Release Note
On the agenda: a new 3D Penalty game with high engagement potential, more dynamic and automated content, and new customization options to create ever more relevant journeys. Our goal remains the same: simplify the management of your Fanzones, strengthen interaction with your communities and help you activate your highlights more effectively!
⚽ New 3D Penalty game: an immersive and addictive precision challenge
Fastory continues its next-gen evolution with Penalty 3D, a new mobile-first game that's 100% customizable and reinvents the penalty kick through an immersive, rhythmic and resolutely competitive experience. Designed to capture attention from the very first seconds, Penalty 3D combines reflexes, precision and timing, creating a mechanic that is both easy to pick up and highly engaging.
The goal is clear: score as many points as possible by hitting targets appearing in the goal, in perfect synchronization with the music.
🎯 Dynamic targets to hit with precision
🎵 A musical rhythm that dictates shot timing
🔥 Bonuses awarded for consecutive successful shots
The more precise the shot and the better the timing, the higher the score.
As the game progresses, difficulty naturally increases: target speed increases, testing players' concentration and accuracy. This rising intensity turns every session into a real challenge, encouraging replayability and the desire to improve.
Client case ▸ beIN SPORTS' Grand Penalty Game
Ahead of the AFCON, beIN SPORTS launched a competitive challenge on their social media to build excitement before kick-off. For one week, the community was invited to compete on Penalty 3D, aiming to score as many goals as possible by hitting increasingly fast targets to climb the leaderboard.
Prizes for participants: 🎟️ 2 tickets to the Coupe de France final, 👕 official jerseys, 📦 Liga EA Sports boxes and 🔑 beIN SPORTS access codes.
A complete activation that perfectly illustrates the potential of Penalty 3D to create engagement, competition and value around a major sporting event.
Try the beIN Sports Grand Penalty Game ▸
📰 News Block: automatically display your latest news
The News Block enriches your Fanzone with an always up-to-date content feed. Thanks to this new component, the latest news published on your website is automatically retrieved and displayed, without any manual action needed.
Designed to showcase your editorial news and maintain fresh content, this block integrates simply:
From the component settings, simply enter your website URL.
After a few seconds of analysis, Fastory automatically identifies the latest available publications, provided your site has a blog or a usable News section.
The displayed news is updated once a day, ensuring information is always relevant for your users.
⚙️ Data transmission and advanced content personalization
When a user clicks a button or a link in a bot or a story, their information (first name, last name or other provided data) can now be transmitted automatically and securely to an external URL.
👉 Concretely, this allows you to redirect your users to an external site or tool where content can adapt based on information the player provided in the chatbot. This transmission is entirely secure and activatable based on your needs.
👉 Also, on Win or Lose end screens of your Experiences, you can personalize messages by inserting variables from bot responses directly into the text. Simply add the question attribute in curly brackets (e.g. {first_name}) to automatically display the corresponding player data.
Other optimizations
New
Fanzone ▸ Bot: The bot can now open automatically after a defined delay set in your Fanzone settings, making it easier to sign up for the Fanzone or your newsletter.
Fanzone ▸ Prediction Block: Added manual MMA fighter input, integrated animations and transitions on cards, and display of player statistics directly in their profile for a more immersive and personalized experience.
Fanzone ▸ Statistics: A new chart allows comparing at a glance the breakdown of your visitors by device.
Bot ▸ Postcode question: A new dedicated postcode question restricts input to the countries of your choice and automatically applies a valid format, reducing errors in the player's chatbot journey.
Updates
Fanzone ▸ Block editing: A new side panel interface simplifies content editing and improves readability for faster and smoother block configuration.
Fanzone ▸ Scheduling: Improved countdown design.
