Published: 30.04.2020, 13:50
3 min read
On April 16th, 2020, Microgaming announced that it had penned a distribution agreement with Inspired Entertainment. Microgaming is a gambling software development company that specializes in desktop and mobile gaming content. When partnering with Microgaming, operators can seamlessly integrate all of the company’s products into their online casinos. The products include bingo, Game of Thrones and Jurassic branded games, and over 1,500 exclusive studio and partner games. Microgaming releases new games every single month and also utilizes a progressive jackpot network that has already paid out over 1 billion EUR in winnings. Operators who use Microgaming’s services will also gain access to a plethora of administrative and analytic tools.
Inspired Entertainment, on the other hand, is a UK-based game developer that boasts a portfolio of over 50 HTML5 games. Inspired’s digital games can be played on over 100 websites. The company also provides content to over 50,000 betting machines in a wide variety of retail areas, such as pubs, betting shops, and more.
As per the new distribution agreement, Microgaming will now offer its clients a selection of Inspired’s most popular slots. For now, Inspired will provide 20 of its most popular slot games such as Prison Escape and Anubis Wild Megaways. At some point in the future, Microgaming will also integrate some of Inspired’s virtual sports and table games.
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Microgaming Director of Global Operations, James Buchanan, has said that his company is very pleased to have penned a distribution deal with Inspired. Buchanan believes that this partnership will allow Microgaming to provide its customers with an even richer and more diverse portfolio of games. He is particularly looking forward to the integration of Inspired’s eSports games in the future.
Similarly, Inspired’s VP, Claire Osborne, has said that she is excited about this new collaboration because it will help Inspired increase its visibility and widen its client base.
So, what kind of content can operators expect to see from this Inspired/Microgaming collaboration? Well, as previously mentioned, Microgaming is integrating Inspired’s most popular slot games. One such game is Prison Escape, in which players guide two criminals named Fingers and Knuckles through a prison break. During their daring escape, players will unlock potentially volatile bonus features throughout the prisoners’ journey to paradise.
To keep the game light-hearted despite its prison theme, it features cartoonish artwork. The game seems relatively simple at first but is actually surprisingly complex since there are so many player choices. On Inspired’s website, it offers the following key facts about Prison Escape:
- 5 x 3 Reels
- 10 paylines
- Minimum stake of 10 pence
- Maximum stake of £40
- Maximum win of £250,000
- RTP of 95.9%
Another popular game that Microgaming will integrate into its portfolio is Anubis Wild Megaways. This game is the sequel to Inspired’s very popular “Rise of Anubis” slot. Anubis Wild is themed after ancient Egypt and features symbols of pharaohs and gods. Inspired offered the following information about this slot:
- 6×8 Megaway Reels + an Extension Reel
- Minimum stake of 10 pence
- Maximum stake of £25
- Maximum win of £250,000
- RTP of 95.9%
Review sites claim that Anubis Wild offers 117,649 paylines, but Inspired did not confirm an exact number.
