Microgaming is ringing in the New Year with several new great games.

Celebrate the New Year’s good fortune with Lucky Twins. Boasting charming imagery, Lucky Twins is the latest release from Microgaming following the Asian theme. The rhythmic sound of the gong sets the mood for this relaxed and easy-to-play 5×3 reel slot, with 9 selectable pay lines. Representing protection, the Fortune Children symbol acts as the Wild, and players are wished good luck throughout the game by the iconic Meneki Neko waving cat. Lucky Twins launches on download and flash.

Joining Lucky Twins for January release is Peek-a-Boo, a comical and colourful 5×4 reel, 40 payline ghost-themed game. Amongst other features, Peek-a-Boo’s special symbol – the quirky kid – zaps ghosts on the reels to award cash prizes and free spins. Using his ray gun on reel three, when quirky kid captures 10 ghosts in the ghost meter, the free spins feature is triggered – up to 13 free spins! During which, the slot expands to 1,024 ways to win. Peek-a-Boo launches on download and flash.

Peek-a-Boo slot game:

Launching on mobile in January is Untamed Giant Panda, a highly popular instalment in Microgaming’s Untamed slot series. The five reel, 243 ways to win game features three bumper features: Collect a Wild™, Lucky Nudge™ and Your Gamble™.

Last, but certainly not least, Multi-player Mermaids Millions is set to make a splash with players in January. The well-known 5×3 reel, 25 payline slot has been converted for multi-player (in download and Flash), injecting social elements to game play. Up to six players can enter a virtual room where they can view each other’s play, chat and share the action of the bonus rounds.

Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels at Microgaming, comments: "2015 was a busy year for our Casino Games

team, launching nearly 40 games to market, including blockbuster hit Bridesmaids™ and the stunning Hot as Hades. And for mobile we launched over 30 HTML5 games including popular multi-platform releases Basketball Star and Happy Holidays. As we enter 2016, this January we are bringing diversity to our portfolio with an Asian-inspired game and a spooky classic."

All games go live to Microgaming and Quickfire operators today, 6th January 2016.

Net Entertainment, the world’s leading provider of high-quality online casino games, launches its latest branded slot Aliens™ for desktop and Touch™ portfolio.

Hatched from the cult sci-fi horror franchise, using innovative real-time 3D graphics, Aliens™ plunges players deep into space on a mission to shoot through waves of attacks in infested premises to reach the Queen Hive.

There are three thrilling levels to survive that feature re-spins, wild substitutions, collectable multipliers and a huge bonus win for eliminating the Queen to keep players battling to the gory end.

The Search, The Encounter and The Hive make up the three stages and each one passed sets the scene for potentially huge wins. If the Queen is eliminated and the Hive destroyed then a 240 x bet is the ultimate reward.

A first-hand view from the Marine’s helmet camera means players are completely submersed into the action and the stunning soundtrack attributes to the high intensity and tension that makes this offering the ultimate gaming experience.

This 5-reel, 3-row, 15-line video slot joins Net Entertainment’s standout branded content portfolio that features Creature from the Black Lagoon™, South Park™, Scarface™ and Frankenstein™

"Following on from the successful AliensTM unveiling at ICE, it’s a pleasure to announce players can now enjoy this epic game on desktop and mobile. Real-time 3D graphics and rich sound help deliver a truly innovative slot that continues our mission to drive the online casino market through better games," comments Simon Hammon, Chief Product Officer at Net Entertainment.

Gamers on the go have yet another new mobile game to enjoy; Microgaming’s Reel Thunder is now live on the HTML5 platform.

Players will have the ride of their life with Reel Thunder, a 9 payline, 5 reel slot. The game has both Scatter and Wild symbols with a maximum winning jackpot of 10,000 coins.

Reel Thunder is the latest addition to Microgaming’s expanding HTML5 mobile collection which now boasts 40 great games and has expanded every month throughout 2013. In a bid to develop games designed to cater for the ever growing number of mobile and tablet devices, HTML5 has been a key platform for Microgaming software as it supports the broadest number of screen sizes and resolutions.

Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels at Microgaming, comments: "We are very proud of our mobile achievements in 2013; we’ve released 21 HTML5 games, all of which are designed meticulously to provide the best possible mobile experience. We have spent years perfecting the art of creating graphically appealing, immersive and compelling games for PC, so why would we give the mobile player a different experience? Our commitment to our mobile product will continue in 2014 with a more aggressive rollout of games, as well as the release of some exciting features designed to maximise the player experience."

In addition to enhancing its HTML5 platform, Microgaming has added HTML5 capability to its Download App which means that its HTML5 games can now be released to both the HTML5 platform and Mobile Download platform concurrently. As such, Microgaming has added the recently launched HTML5 games Pure Platinum, Halloweenies and Big Top to its Mobile Download platform as well as Playboy which has been designed specifically in an Air-based application for Android devices.

When a job is done well it is natural to praise the persons or business that did the job well. This is the natural order of things. When we first played a Net Entertainment game, we were enchanted, thrilled and yes… very well entertained. All those years ago we predicted meteoric success for this company.

This prediction has come true, and no… we are not fortune tellers. The simple fact of the matter is that this dynamic software development firm has continued to challenge its own boundaries, and excel at everything single thing they do.

Net Entertainment has become a powerhouse in the online gambling industry where innovation is king. This innovation shows in the games that they produce, as well as on their bottom line. Third quarter results have seen revenues increase by a massive 25% to SEK 153.1 million. The Swedish firm has therefore seen operating profits climb to SEK 44.5 million, and is also enjoying big profits after tax.

There are now another nine online casinos that have launched with this award winning software, so that is nine more places for us to choose to play these fabulous games. Agreements have also been inked and signed with five more clients, so, if you favourite online gambling brand happens to be William Hill or Ladbrokes, these are two of the new signees.

These two operators are also best of British brands which operate off the Playtech platform, which tells us they are hoping for better performance by adding or switching to Net Entertainment.

We are also not entirely sure of the nature of these agreements. But then the largest gaming operators in the world cannot be wrong by choosing this brand. Ladbrokes has struggled in the past to get their online gaming operations profitable, but with NetEnt gaming on board, perhaps this will change for them.

In the last twelve months Net Entertainment has signed a total of twenty-two new customers, so, no wonder financials are revealing dynamic results. But not only results for NetEnt, for their customers too! This firm has also broken records for giving away the largest progressive jackpot prize money of any other developer globally.

For players to get their hands on the share of the big bucks they give away, check out the MegaFortune PJP networked games, these are the best games to play to win big. New slots games release also include “Secret of the Stones”, set in Stonehenge, and "Magic Portals" in its Touch™ catalogue.

Net Entertainment, the world’s leading provider of high-quality casino games, announces the release of its latest video slot, Evolution™.

Evolution™ is a 5-reel, 3 row and 25 fixed bet lines video slot with Wild substitutions and the innovative Evolution feature in Free Spins mode. The slot offers players an exciting gaming experience by having the reels spin from bottom to top rather than the traditional top to bottom, giving the feeling of the progressive evolution of life from the bottom of the ocean towards land.

The new Evolution feature in Free Spins allows players to evolve up the evolutionary ladder in the game, at the same time increasing wins with every winning symbol. With sophisticated graphics and sound, players experience the evolutionary progress from underwater in the main game to the forest in Free Spins mode.

"Evolution becomes the latest innovative video slot game to be added to our portfolio and the sophisticated pay table design adds excitement on the reels." comments Per Eriksson, President and CEO of Net Entertainment. "This latest addition continues to see us drive the online casino market through better games and provide the ultimate gaming experience for the players."

Evolution™ game play and graphics are as exciting as one would expect from Net Entertainment’s long line of high quality video slots. With these exciting new features, Net Entertainment is once again proven to be the industry leader keeping innovation as a tradition.