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History and Background of Microgaming Company

• Posted by Gina Carter August 30, 2019 Filed in Business #Microgaming  #Online Casino  259 views
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  The well-known software developer Microgaming was one of the leading companies who began designing games for online casinos. Lots of famous slots casino games in the industry were designed by Microgaming software. They also discovered a lot of modifications and innovations and added them into their games. The enthusiastic players will find a quick summary of Microgaming history and description in this article.

  

  In 1995, the first Microgaming powered online casino was started. And in 3 years one of its three reel online slots has become very familiar among the players. The game’s name was ‘Fantastic Sevens’ and Microgaming designed it on the land-based slot games. In 1998, the Cash Splash was originated to display the first wide-area progressive jackpot online slot. The players around the globe who were playing form various online casinos could compete for this progressive jackpot. The immediate play software was produced and launched in 2000. Thanks to it the players could now play online with no obligation to download the software. The 1st instant play software version had three famous online slots which were the Jurassic Jackpot, Fantastic Sevens, and Double Magic.

  The year of 2002 was an extraordinary event for Microgaming online casinos too because it was the time when their progressive jackpot online slots called ‘Major Millions’ established the world record becoming the highest jackpot (approx 1.5 million dollars) ever won online. The Thunderstruck slot is one of the most famous games developed by Microgaming. This casino game has amazing graphics and animations. The game was originated on the Norse God of Thunder and it has a tremendous reputation among the players. This game was launched in 2003. Also, Mega Spin slots were launched to the players in 2003. Being one of the leaders in the casino industry, Microgaming began its mobile gaming in 2004. Mobile slot game like ‘Double Magic’ was formed especially for mobile phones.

  Also, Microgaming was the 1st in the industry to start a branded online slot. The game was called Tomb Raider and the company developed it in close cooperation with the Eidos Interactive video game manufacturer. The success was astonishing but not surprising as the game had excellent graphics and was full of action. The mobile and the instant play versions of Tomb Raider were launched at the same time.

  In 2008 the players were meeting the sequel to Tomb Raider, Secret of the Sword. One of the most innovative slots games that ever saw the world was developed by Microgaming too. It was in 2008 and the game was called MySlot. The players who played it could upload their images that served as symbols, so the game was personalized. The players could play the slot games with their vocation as a theme or with the photos of their family or friends.