While Cryptologic and Playtech powered online casinos are generally better known for online slots based on numerous comic book characters, Microgaming casinos like Platinum Play look set to give them a good run for their money with its recent announcement of yet another licensing agreement that will see the company producing brand new online slots games based on the legendary DC comic book hero Batman and The Dark Knight series.

This is truly an exciting development for fans of comic book themed online slots and Microgaming promises not to disappoint when the first game is released in the Summer of 2012, with The Dark Knight Rises Online Slot making its debut in early 2013. It can be expected that these state of the art slots will feature all of the characters from the movies and comic books as well as animations and clips from the motion pictures The Dark Knight and the upcoming sequel The Dark Knight Rises.

Upon release in 2008, The Dark Knight movie became the third highest grossing film of all time in the United States, with earnings in excess of $500 million in domestic box office revenues and over $1 billion worldwide. While some critics attribute the success of the movie to the untimely passing of Heath Ledger (who played the part of The Joker), none can dispute that it was a cinematic masterpiece and that Heath’s final completed project saw him rise as not only a super villain but also as one of the most talented actors of his generation. It makes sense then that the online slot version of the movie will enjoy a great deal of success even 4 years down the line.

The upcoming sequel, The Dark Knight Rises will be launched in cinemas on the 20th of July 2012 and will once again star Christian Bale as Batman / Bruce Wayne. We can’t wait to see it or the subsequent slot machine.

While you wait for these exciting new releases, why not play Hellboy or any of the other superhero slot titles at Microgaming powered casinos now.

Here at RapidPlay we are all about themed slots and promotions, and while the ones we review and recommend usually involve superheroes, in light of the fact that it is the Silly Season and that Santa is sort of a hero to many kids across the world, we’ve decided to tell you about Roxy Palace’s Santa’s Millions Promotion.

Earlier this week Roxy Palace issued an invitation to players to celebrate the Festive Season and win a share of 10,000,000 loyalty points between the 28th of November 2011 - 9th of January 2012. The top 250 players who earn the most loyalty points during this promotional period will win a predetermined share of Santa’s mega point’s giveaway according to their standings at the end of the competition, with the major winner walking away with a whopping 1.5 million players club points to burn! All winners will have their points automatically credited to their accounts on the 11th of January, which of course will be an amazing way to kick off the New Year.

Sounds good doesn’t it? Taking part in this exciting Christmas themed promotion is simple and all you have to do is deposit and wager on any casino games during the promotional period to accumulate loyalty points and you can keep track of your progress by monitoring the top 250 player leaderboard which updates every 15 minutes. What’s really awesome is that these positions are based on loyalty points earned and not the loyalty point’s balance in your account which means that you will be able to redeem your points as you earn them in the usual manner during the competition period without affecting your standing on the board.

If you’re new to the concept of loyalty points, at Roxy Palace online casino players earn 1 point for every 10 credits wagered on casino games (while different games are weighted differently slots generally count 100% towards your loyalty point earnings).

So get into the Christmassy mood with Roxy Palace, their Santa’s Millions promotion and check out all of their holiday themed slots including Scrooge, Santa’s Wild Ride, Deck the Halls and more!

The new Conan the Barbarian 3D movie starring Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman and Rose McGowan made its debut in theatres in August 2011 and while the film seems to be getting many mixed reviews, if you’re a fan of the adventures of Conan movies and comic books you’ll probably be going to see in spite of what the critics say!

And if the movie puts you in the mood for even more action and adventure you may also wish to revisit Cryptologic’s Conan The Barbarian slot machine which was released at Intercasino at the end of 2010.

This five reel, nine line video slot provides adventure in epic proportions and highly stylised graphics, movie clips and animations that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s packed with action, features and 9 possible jackpots from start to finish, for more information read the full review here.

This new online slot from Cryptologic definitely took some time to materialise but The Flash: Velocity was definitely worth the wait! This brand new 5 reel, 50 payline online slot is the fifth instalment of Cryptologic’s licensed DC Comics superhero series and features legendary speedster, The Flash.

The Flash Velocity slot is packed with different ways to win and features regular, expanding and roaming wild symbols, free spins as well as Quad Replay that will keep you on the edge of your seat. There is also an action packed bonus feature with a selection of games to choose from, all of which offer additional payouts.

The Flash is the hero and protagonist in this game and he needs to use his speed superpower to race from one reel to another defending the world from the infamous Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and Mirror Master as well as to assist you in winning the 10,000 coin jackpot that is up for grabs!

Click to read the full The Flash: Velocity review or get playing in a Flash at Intercasino now!