of unique titles. Professor Clank’s Combinator brings a thrilling take on the popular hold and win style gameplay, while its cascading win mechanics elevate the game to a new level.”

David Johnson, CEO at ReelPlay, added,

“Professor Clank’s Combinator is ReelPlay’s fresh take on cascading gameplay, where only winning symbols remain. Ways, reactions, morphs & boosters along with feature bonus re-spins and feature gamble are all in the mix. Professor Clank is the most extraordinary inventor engineer; with his funky gear and trusty robot, he’s nothing like you’ve ever seen before.”

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.”