James Dean Nextgen slot released

NYX Gaming has successfully launched a new branded slot, which features James Dean, the US actor made famous by his appearances in Rebel Without a Cause, Giant, and East of Eden.

Updated: 26 January 2024 By Becky Mosley

NYX Gaming has successfully launched a new branded slot, which features James Dean, the US actor made famous by his appearances in Rebel Without a Cause, Giant, and East of Eden.

James Dean the legend

His premature death in a car crash at the fair age of just 24 years turned him from a young actor to a film legend. In fact, he is the only actor to ever receive a two posthumous Academy Award nominations.This 25-line, 5-reel, NextGen video slot game is available to play on both mobile and desktop devices.james dean slot

Bonus Features

There are a few bonus features worth highlighting, including:

  • Re-spins, which give players three re-spins with triple prizes when they land on three blue James Dean symbols. During the re-spin, there are expanding wilds on three reels.
  • Legend Spins, which give 10 free spins with a 2x multiplier when players land on three scatter symbols. Players will earn another three legend spins every time they see the clapper board symbol.
  • James Dean Pick Bonus, which allows players to collect 150x their bet. Hit the bonus during free spins to win up to 300x the bet, or in Legend spins to win 750x the bet. Featuring a variety of digitally restored photographs of the 1950s star, it will be popular with movie lovers.

Movie related theme

It might seem a strange choice for a theme, but NextGen has also recently released a number of other movie-related slots, which have seen huge demand from both players and operators. David Johnson, NYX’s commercial director, said: “We’re really looking forward to launching James Dean to our NYX OGS partners.“As we saw with NextGen’s recent releases Psycho and An Evening With Holly Madison, we anticipate huge demand by players and operators alike for this latest richly branded slot game – premium IP supporting the best in trusted NextGen Gaming engines.”james dean slot 

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