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| MICROGAMING LAUNCHES SHOOT TODAY Posted: 09 May 2012 01:40 AM PDT
Football fans and online gaming enthusiasts have been waiting for this release, based on the iconic Shoot brand, for months and will not be disappointed! Microgaming, in association with Pedigree Group Limited, Principles of the Shoot brand, has developed a brand new online casino game featuring the well-loved imagery from the top football magazine. Featuring some of the greatest footballers of all time, this big, 50 pay-line game, has a nostalgic retro feel allowing players to relive a by-gone era of the game accompanied by superb graphics and an excellent soundtrack. A big attraction in Shoot is its Trade 'Em Bonus, from where two other bonus features can be accessed. When 3 or more Bonus Scatter Symbols appear on the five reels this generous second screen feature is triggered, and the player is awarded 4 picks of the legendary Shoot trading cards. These picks will award win values or special tokens which will gain players' access to a great Magazine Bonus or to a Free Spins Bonus. Roger Raatgever, CEO, Microgaming, comments: "Microgaming is pleased to kick off the summer with our exciting new game, Shoot. We are pleased to be associated with this renowned brand, which is held in high esteem by so many, as it captivated generations of football fans in the past. We hope the launch of this game will not only satisfy existing gamers but attract new players, whether they are football fanatics or not!". Licensing agent, Bulldog Licensing Limited, represents the rights to the brand, and has worked on the deal with digital specialist AT New Media. Both companies are excited to see the launch of the new game. Simon Kay, CEO at AT New Media, adds: "When deciding who should provide the software for this innovative online slot, Microgaming's reputation as an industry leader, coupled with its respect to the iconic Shoot brand, made it an easy choice. We cannot wait to see the response from players!" About Microgaming Since Microgaming developed the first true online Casino software over a decade ago, it has led the industry in providing innovative, reliable gaming solutions to over 160 market-leading gaming sites, worldwide. This unrivalled technology company offers over 600 unique game titles and more than 1,000 game variants, in 24 languages, across online, land-based, and mobile platforms. Its renowned dedication to innovation provides the foundation to consistently deliver award-winning Casino, Poker, Bingo, Live, Progressives and Network Gaming software, as well as managed services, to a global audience. Microgaming content is also available through QuickFire, offering a supremely versatile, unique gaming experience for operators and players. Microgaming provides the software for the world's largest Progressive Jackpot Network and has paid out over €320million in total. Its software also created the world's first online slot tournament millionaire and one of the largest online jackpot wins in history, at a staggering €6.37m. As a founding member of eCOGRA and IGC, Microgaming is at the forefront of initiatives that set the highest standards in the gaming industry, most notably in the areas of fair gaming, responsible operator conduct and player protection. About Shoot (www.shoot.co.uk) Shoot magazine has been covering football for over forty years. After first hitting UK newsstands in 1969, Shoot went on to become the biggest and most influential football magazine in Britain, enthralling successive generations of fans through incisive and exciting articles on the beautiful game and iconic features such You Are The Ref and the famous League Ladders. Today 'The Voice of Football' is still one of the most respected and widely read football publications in the UK by moving into the digital age and the becoming first football magazine to be available worldwide on the web. The Shoot Annual from Pedigree still remains the best-selling football Annual on the market. The Microgaming agreement will add to an already strong programme of merchandise and activity on the Shoot brand. Bulldog has already announced deals with companies including Peter Black for a host of products exclusive to M&S, Portico for greetings cards and gifts, and Samuel Eden for socks, Poetic Gem for adult apparel and Iron Gut for framed wall art.
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| FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES PARTNERS WITH SQUARE ENIX TO DEVELOP SPACE INVADERS ONLINE SLOTS GAME Posted: 09 May 2012 01:24 AM PDT
London, 09 May 2012 FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, today announced a two year agreement with Square Enix Ltd to develop the arcade videogame classic SPACE INVADERS® as an online slots game. Launched in 1978, the original SPACE INVADERS® game ignited an entire entertainment medium and founded a gaming generation. The SPACE INVADERS® online slot game will target UK and European players and be available to customers via the OpenBet and GTS platforms later in 2012. Simon Murphy, Head of Gambling EMEA said, "The deal with Square Enix further demonstrates our goal to become one of the leading developers and distributors of premium branded gaming content. We are thrilled to be introducing the iconic and globally recognised SPACE INVADERS into the gambling space for the first time." FME's Gambling division has previously licensed, developed and distributed branded games for online, mobile and land based slots across a number of brands including The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, The Price Is Right and Family Fortunes. The deal with Square Enix further establishes FME's growing slate of non-TV intellectual property. ABOUT FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES & FREMANTLEMEDIA FremantleMedia is one of the leading creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world. FremantleMedia is part of the RTL Group, Europe’s largest television and radio broadcast company, which is in turn 90 percent owned by Bertelsmann AG, one of the world’s major media and entertainment companies. FremantleMedia's worldwide production arm is responsible for many of the world's highest rated prime time entertainment, drama, serial drama and factual entertainment programmes. FremantleMedia Enterprises is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home Entertainment around the world. The FremantleMedia Group (which includes FremantleMedia North America, UFA, FremantleMedia UK, FremantleMedia Australia and Original Productions amongst others) has operations in 22 countries, one of the most comprehensive global networks, creating nearly 10,000 hours of programming a year, rolling out more than 60 formats and managing over 300 individual titles. FremantleMedia has some of the world's most sought after and long running formats in its catalogue, and globally, produces such programmes as: Idols (co-produced with 19 Productions in the US), Hole In The Wall, Got Talent (co-produced with Syco in the UK and the US), The X Factor (co-produced with Syco in the UK), Take Me Out, Family Feud, The Price is Right, Farmer Wants A Wife, Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten, and Neighbours.
About SPACE INVADERS Planned, developed, and released by TAITO Corporation (TAITO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., the 1978 arcade game SPACE INVADERS became an instant global phenomenon. Today, its iconic characters frequently appear both in licensed projects worldwide and as TAITO's corporate mascots. TAITO is the exclusive owner of the global intellectual property rights, including copyrights and trademarks, for SPACE INVADERS and its characters, and takes an active role regarding new SPACE INVADERS-related enterprises SPACE INVADERS and SQUARE ENIX are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group.
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