EXCO Game Studio interview – CasinoWizard
In an exclusive interview on CasinoWizard.com, Fredrik Elmqvist – founder of EXCO Game Studio and former CEO of Yggdrasil – discussed his new studio’s vision and critique of the current slot industry. Elmqvist lamented that the online casino market is “flooded” with generic slot themes (e.g. endless buffalo and leprechaun clones) and emphasized EXCO’s independent, “no compromise” approach to game development. He explained that EXCO was built as a small team of creatives free from corporate constraints, focused on making games they would want to play instead of churning out copycat content.
In the interview, Elmqvist also offered a sneak peek into EXCO’s upcoming projects and timeline. He teased the studio’s first slot – tentatively titled “Feared Loaded Vegas” – which boasts an unusually high max win potential (up to 100,000x) and inventive mechanics. Elmqvist revealed plans to launch EXCO’s debut game for real-money play by September 2025, following a period of closed beta testing with select partners and streamers to gather feedback. The CasinoWizard Q&A gave industry watchers an early look at EXCO’s ambitions to revive creativity in iGaming and break away from the “tired” formulas dominating the sector.
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