NetEnt has released interim results for the first quarter of 2016, reporting revenue growth of 33.7 per cent and a 56.6 per cent leap in operating profit compared with the same period in 2015.

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First quarter revenues were SEK345.4m (€37.6m) while profit after tax amounted to SEK121.7m (€13.3m), an increase of 64.1 per cent year on year.

Per Eriksson, president and CEO of NetEnt, said in a statement: “We have had a strong start to the year with high growth in revenues, profits and cash flow.

“In January we released the slot game Guns N Roses, which became our most successful game release so far. The game is part of our new concept NetEnt Rocks, which also includes upcoming games based on music and graphics of Jimi Hendrix and Motörhead.”