SUNRISE, FL - (NewMediaWire) - September 30, 2022 - NextPlay Technologies, Inc.(Nasdaq: NXTP),a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today the continuing progress made by itsHotPlay in-game advertising group and game studio with the completion of two more hyper casual games, further expanding its game portfolio inadvance of its proprietary in-game advertising solution’s commercial launchexpected later this year.

Hotplay’s games studio has completed two more hyper casual titles, Pup's Up!andCannon Crash. Both games will be available cross-platform for web browsers, native mobile (iOS, Android) and Android TV (playable with a TV remote).

InPup's Up!,gamers exercise their manual dexterity to negotiate obstacles along a 3D infinite runner path. Jump, dodge, slide, and carve a path through ever increasing difficulty towards the top of the high score leaderboard. Players unlock new and cute characters and environments by collecting coins along the way. As standard in portfolio games, Pup's Up! integrates the building blocks of Pecan Universal UI, IGA Ads, and IGA Rewards.

Cannon Crash is a fun shooter game in the 2D Arcade genre. Players battle bouncing boulders, shooting bullets to avoid getting overrun and crushed. Bullets come in various types with their own effects and effectiveness and can be obtained through loot drops during gameplay. High scores are the ultimate goal in order to climb the leaderboard. Digital coins can be collected to unlock characters and environments in the game's shop. IGA Ads and Rewards are also integrated ready for the In Game Advertising Open Beta, due to release this quarter. 

Both games will be added to the dozens of games in the HotPlay Casual Game portfolio that will be available in the GoPlay platform commercial launch later this year.

About NextPlay Technologies

NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP) is a technology solutions company offering games, in-game advertising, crypto-banking, and digital banking solutions to consumers and corporations within a growing worldwide digital ecosystem. NextPlay’s engaging products and services utilize innovative AdTech, Artificial Intelligence and Fintech solutions to leverage the strengths and channels of our existing and acquired technologies. For more information about NextPlay Technologies, visit www.nextplaytechnologies.comand follow us on Twitter@NextPlayTech and LinkedIn.

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SOURCE: NextPlay Technologies, Inc.

Company Contacts:

NextPlay Technologies, Inc.

Richard Marshall

Director of Corporate Development

Tel (954) 888-9779

Email: richard.marshall@nextplaytechnologies.com

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