The international betting company Parimatch Holding becomes an official partner of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) EPICENTER series. The tournament’s group stage is scheduled for 17-19 December 2019 with the LAN final taking place on 21-22 December 2019 in “Crocus Expo” exhibition center. The event’s prize pool amounts to $500 000.

Tickets and passes are already available for purchase on the tournament’s official webpage. Three tiers are available: Global Elite, Global Nova, and Legendary Eagle, starting from 900 Rub. VK Pay app users are offered a 10% discount when making a purchase.

“We have already created a unique CIS-based league thanks to our partnership with ESforce, but we are not stopping here. EPICENTER is a brilliant tournament featuring top-tier teams and increased viewer involvement, so we have prepared exciting activities for our players,” commented Stepan Shulga, Head of Parimatch Esports Department.

“Partnership with Parimatch became a stellar case of viewers enjoying a huge, emotionally fueled show, and partners appreciating sincere gratitude and high level of audience engagement. We are happy to take the next step in our partnership by greeting Parimatch as the official partner of our main event – the EPICENTER,” noted Sergey Barkhudaryan, ESforce Holding Commercial Director.

Previously, the international betting company Parimatch Holding launched Parimatch League together with ESforce Holding. Season one’s prize pool amounted to $75 000 including the winner prize $40 000 for Virtus.pro. Season two is scheduled for the first half of 2020 with its prize pool increased to $100 000. Parimatch is a regular partner of international tournament broadcasts by RuHub studio.

The game brings together some of the most powerful figures from several mythologies in a battle of epic proportions.

The characters in question are the Norse god of thunder, Thor; Wukong, the Chinese monkey king; Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena and Anubis, the Egyptian god of death. The main draw of the game is its interactive bonus feature which allows players to pick one of the gods to represent them in a battle against the other three.

The game is an interesting addition to the slot world as it blends a number of popular themes in slot gaming into one unique package, offering a little something for everyone who is interested in the mythologically themed games in the market.

Considering the slot specialists excellent track record with titles such as Legacy of Egypt and Viking Runecraft, it points to the suggestion that this game will make positive waves with players.

CEO Johan Törnqvist spoke on the idea of merging different worlds together to create a new concept:

“Mythologies are extremely popular in all forms of entertainment but they very rarely ever crossover with each other in any way.

We wanted an imaginative concept for this game and, with the scope each mythology brings to the title, it brings a new perspective on a popular genre and adds a great deal of excitement to the gameplay.”

Divine Showdown is out today.

Hundreds of leading names from the iGaming industry were in attendance as Greentube Novomatic Interactive were the big winners at the 2019 Videoslots Awards in Malta.

Leading full-service provider Greentube claimed the coveted Golden V, awarded to the provider which has shared Videoslots’ ambition to deliver players with a unique and innovative casino experience.

The ceremony, which was hosted by Terry Hardy, took place at the Konnekt Club Malta and recognised the dedication and talent of some of the industry’s most respected suppliers.

Elsewhere, there were wins for Play’n Go, which was named Best Performing Provider and Evolution Gaming, which landed the Best Live Casino category, while Playtech was named Best New Game Provider at Videoslots.

The Best Performing Game was awarded to Play’n Go’s Book of Dead. Relax Gaming (Temple Tumble Megaways) won the Best New Mobile Game of the year, while Midas Golden Touch received Best New Video Slot.

There were also wins for Nolimit City, and affiliate duo Gamblejoe and Game Lounge, while Red Tiger’s Henrik Ejlertsson was named Account Manager of the Year for all his hard work and commitment.

Ali Atam, CMO at Videoslots.com, said: “The Videoslots Awards returned bigger and better than ever for its third edition and it was great to see so many industry talents celebrated.

“Without our talented partners, Videoslots wouldn’t be what it is today. I hope everybody had the chance to enjoy themselves at our event in Malta.”