SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 8, 2012 – Kabam,
a leader in massively multiplayer games for connected devices and
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have launched
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth App for iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch and Android devices. The free-to-play strategy game is
inspired by
The Hobbit Trilogy, a production of New Line Cinema and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM). Peter Jackson’s
film trilogy, which begins with
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is based on the
enduringly popular masterpiece
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is now available in
the
Apple App Store and the
Google Play Store.
“Kabam has crafted a mobile game that will thrill strategy
gamers and
The Hobbit film fans alike,” said Andrew Sheppard,
President of Kabam Game Studios. “We’re excited to
partner with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to deliver a
free-to-play game for iOS and Android that fans can experience
wherever they go.”
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth challenges players to
create their own empire in Middle-earth. Set in this epic
world of Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Wizards,
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth calls on players to
build a kingdom, forge powerful alliances and strategize with other
gamers to purge Middle-earth of all who oppose them.
“We expect
The Hobbit Trilogy to be one of the biggest events in
entertainment history,” said Greg Ballard, Senior Vice
President, Digital Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
“
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth provides an
interactive way for film fans to engage in the adventure as they
explore the characters, conflicts and locations in this epic
fantasy world.”
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is available to play
in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. The
game is developed and operated by Kabam, and co-published by Kabam
and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age, a free-to-play game
for the web, is also in development and will be available later
this year.
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth App is available for
Android devices on Google Play Store and in the App Store on
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at
www.itunes.com/appstore.
Art and logos from
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth are available
at:
https://www.kabam.com/corporate/news/press-kit
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About Kabam
Kabam, a leader in massively multiplayer games for
connected devices, is transforming the traditional gaming
industry. The company’s studios focus on combining the
best elements of traditional and social gaming to appeal to a
growing audience of gamers looking for highly immersive social
games on PC, mobile, and tablet platforms. Recent Kabam titles
include
The Godfather
™
: Five Families™,
Dragons of Atlantis™,
Edgeworld™, the award-winning
Kingdoms of Camelot® and the company’s first
mobile game
Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North™. Kabam
games are currently available for play on Google+, Facebook, iOS
and an ever growing number of global social networks and online
channels, as well as mobile and tablet. Founded in 2006 with
headquarters in San Francisco, CA, Kabam has built a team of game
industry professionals committed to creating deeply engaging games
that delight our players. More information about Kabam can be found
at
www
.
kabam
.
com
.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher,
developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for
the interactive space across all current and future platforms,
including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal
and third party game titles.
About The Hobbit Trilogy
A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
(MGM), “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first
of three films from filmmaker Peter Jackson, the Academy
Award-winning director of “The Lord of the Rings”
Trilogy. The screenplay for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey” is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter
Jackson & Guillermo del Toro. Jackson is also producing
the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran
Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich,
Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran
serving as co-producers.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and the second
and third films of the trilogy are productions of New Line Cinema
and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, with New Line managing
production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide
theatrical distribution, with select international territories as
well as all international television distribution being handled by
MGM.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” will be released
on December 14, 2012, with the second film, “The Hobbit: The
Desolation of Smaug,” releasing December 13, 2013, and the
third film, “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” slated
for July 18, 2014.
THE HOBBIT: KINGDOMS OF MIDDLE-EARTH, THE HOBBIT: ARMIES OF THE
THIRD AGE software © 2012 Kabam, Inc. Developed by
Kabam, Inc. © 2012 New Line Productions, Inc. © The Saul
Zaentz Company. MIDDLE-EARTH, THE HOBBIT and the names of the
characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The
Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. All other trademarks and
copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights
reserved.
WB GAMES LOGO, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc.
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