While the industry’s giants focus on navigating single-digit growth, one of its sharpest challengers has made a definitive power move. Hacksaw Gaming, the studio behind high-volatility hits like Wanted Dead or a Wild, officially stepped up to the main Nasdaq Stockholm exchange on 25 June 2025, trading under the ticker HACK.
Evolution just released its Q2 2025 financial report, and once you get past the investor-speak, it’s packed with details that paint a clear picture of what's coming to our screens. The highlights? A payout so large it was mentioned in their financial summary, a historic shift in their biggest market, and a huge deal to bring a board game classic to life.
The Fire Joker series started out as a minimalistic 3-reel slot in 2016. Over time, it’s grown a bit louder and a lot bolder — but with Fire Joker Blitz, releasing 28 August, Play’n GO has overhauled the formula entirely. It drops the classic reel layout, ramps up the volatility, and introduces a fresh set of features built around Cash Coins, progressive bonuses, and a new 6-reel engine.
After easing off the gas with Flight Mode, Nolimit City is back on brand with Brute Force: Alien Onslaught — a high-volatility, Wild-stacked release that ditches the usual xMechanic soup in favour of a single, supercharged system. It’s not their most volatile slot. It’s not their highest-paying. But with an 80,000x max payout and a volatility rating of 31.61σ, this one still lands squarely inside NLC’s all-time top 10 on both fronts.
NetEnt is taking back the piggy bank. After letting Red Tiger remix Piggy Riches into two Megaways adaptations, the studio behind the original is now returning to the franchise it created with Piggy Riches 3: Hog Heaven, due out across the many NetEnt casinos on August 26, 2025.
From what we’ve seen so far, this isn’t just a remaster or a feature-reskin. Hog Heaven appears to be a fully reimagined sequel—one that leans on NetEnt’s signature style of clear mechanics, collectible progress, and satisfying buildup. And notably, no Megaways in sight this time.
