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History Of Microgaming Branded Slots

Added: May 27, 2015

Microgaming is the leading online casino software provider with many firsts to its credit. One of these is branded slot games. The first Microgaming branded slots, Tomb Raider and Hitman, are still popular at online casinos. After its initial foray, Microgaming stayed away from branded slots for a few years. It reentered the arena with the much publicized Lord of the Rings. Though this slot game was very popular it had to be withdrawn due to copyright disputes.

Then Microgaming launched the two slot games based on the Warner Bros Batman movies, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight was released in 2012 with great fanfare. To start with it was a 243 ways to win slot game. The Cinematic Spins feature introduced in Lord of the Rings was also incorporated. After the Spin is activated the reels disappear and a scene from the movie is played on the screen. Because The Dark Knight is a branded slot the symbols of the characters appear on the reels as they do in the movie. The Dark Knight is networked to the four-tier Mega Moolah progressive jackpot.

In 2014, Microgaming launched three fantastic slot games based on high profile brands. Jurassic Park was based on the iconic film produced by Steven Spielberg. The slot game uses Parallax Scrolling effect which really makes Jurassic Park come to life in the background. Three scattered dinosaur egg symbols trigger the Free Spins feature. One of the dinosaurs is randomly selected and you are offered its free spins with unique features like wild reels, mystery multipliers, split wilds, wild multipliers, winning wilds and running wilds. Terminator 2 is based on the 1991 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The slot game includes scenes from the film, superb 3D graphics and an epic soundtrack. The highlight is the T-800 Vision feature. You scan the reels through the eyes of the Terminator bagging cash rewards for all high end character symbols. Game of Thrones was the third branded slot released by Microgaming in 2014. It is based on the hot HBO television series that entered into a new season in April this year. The main attraction is the Free Spins feature where you are given the opportunity to serve one of the four great Houses of Westeros. Each House offers a different number of free spins with a different multiplier in which the emblem of the House appears as a stacked symbol.

Now players at Microgaming online casinos are waiting for Bridesmaids due to be released later this summer.