Blueprint Gaming has launched its Reel Rivals multiplayer slot gaming format with UK brand Sky Vegas.
Reel Rivals, developed in partnership with game design studio HungryBear Gaming using its Slot Masters template, sees three players go head-to-head in a free-to-play game.
Set to the backdrop of Blueprint’s King Kong Cash brand, players spin reels to earn as many points as they can in two minutes while using weapons to try to outwit opponents.
Two opportunities to take part are offered within the allotted hour span of the tournament, with points added together and added to a leaderboard.
The winner at the end of the session is offered 100 free spins on a range of Blueprint titles on the Sky Vegas title, part of Flutter Entertainment-owned Sky Betting & Gaming.
Blueprint’s director of marketing and relationships, Jo Purvis, said: “We’ve always seen the potential in multiplayer gaming and particularly in Slot Masters. Seeing the concept develop to the stage where we can use our most beloved characters and brands on a major site like Sky Vegas is incredibly exciting.”
Purvis added the free-to-play model is “becoming increasingly popular” and “seeing it work in tandem with multiplayer online slots battles with player favourite slot IPs is a fantastic step forward” which complements “mainstream slot provision perfectly.”
HungryBear Gaming CEO Justin Chamberlain added the deal is a “significant milestone” in the company’s journey.
“It continues to drive the multiplayer genre forward and strengthens its potential to provide an exciting new future for the slots vertical,” Chamberlain added.
The launch of Reel Rivals follows a partnership agreement in 2023 in which HungryBear secured the use of Blueprint IPs such as Kong, Fishin’ Frenzy and Luck O’ The Irish.
