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Jam City and Disney Announce Multi-Year Mobile Games Development Partnership
Jam City, a leader in mobile entertainment, today announced a multi-year
mobile games development partnership with Disney (News - Alert) that includes Jam City
taking over Disney's popular mobile game, Disney
Emoji Blitz. Members of Disney's Glendale Games Studio will join Jam
City and continue to operate and grow Disney Emoji Blitz as part of the
Jam City team. Jam City will also have the right to develop new mobile
games based on iconic characters and stories from Pixar and Walt Disney
Animation Studios. The first game Jam City and Disney plan to develop is
a mobile game based on Disney Animation's Frozen sequel.
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"Jam City is proud to be teaming with Disney," said Chris DeWolfe,
co-founder and CEO of Jam City. "Disney is the world's leader in beloved
characters and brands that have engaged generations of fans for decades.
Jam City's leadership in mobile entertainment based on iconic
entertainment IP, makes our company an ideal patner to develop a lineup
of new mobile games with Disney's most popular franchises."
"While our licensing business for Disney Animation and Pixar games has
grown over the last year and we have several top developers creating
Disney games, this deal with Jam City represents a significant long-term
opportunity for our games business and for the future slate of Disney
and Pixar games," said Kyle Laughlin, Senior Vice President of Games and
Interactive Experiences at Disney. "We can't wait to see how Jam City
and the incredibly talented team behind Disney Emoji Blitz will grow the
already successful game and franchise, and how Jam City will bring their
global reach and expertise in developing successful, enduring mobile
games to the upcoming titles."
Through Disney Emoji Blitz, players collect and match hundreds of Disney
Animation, Pixar and Star Wars emojis. The game's players also earn
prizes, complete missions, and discover new emoji characters from Disney
Animation's Wreck-It Ralph, Mickey Mouse & Friends, Disney
Villains, Pixar's Toy Story and more. Disney Emoji Blitz
engages users by combining a unique match-3 blitz game with a deep emoji
collection mechanic.
Disney Emoji Blitz is currently available on the App Store and Google (News - Alert)
Play. Other free-to-play mobile titles developed under the Jam City and
Disney agreement will be available worldwide on the App Store and Google
Play.
About Jam City
Jam City is a leader in mobile entertainment, providing unique and
deeply engaging games that appeal to broad global audiences. Jam City
was founded in 2009 by MySpace (News - Alert) co-founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe and
former 20th Century Fox executive Josh Yguado. Jam City is the creative
powerhouse behind some of the highest grossing and most enduring social
gaming franchises for mobile, including Cookie Jam (Facebook (News - Alert) "Game of
the Year" winner) and Panda Pop. Jam City is the go-to studio for
Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative rich mobile games
around iconic entertainment brands including Harry Potter, Family Guy
and Marvel Avengers. Jam City has studios in Los Angeles (HQ), San
Francisco, San Diego, Bogotá and Buenos Aires. The Jam City team is
known for its creative excellence and technological innovation in key
areas including storytelling, data science and audience insights.
About Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer
Products
Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products is the business segment
of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) that brings the magic of Disney's
stories, characters and franchises into the daily lives of families and
fans around the world to create memories that last a lifetime. The
company's iconic travel and leisure businesses include six resort
destinations in the United States, Europe, and Asia; a top-rated cruise
line; a luxurious family beach resort in Hawaii; a popular vacation
ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure
business. Disney's global consumer products operations include the
world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's print
publisher; Disney Store locations around the world; and the shop Disney
e-commerce platform. These experiences are created by Walt Disney
Imagineering, the innovative force responsible for overseeing the
segment's world-class products and experiences - from immersive lands to
interactive toys, and everything in between.
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