Online casino games developer, Yggdrasil, recently announced that Swedish gaming company, Fantasma Games, has joined the YGS Masters program, making it the company’s third studio partnership to do so.

According to the official press release…

Established in 2016, the Stockholm-based studio [Fantasma Games] focuses on innovative casino games for mobile platforms and has ambitious plans for the future. Slated for a 2019 launch, the partnership’s first games will debut using BOOST, Yggdrasil’s in-game promotional tool. All of Yggdrasil’s operators will have access to the games.

Platform utilization:

Launched in March last year, YGS Masters was developed for the purpose of inviting independent parties to utilize a semi-open platform in order to help it create new and innovative titles.

Head of Studio Partnership for Yggdrasil, Stuart McCarthy said…

“We look forward to working with this talented team where we actively will be engaged in nurturing their creative ideas and bringing exciting new content to the market.

Added value to clients:

“We have been impressed with what we have seen on their roadmap and believe this cooperation will bring excellent added value to our clients. Combining Fantasma’s strong content with our extensive market penetration is a winning concept. This long-term relationship marks a great step for YGS masters as we continue to add world-class game developer teams to our program.”

Commenting on the new partnership’s ability to improve on its already quality offering, Chief Executive Officer for Fantasma Games, Fredrik Johansson said…

“We are passionate about creating slots beyond gambling and that are heavily inspired by gaming. By joining the Yggdrasil Masters program we have a great opportunity to make our games even better and to expand our reach among the best operators in Europe. We are excited to begin this cooperation and to further develop our ideas with Yggdrasil as the leader in slot innovation. We are confident this will take Fantasma Games to new heights.”

The developer also recently entered into an agreement with Finnish national betting agency, Veikkaus, that will see it supply its premier casino games content, as well as in-game promotional tools to the government-owned operator