Play’n GO, the world’s leading casino entertainment provider, was last night crowned Game Studio of the Year at the CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards in Valletta, Malta.

The Game Studio of the Year award is testament to Play’n GO’s blockbuster past 12 months which saw the studio release more than 50 premium titles as well as entering the North American regulated iGaming market for the first time and growing market share across all regulated territories.

Magnus Olsson, Chief Commercial Officer of Play’n GO, said: “The Game Studio of the Year Award is testament to our strong performance around the world in the last 12 months, and gives us the impetus to carry that work into the remainder of 2023 and beyond.

“The strength of our existing portfolio, in addition to our new releases, is clear. Operators in regulated spaces who are growing their market share are using Play’n GO titles to help retain and entertain their players.

“This award is a strong signal that our approach is working in this era of increased regulation, but this is just the beginning. We’ve had a strong 12 months and Play’n GO is growing across the board. We are determined to help forward-thinking operators do the same with their businesses.”

EGT Digital is proud to announce that it has extended its partnership for Bulgaria with Kaizen Gaming, one of the fastest growing gaming companies internationally that operates with Betano brand. The customers of Betano already have the opportunity to dive into the exciting gaming world of all 70 titles of the provider’s portfolio offered, including Bell Link, High Cash, Clover Chance, and the five games with a Single Progressive Jackpot. Тhe brand-new multiplayer title xRide, featuring an innovative concept according to which the winnings are generated by an increasing multiplier and the players can track in real-time the results of the other participants, is also available.

“We are well familiar with EGT Digital’s games, which have been available to our Romanian customers for several months,” stated Tsvetin Yordanov, Country Manager for Bulgaria at Kaizen Gaming. “We constantly aim to provide the best and most trusted experience to our customers and having in mind the fact that the provider has a very high rating among Bulgarian players, it was easy for us to decide to start offering them at the local market as well. We are very satisfied with the results demonstrated so far.”

Tsvetomira Drumeva, Head of Sales at EGT Digital, also shared that she is optimistic about the collaboration with Betano. She concluded: “I believe that we have started a very fruitful collaboration with the operator and we will have many more attractive propositions for their clients in the near future.”

Finnish game Skábma – Snowfall wins Best Nordic Game of the Year

Nordic Game has revealed the winners of the annual Nordic Game Awards, which took place on May 25 during NG23 Spring, the annual games industry conference in Malmö, Sweden.

The night’s big winner was Skábma – Snowfall, a game inspired by the old beliefs and folktales of indigenous Sámi people. The title won the Best Art award in addition to the main award, Best Nordic Game of the Year.

Nordic Game is the only global event with a dedicated focus on the Nordic games industry and now in its fifteenth edition, the Nordic Game Awards ceremony was once again one of the highlights of the conference. As in previous years, a jury of industry peers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden selected the finalists and winners.

The award show was hosted by PixelTV’s Thomas Bense and David Bateson, the voice actor behind Agent 47 of the famous Hitman games, and the dynamic duo did a great job entertaining the live audience and announcing the Nordic Game Awards 2023 winners.

They were as follows:

Best Nordic Game of the Year: Skábma – Snowfall, developed by Red Stage Entertainment, Finland

Best Nordic Game of the Year, Small Screen: Source of Madness, developed by Carry Castle, Sweden

Best Art: Skábma – Snowfall, developed by Red Stage Entertainment, Finland

Best Game Design: Metal Hellsinger, developed by The Outsiders, Sweden

Best Technology: Virtuoso, developed by Really Interactive, Sweden

Best Audio: Metal Hellsinger, developed by The Outsiders, Sweden

Best Fun for Everyone: Time on Frog Island, developed by Half Past Yellow, Denmark

Best Debut: Raft – The Final Chapter, developed by Redbeet Interactive, Sweden

Additionally, the jury decided to give a special mention to the Danish game The Forest Quartet, developed by Mads & Friends, Denmark.