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5th Planet Games A/S — M&A Activity 2016
May 25, 2016
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Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real jackpot together with Hugo. 19-2016
Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real jackpot together with Hugo. 19-2016
Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real
jackpot together with Hugo
COPENHAGEN, May 19. 2016. Hugo Games A/S (OAX: HUGO), a
mobile interactive entertainment developer and publisher of
mobile games is pleased to announce that the company has
entered into a worldwide agreement with leading suppliers of
casino games, Play'n GO and a strategic partnership with
Danish casino operator RoyalCasino.dk.
The agreement with Swedish company, Play'n GO is expected to
excite slot players around the world as they will soon be
able to hunt for real treasures in the mines together with
international IP, Hugo.
The new slot game will be distributed exclusively by Play'n
GO and is expected to release globally in Q3 2016.
The upcoming Hugo slot game will be distributed through
Play'n GO's strong international distribution network
covering more than 90 operations worldwide.
The premium five-reel slot game is being developed for all
user platforms using flash and html5 based on the Hugo IP.
The game will have high-definition animations from Hugo's
original mine environments with a series of winning
combinations across 10 paylines.
Johan Tornqvist, Play'n GO's Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We are very excited to utilise our award-winning game
production teams to bring the magic of HUGO to a global
audience. We all reminisce about HUGO fondly, and we're
confident that this ground-breaking partnership will allow
many new memories to be made in future".
The strategic partnership between Hugo Games A/S and
RoyalCasino.dk focuses on bringing the Hugo IP into the
online casino games vertical through the agreement with
Play'n GO. As part of assisting with online casino gaming
advise, RoyalCasino.dk becomes the first confirmed
distribution partner of the upcoming Hugo slot game. Hugo
Games and Play´N Go have entered into exclusive distribution
rights for the Danish market with RoyalCasino.dk for the
Hugo slot game. RoyalCasino.dk is led by former General
Manager of Tivoli's Online Casino and Gaming Arcade
business, Per Petersen.
Per Petersen commented: "People across 40 countries
worldwide fondly remembers watching fellow television
viewers navigate the Hugo troll through a mazy mine for
treasure and prizes. Hugo was a massive television hit and
now we're giving players the chance of fulfilling that dream
- to play and win with Hugo themselves".
This announcement does not alter the previously announced
expectations to 2016, most recently communicated in the
Annual Report 2015.
Enquiries regarding this announcement should be addressed
to:
Mogens Agger, Business Development Director & Licensing
Manager
Tel: +45 2098 4531
Mail: [email protected]
About Hugo Games
Hugo Games is a Nordic mobile games publisher and developer
located in Copenhagen. At Hugo Games we are passionate about
games and we are committed to making titles that will engage
and bring genuine joy to people for years. We have a
consistent portfolio of games globally available across a
wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows,
Amazon and Facebook.
More information available at www.hugogames.com