Microgaming News

Microgaming Releases Immortal Romance
Microgaming released another new slot game in December entitled Immortal Romance. (Jan 19, 2012)

Five New Slots from Microgaming
Five new slots from Microgaming were introduced at many online casinos in the month of November. (Dec 14, 2011)

Lord of the Rings Updates
Microgaming updated a couple of their slots recently as they added new features to The Lord of the Rings (Nov 11, 2011)

Microgaming Software
More than 120 of the world’s online casinos use Microgaming software everyday. (Oct 11, 2011)

Four More New Games from Microgaming
Microgaming continues to lead the way in online gaming software and in August they released four more new games. (Sep 11, 2011)

Riviera Riches Unveiled by Microgaming
Microgaming has rolled out another exciting video slot game entitled “Riviera Riches.” This game is definitely something special as it includes a roulette game as its bonus feature. (Aug 18, 2011)

Another Million Dollar Payout on the Microgaming Network
Another huge jackpot was hit on the Microgaming network as one person won $1.5 million on the King Cashalot video slot. (Jul 14, 2011)

Microgaming Expansion Rolls Along
Few companies in any industry command the respect and admiration that Microgaming enjoys. (Jun 22, 2011)

Microgaming Slot Tournaments Highly Acclaimed
It is doubtful that online gamblers are ever too focused on pondering the phenomenal technology that is necessary for a slot game at an online casino gambling website (May 9, 2011)

Microgaming Started it All
Microgaming is one of the most respected online casino software providers in the industry and with good reason as it was Microgaming powered technology that began the first ever online casino gambling website. (Apr 6, 2011)

Microgaming Network Continues Excellence
Online gamblers are excited about the latest new online casino games from Microgaming as they continue to develop products that have opened to rave reviews. (Mar 14, 2011)

Microgaming’s InterCasino.com Scores Trifecta
Microgaming has been one of the founding fathers of the online casino gambling industry as a leading software provider in the early days of internet gaming. (Feb 17, 2011)

Game Releases

Three More New Slots from Microgaming
Microgaming continues to provide exciting new games for players to enjoy. Exciting golf action, an African adventure and a Chinese themed video slot game were rolled out in July. (Aug 7, 2010)

February's HOT New Games
Microgaming continues to release exciting new slot games for players including Hellboy, a five reel, 20-payline video slot game. (Feb 5, 2010)

Brand New Holiday Classic Games
Microgaming has released five new games for the holiday season including “Scrooge” which is based on the Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” (Dec 15, 2009)

New Games Preview
Three more new online casino games will be introduced by Microgaming in early November. (Nov 5, 2009)

Three New Slots
Recently Microgaming unveiled another three online slots, Jewels of the Orient, Scoop the Cash and Lumber Cats. That takes the total number of games to over 350 for Microgaming. (Oct 5, 2009)

Microgaming's Latest Slots
Microgaming has recently released a number of new slots including Big Break, a 15 payline slot machine that features monkeys. (Sep 3, 2009)

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Slot Machines Themes

Why are there so many of them?

The manufacturers of Slot machine have been getting their inspiration from pop culture and Hollywood to come with themes for the old bandits. Today, most experts are saying that the modern slots player is less interested in nostalgia and more interested in the rise of interactivity in the machines.

Advancements in microchip technology has allowed the new breed of machines to transcend the old and offer a gaming experience that was once reserved for the likes of console video games. There are many detractors who think that there's no room for nostalgia-machines, like "Crazy 80s" or "Fruit Slots." Personally, I like to think otherwise.

I think the new level of interactivity that we can have is going to just increase the number of pop culture-based bandits. However, I do think that for those machines to survive, the games (including bonus modes and hidden jackpots) should be able to compete with units that have stand-alone presentations.

While all slots need a good audio-visual design to attract players to them, not all of them will be faced with a need to keep players playing. Nostalgia-based slot machines rely on memories to keep players glued to their seats, while stand-alone designs need tight mechanics and a better experience. If Vegas really wants to cash in, a combination of a nostalgic presentation and an excellent gaming experience is needed.

The online slots follow the same psychology and often mimic the same environment of the physical slot machines available at land-based casinos.

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Microgaming releases slots game Hitman
The latest new Microgaming slots release is a 15-line, American themed video slot called Hitman. This new Microgaming slots release allows players to select X or Y and receive an on-screen bonus, has expanding wilds which appear on reels 2-4 and 18 free spins.