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MapleStory Universe, a global blockchain project of Nexon Group, has entered a strategic partnership with Avalanche, a smart contracts platform that has the fastest transaction speed among existing layer 1 blockchains.

Avalanche supports a highly scalable app-specific platform called “Subnet,” which provides a smooth gaming experience even through surges of transactions.

Through this partnership, MapleStory Universe plans to utilise Avalanche’s “Subnet” technology to expand its blockchain ecosystem and continue various activities such as technology-related collaborations to build a stable service.

“I cannot imagine a bigger opportunity in Web3 than what MapleStory Universe is doing, and we are honored to partner with MapleStory Universe to steward this IP using the power of Avalanche. We have been extremely impressed with the vision since our first conversation, and the focus on long-term sustainability could easily onboard millions of users on-chain,” Ed Chang, Head of Gaming at Ava Labs, said.

“Our partnership with Avalanche will allow us to build a stable and complete blockchain ecosystem, enabling us to securely service various dApps along with MapleStory N to amplify our competitiveness,” Angela Son, Partnership Lead at MapleStory Universe, said.

MapleStory Universe plans to release its blockchain-based PC MMOPRG “MapleStory N” in certain countries within the year, followed by many other tools and applications to come.

Additionally, MapleStory Universe and Avalanche will hold a joint panel talk at MapleStory Universe’s side event on the week of the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, on March 20th. At this event, Angela Son and Edward Chang will introduce the process of incorporating blockchain into game projects.

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Leading iGaming publisher Yggdrasil and Jelly have come together to reveal CleoPatrick DoubleMax™, combining two iconic locations, Ireland and Egypt, into one big game release.

The slot can see players win up to 5,000x their stake by way of Cleo’s Respins, Patrick’s Expanding Wilds, Patrick’s Mystery Symbols and the DoubleMax Game Engagement Mechanic.

Every win in CleoPatrick DoubleMax creates a cascade which will automatically increase the DoubleMax multiplier, leading to impressive prizes. The DoubleMax multiplier can also be carried through to Cleo’s Respins Bonus.

Patrick’s Expanding Wilds can land on the reels at any time during gameplay, covering up to four reel positions in view at once. Patrick’s Mystery Symbol can also land, transforming itself into any symbol except for wilds.

Whenever a Money Symbol lands with a value ranging from 0.5x to 100x, it is collected in a pot above the reels which has a chance to burst and trigger Cleo’s Respins Bonus. Landing five or more Money Symbols guarantees the bonus feature.

During Cleo’s Respins Bonus, all money symbols that land are fixed for the duration of the feature whilst the respin counter resets to three. Whenever an entire reel is filled with Money Symbols, all prizes are multiplied by the DoubleMax multiplier. The DoubleMax multiplier then doubles for the next reel.

Zoe Bird, Senior Product & Program Manager at Yggdrasil, said: “This unique title offers players the best of both worlds when it comes to popular theming and innovative DoubleMax gameplay. What’s more, we always welcome an opportunity to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in style!”  

Victoria Newbolt, Marketing Lead at Jelly, said: “CleoPatrick DoubleMax is a love letter to two of the world’s most beloved slot themes. Combine the unique ideation behind this hybrid release with its engaging modifiers and lucrative bonus features and you’ve got a real gem that we think will go down well with both operators and players.”

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Premium slots and table games provider, Habanero, is taking players on an adventure through the forest in its latest slot release, Wild Flows, the follow-up to one of its top-performing titles.

Immersing players in a picturesque woodland, a plethora of native wildlife including bears, wolves, chipmunks and foxes can be spotted along the trail, filling the gameboard as its symbols.

Beginning with a standard 5×3 reel setup featuring 243 ways to win, whenever a deer Wild appears, it triggers an expansion of the matrix.

During subsequent spins, these Wilds gradually ascend the reels, each time adding an extra position. This expansion can grow the grid by a maximum of 10 columns and 8 rows with the grid decreasing back to its original size once all Wilds have left the screen.

Providing a more volatile experience than its predecessor, Wild Flows boasts over a billion ways to win when the gameboard is at its full size.

Three owl Scatter symbols trigger ten free spins where the gameboard begins with a minimum of 3,000 and up to 15,000 ways to win, helping players to reach the maximum win of 153,902x the base bet.

Serving as the sequel to one of its most innovative hits, Jellyfish Flow, Habanero’s latest release sees the provider meld high-quality graphics with entertaining and immersive gameplay, Wild Flow is tipped to become another commercial success.

Commenting on the release, Toni Karapetrov, Head of Corporate Communications at Habanero, said: “Swapping the sea life for a nature reserve, Wild Flow builds on the expanding reels mechanic found in the original, this time offering even more ways to win. With a stunning theme and big win potential, we anticipate even better results for the latest instalment to the saga and can’t wait to see how players react.”