For the third consecutive year, Swedish casino software powerhouse, Yggdrasil, takes home a valuable industry acclaim – International Gaming Awards' Innovator of the Year title!
Several crucial events from the past year contributed to the award jury's decision to adorn the company with this prestigious accolade...
...First off, they recognized the studio's inception of YGS Masters to be worthy of their reputation of being one of the most inventive brands in the industry. Another important factor was its in-game promotional toolset BOOST's growing popularity with global operators.
Finally, the release of their first-ever branded slot, Nitro Circus, made the difference and proclaimed the supplier this year's winner in this category.
Proud of this achievement and all the hard work put into its realization by everyone in the company, CEO, Fredrik Elmqvist, exclaimed that the brand's innovative spirit is in its DNA and that its constant striving for being ahead of the game is what makes their product unique.
“All of our innovations have been very well received by both operators and players. Supporting our customers’ success and having our games top of mind with players is what drives us to continue revolutionising the iGaming space,” he concluded.
Yggdrasil is famed for their highly prolific work ethic and a constant output of titles that each time manage to bring something new to the table...
...In the first month of this year alone, we've seen the unveiling of two new Blackjack games – updated Sonya Blackjack that rejuvenated the table game segment and Lucky Blackjack.
An “intensely-fast and feature-rich” slot game followed with Trolls Bridge, a game of lively characters and potentially huge wins...
...However, the true cruncher and game-changer occurred last November, with the world premiere of the brand's first-ever branded game – Nitro Circus.
The one-of-a-kind slot game is based on moto-cross extravaganza of the same name. It features some of the biggest names in this sport, their over the top motorcycles and neck-breaking stunts that put the crowd in awe.
Nitro Jump bonus round is this game's most talked about aspect. Radically different from base game of spinning the reels...
...in Nitro Jump, players can actually take one of the motorcycles over the racetrack bumps and platform and into the air and collect multipliers and coin wins as they soar!
Commenting on the game, company's head of slots, Jonas Strandman, said:
“Working with the Nitro Circus team has been an absolute blast and the outcome is a great game giving players the chance to share the rush of being present during the Nitro Circus shows. We’re delighted by our partnership with Nitro Circus and the result and look forward to the game being a massive hit for all our operator partners.”
Source:
“Yggdrasil named Innovator of the Year at International Gaming Awards”, yggdrasilgaming.com, February 5, 2019.