Premium slots and table games provider Habanero has launched Moo Moo Cow, a vibrant 8×5 slot that showcases the cascading reels mechanic with a progressive multiplier.

An enchanting visit to the farm with an 8×5 grid can reap rewards as symbols such as cheese, milk bottles and wheat can pave the way for multiple winning combinations.

Once the prizes start rolling in, the cascading reels kick in as wins vanish and are replaced to reveal new icons, increasing the multiplier by x1 every time a combination delivers a prize.

Three to eight Scatter symbols trigger the Free Games round, where up to 40 spins can initially be awarded. As the mode progresses, the chance to retrigger the feature increases when a further 20 Free Games can be activated, boosting the opportunity to scoop further wins.

Moo Moo Cow is the latest addition to Habanero’s extensive portfolio of slots, following the likes of Golden Taj Mahal and Wild Flow in its 2024 games roadmap.

Commenting on the release, Toni Karapetrov, Head of Corporate Communications at Habanero, said: “Moo Moo Cow presents players with a magical day out at the farm, as a herd of cows and their favourite treats take centre stage on the grid.

“With its fun-filled storyline and thrilling gameplay, this slot also unlocks a cacophony of cascading wins, elevating win potential alongside an action-packed Free Spins round that delivers in terms of excitement and prizes.”

Vibra Gaming, the ‘go-to’ games and platform developer for the LatAm market, has released Red Moon Pirates, a swashbuckling slot game where players seek hidden treasure belonging to fearsome ‘Red Beard’ Barbarossa.

Set on the deck on Red Beard’s gruesome galleon, the game features unique day and night mode bonus rounds and symbols that change every 15 to 23 spins.

With waves crashing over the bow players spin the reels set within a rolled up map in search of hidden pirate gold with huge win potential at every turn in a game packed with features including a Super Big Win jackpot.

The game contains two modes, day and night. A bird’s song signals day mode filled with sea shanties and the hubbub of pirates working and singing, while the sound of a bat screeching and flapping its wings marks the beginning of night mode with the boat deck illuminated by the full moon.

Features include Money Respins. If three Pirate Bar symbols this triggers a scene change to a pirate bar and awards 10 respins. Within each respin there are 20 cells. If a gold coin appears, it remains sticky for subsequent respins, while at the end of the 10 respins, all the gold coins are added and the total sum makes up a potentially huge bonus prize. If a chest symbol appears it doubles all prizes in the same row and column.

In Stacked Wilds day and night modes come into play. In day mode if stacked wilds appear they can spin together and can take up the entire reel or a portion of the reels and are available on all reels.

Meanwhile in night mode the zombie Barbarossa symbol becomes wild. When seen in the moonlight it remains sticky until a golden skull appears or the night mode ends. Once the golden skull appears, an energy bar absorbs it and adds it to a meter bar. If complete, a special prize is awarded. The bar has a maximum level (8) and it can explode granting a special prize proportional to the number of golden skulls absorbed.

Ramiro Atucha, CEO, Vibra Gaming, said: “Pirates are such a popular theme across all forms of entertainment that we wanted to create a slot with multiple Vibra twists and turns. By incorporating day and night modes and altering the features across each mode the games team have produced one of the freshest and most exciting real-money games out there today.

“Strap on your eye patch and ready your cutlass to fight Red Beard and loot his ship because he won’t give up his treasure easily!”

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