If you have been keeping an eye on NetEnt’s Roadmap, you would’ve been met with a strange listing for July 24th (2017).Instead of naming the slot that is to be released, which is what normally happens, you would instead have been met with the words ‘Universal Monsters TM Title’.
Universal Monsters
Universal Monsters, in case you are not aware, was a series of movies in the early to mid-20th Century that focused on horror and science fiction monster films. These included The Wolf Man and The Mummy, but it all started with The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Phantom of the Opera.To that end, when we saw Universal Monsters on the roadmap, we knew a film from this series was coming, but what one?NetEnt have finally revealed what movie they are taking on, and it must be said, it has caused great excitement in many players, because it’s Phantom of the Opera, and we cannot wait to see what NetEnt does in terms of artwork with that!The Phantom of the Opera slot is a while away, but there’s a few things we can assume, firstly, it’s going to look great, and secondly, there’s going to be some excellent features. Another assumption, although not as sure, is that this may be the start of a series of Universal monster slots.NetEnt have been owning the series concept as of late, with the NetEnt Rocks trilogy going down a storm in 2016, and the recent release of the Fairytale Legends series, Hansel & Gretel, arguably having an even better response from players and critics than its immensely popular predecessor (Red Riding Hood).With Butterfly Staxx around the corner, and Phantom of the Opera due at the end of July, NetEnt, as always, is making it a great time to be a slots fan!