Release Note
As the major sporting event of 2026 approaches, Fastory continues to enhance its platform with new features designed to strengthen fan engagement, simplify campaign management, and create greater repeat participation in gaming experiences. This release introduces the brand-new automatic World Cup Bracket format, public sharing of Fanzone statistics, a new Podium component, improvements to Football and MMA Predictors, and advanced customization of conversational journeys.
🏆 World Cup 2026 Bracket: Bring the Competition to Life from the First Match to the Final
The 2026 World Cup introduces a highly anticipated new prediction format: the Bracket.
Fans can now predict the entire course of a tournament by completing their bracket match by match, all the way to selecting the future champion. Each stage of the tournament unlocks progressively, from the group stage through to the final, keeping participants engaged throughout the competition.
To support this new format, the Bracket integrates bookmaker data as well as dedicated statistics that help players analyze performance. Participants can review their predictions match by match, track their progress in the overall rankings, and automatically earn points based on the accuracy of their predictions.
As always, the experience remains fully customizable. You can adapt wording, flags, and visual elements to match your brand guidelines and visual identity.
For campaigns focused on driving repeat engagement, a new option allows you to display only the matches available for prediction from the previous day and the current day. This encourages players to return regularly to their Fanzone instead of completing all predictions in a single session.
The Bracket Block integrates seamlessly into your Fanzone, delivering an immersive and engaging experience that keeps fans involved right up to the final whistle 😉
📊 Fanzone Statistics Can Now Be Shared Externally
Your Fanzone performance data is now easier to distribute to teams and partners.
The Fanzone Statistics page can now be shared with users who do not have a Fastory account. This enhancement addresses the needs of marketing teams, TV broadcasters, media partners, and stadium activation teams that want to monitor performance in real time without accessing the platform directly.
As with Experience Statistics, sharing is done through a secure public URL accompanied by a QR code, enabling quick access from mobile devices or monitoring screens.
🥇 Podium: Showcase Your Top Fans
The Fanzone welcomes a new component dedicated to highlighting your highest-performing participants.
The Podium component now allows you to display the entire overall or weekly leaderboard, reinforcing the competitive dimension of your campaigns.
Depending on your objectives, you can choose to display only the full ranking or also highlight the top three players through a dedicated podium view. This flexibility makes it easy to tailor the experience to your gamification strategy while rewarding community engagement.
⚽ Football Predictor: Progressive Prediction Availability to Increase Repeat Visits
Football predictions are evolving to encourage players to return more frequently.
Prediction opportunities now open progressively, following the same principle as the "Starting XI" module. A new prediction becomes available three hours after the start of the previous match, while voting automatically closes ten minutes before kick-off.
This mechanism prevents participants from completing all their predictions in a single visit and encourages ongoing interaction throughout the competition.
🥊 Football & MMA Predictors: A Unified User Experience
The Football Predictor and MMA Predictor modules have also received UX/UI improvements.
The various modal windows have been standardized to provide a more consistent experience across sports. User journeys are now clearer, smoother, and more intuitive, both for end users and for administrators editing these components within the platform.
🤖 Direct Users to Specific Chatbot Sequences
Customization options for conversational journeys continue to expand.
For Image, Video, Carousel, Button, and Menu components, it is now possible to define exactly which chatbot sequence will be launched after a user interaction.
This enhancement provides much finer control over conversational scenarios and enables experiences tailored to specific contexts, content types, or marketing objectives.
You can now guide audiences toward dedicated conversations, specific game mechanics, or personalized engagement funnels directly from the visual elements within your Fanzone.
🚀 Even More Engagement for Your Communities
With the introduction of the Starting XI game, the Predictor, and now the Bracket, along with simplified statistics sharing, new Podium leaderboards, and various conversational journey enhancements, this release continues to pursue a clear objective: strengthening fan engagement while making campaign management easier than ever.
