The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises are two of the most popular online slots in the gaming market. Players from around the world enjoy spinning the reels on these pokies, but they will not be available for much longer. At the end of the month, Microgaming will be pulling the games. According to Casino Listings, an online casino operator sent out an affiliate email stating that the games would no longer be available online.
The contents of the email read: "THE DARK KNIGHT™ has decided to pack his bags and renounce his old life. Sources tell us that he's trading in his superhero lifestyle for a quieter, more serene one, where there are no bad guys to defeat and no damsels in distress to save. For the indefinite future, he has vowed to live in the countryside with the birds”. This is not the first time that Microgaming has had to pull a branded game.
This happened several years ago with the Lord of the Rings online pokie series. At that time, Microgaming did not provide a reason for the removal of the games, but industry experts assumed that it was due to licensing issues. It is likely that the two Batman titles experienced the same issues.
While Microgaming obtained the licensing rights in order to create games based on The Dark Knight a few years ago, the developer probably experienced difficulty in extending the contract. The Dark Knight slots series from Microgaming will be discontinued starting June 27th, 2016.
After that, there are still plenty of fun superhero options available, as PlayTech offers up a wide range of comic book-inspired pokies like Iron Man and The Hulk. Cryptologic also offers up Batman and Superman slots games, which are based on the comic series rather than the films. So, these title will still be available for players at access at a wide range of casinos across the web.
Microgaming also has several new games on the horizon that players will be able to enjoy at online casinos. Games like Shoot!, Ninja Magic, Pretty Kitty and Reel Spinner are just a few of the fun new titles that are available at Microgaming-powered online casinos.