Yggdrasil will provide proprietary mechanics to YG Masters partners

Added: December 18, 2020

The leading global publisher of online gambling content Yggdrasil Gaming has expanded its YG Masters programme to supply its studio partners access to all its praised proprietary mechanics including Gigablox, MultiMAX and Splitz.

The new proposition will give studios the ability to quickly develop new titles using Yggdrasil’s extremely successful mechanics as a launch pad, lifting player engagement to new heights. Two already existing YG Masters partners, DreamTech Gaming and Bang Bang Games, have signed up to Yggdrasil’s new offering and will be developing games featuring the mechanics next year.

The mechanics were all introduced in 2020 and have been quite successful in several titles in Yggdrasil’s games portfolio:

Gigablox is all about huge symbols appearing on the reels that lead to major wins when stacked. Splitz, incorporated into Temple Stacks, Neon Rush and Syncronite, splits mystery symbols on the reels for more ways, extra scatters, longer lines or bigger clusters, while MultiMAX made its debut in Multifly! and sees multipliers build up on the reels for gigantic wins.

Stuart McCarthy, Head of Partner Programmes at Yggdrasil, said: “The competition in the slots market is immense. Using recognised and successful mechanical frameworks at the heart of a game is key to attracting players and turbo charging the game performance so this was a natural next step for us to take.

“Our proprietary mechanics have been a revelation this year, so much so that we have had to recalibrate what successful releases look like. Driven by these triumphs we are thrilled to now share this opportunity exclusively with our YG Masters partners. We are excited to see the first titles in this new wave of games launch in 2021, helping our studio partners grow and expand their offerings and delivering on our shared vision.”

The new proposition adds more value to the YG Masters programme, which already allows partners to create and distribute gaming content while utilizing Yggdrasil’s cutting-edge GATI technology. GATI is a preconfigured, regulation-ready development toolkit. It allows studios and game developers to apply standardised technology in order to develop and distribute games all over the world.

Frank McPolin, managing director at Bang Bang Games, stated: “Bang Bang Games could not be more excited about the opportunity to leverage the Yggdrasil mechanical frameworks. We are huge fans of the games Yggdrasil has already released with these frameworks and big admirers of how they are going about the business of building them into recognisable brands. Our game design goblins are currently locked away in the Bang Bang dungeons and will be tirelessly flogged until they emerge with something amazing. We look forward to bringing our own twist to these incredible mechanics.”

“We’re thrilled to further extend our partnership with Yggdrasil and to utilise their highly successful mechanics in upcoming releases. With access to Yggdrasil Gaming’s exciting mechanical framework, DreamTech Gaming will be able to further build on our already highly successful partnership and offer new and exciting game concepts combined with our state-of-the-art graphics and design.” Said Halvor Dahl, business manager at DreamTech Gaming.

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