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旧金山讯——（美国商业资讯）——杰出的游戏、媒体和科技公司N3TWORK获得了备受瞩目的Funko手游Funko Pop! Blitz的官方开发和发行权。N3TWORK会和Funko及该游戏之前的发行方Universal Games & Digital Platforms合作，并以该媒体公司众多的品牌和角色为特点。
Funko Pop! Blitz 是一个三消益智游戏，它包含了Funko Pop!不同联名版本中深受欢迎的形象，其中包括环球影业的《回到未来》、《E.T.》、《侏罗纪世界》和《环球怪物》，还包括梦工厂的动画形象《怪物史莱克》、《功夫熊猫》、《驯龙高手》，以及Funko的Fantastik Plastik，Wetmore Forest 和Pop! Pets 几个产品。该公司还计划引入其它品牌的IP，其中包括电影、电视、玩具、动漫、游戏等中的热门形象。2020年，N3TWORK会和合作开发，并正式发行Funko Pop! Blitz。
“Funko经典的Pop!人物世界致敬流行文化的一切，”N3TWORK的CEO Neil Young说，“N3TWORK尤其擅长在活动中创造瞬间让粉丝激动，这和Funko及他们热情的玩家刚好相得益彰。”
“Funko很激动能够继续和N3TWORK这支杰出的团队一起工作，为Funko粉丝、流行文化爱好者、游戏迷都带来五星级的游戏体验。”Funko的首席市场官Molly Hartney说。
把Funko Pop! Blitz品牌下的内容转移到N3TWORK的过程中需要从Universal Games and Digital Platforms聘请一些人才，获得他们的支持和帮助，把游戏和其愿景带得更远。这些人才将会驻扎在N3TWORK的洛杉矶工作室。
“N3TWORK的领导力和他们的发布能力给我们留下了深刻的印象，我们觉得，想要完全解锁Funko Pop! Blitz的潜力，他们就是完美的合作伙伴。” Universal Games and Digital Platforms的产品高级副总裁Jim Molinets说。“我们对游戏的关注始终强烈，我们期待着能加入新的好IP、从原有的联名对象中加入新的好活动，从而继续推动游戏发展。
Funko Pop! Blitz 会利用最近刚刚宣布的SCALE PLATFORM，该平台利用N3TWORK的自动用户获得技术、资本和专业实现规模化的手机营销。SCALE PLATFORM加强了N3TWORK受欢迎的动作拼图RPG游戏Legendary: Game of Heroes和马上要推出的手游Tetris 背后的技术。此外，Funko Pop! Blitz 还会被纳入THE N3TWORK，这是该公司的媒体和社区应用，现在使用它的是Legendary: Game of Heroes的玩家。N3TWORK会支持Funko Pop! Blitz社区，也会在和其它伙伴合作的时候广泛地被利用起来，让我们的伙伴未来能够和自己的社区建立直接联系。
关于 N3TWORK
N3TWORK是一个新型游戏、媒体、和科技公司，它介于娱乐业和社区的中间。N3TWORK背后有许多投资方，其中包括Blue Planet Software, Eniac Ventures, Floodgate, Griffin Gaming Partners, Galaxy Digital （经由Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund）, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Korea Investment Partners, Ocean Road 和 Table Management。该公司最著名的产品是Legendary: Game of Heroes，这款创造性的手机幻想拼图RPG游戏为实时服务和社区参与提供了新标准。2019年N3TWORK宣布了Scale Platform，凭借背后的用户获得技术、专业和资本，这个平台将为手机应用开发者有机会让自己的业务规模化。获得更多信息，请访问https://N3TWORK.com/
关于环球旗下的 Games and Digital Platforms
环球旗下的Games and Digital Platforms利用其NBC环球大量的IP和人物。Games and Digital Platforms集团是环球品牌发展旗下的一个企业，环球品牌发展通过颇有创新的真实和数字产品、内容和消费者体验扩展该公司的知识产权、特许经营、人物和故事。该公司旗下的产品面很广，包括环球影业、照明娱乐、梦工厂、NBC环球电视集团。环球品牌发展隶属NBC环球，而NBC环球则是康卡斯特的子公司。www.universalbranddevelopment.com
关于 Funko
Funko总部位于华盛顿的埃弗利特，它是一个领先的流行文化消费者产品公司。Funko设计、生产和发布数类的授权流行文化产品，包括黑胶唱片、动作玩具、毛绒玩具、服装、棋盘游戏、家庭用品，满足了想要把自己最喜欢的流行文化品牌和人物和自己联系起来的消费者的愿望。更多信息，请访问https://www.funko.com/。您也可以在Twitter(@OriginalFunko)和Instagram(@OriginalFunko)上关注我们
获得关于游戏的更多信息，请访问funkopopblitz.com
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–N3TWORK, a premier games, media and technology company, has secured the rights to become the official developer and publisher of the highly anticipated Funko-branded mobile game, Funko Pop! Blitz. N3TWORK will collaborate with Funko and Universal Games & Digital Platforms, the previous publisher of the title, and will prominently feature many of the media company’s vast catalog of brands and characters.
“N3TWORK’s expertise in creating moments through events that excite fans is a perfect match with Funko and their passionate audience.”
Funko Pop! Blitz is a match-3 puzzle game featuring the Funko Pop!versions of fan-favorite characters from across multiple iconic franchises, including Universal Pictures’ Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic World and Universal Monsters, along with DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, as well as Funko’s Fantastik Plastik, Wetmore Forest and Pop! Pets lines. The company also plans to introduce IP from additional brand holders including beloved characters from film, television, toys, comics, video games and more. N3TWORK will formally launch Funko Pop! Blitz, developed in collaboration with Tic Toc Games, in 2020.
“Funko’s stylized Pop! character universe is a great celebration of everything pop culture,” said Neil Young, CEO, N3TWORK. “N3TWORK’s expertise in creating moments through events that excite fans is a perfect match with Funko and their passionate audience.”
“Funko is thrilled to continue working with the exceptional team over at N3TWORK to deliver a five-star mobile player experience for Funko fans, pop culture enthusiasts and avid gamers,” said Funko Chief Marketing Officer Molly Hartney.
The migration of Funko Pop! Blitz-branded content to N3TWORK will be facilitated and supported by the hiring of some key talent from Universal Games and Digital Platforms to carry the game and vision forward, and they will be based in N3TWORK’s Los Angeles Studio.
“We have been impressed with N3TWORK’s leadership and publishing capabilities and feel they are the perfect partner to unlock the full potential of Funko Pop! Blitz,” said Jim Molinets, SVP of Production, Universal Games and Digital Platforms. “Our commitment to the game remains strong and we look forward to continue driving its success with fresh and exciting IP and events from our most iconic entertainment franchises.”
Funko Pop! Blitz will leverage the recently announced SCALE PLATFORM, which utilizes N3TWORK’s automated user acquisition technology, capital and expertise to enable mobile marketing at scale. The SCALE PLATFORM enhances the technology behind N3TWORK’s popular action puzzle RPG Legendary: Game of Heroes, as well as its upcoming Tetris mobile game. In addition, Funko Pop! Blitz will be featured in THE N3TWORK, the company’s media and community app, currently in use by players of Legendary: Game of Heroes. THE N3TWORK will host the Funko Pop! Blitz Community and will be more broadly deployed as a tool for other partners to build direct relationships with their communities in the future.
About N3TWORK
N3TWORK is a new type of games, media, and technology company at the intersection of entertainment and community. N3TWORK is backed by a variety of investors including Blue Planet Software, Eniac Ventures, Floodgate, Griffin Gaming Partners, Galaxy Digital via its Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Korea Investment Partners, Ocean Road and Table Management. The company’s flagship title Legendary: Game of Heroes, an innovative mobile fantasy puzzle RPG, has established new standards in live service and community engagement. N3TWORK’s Scale Platform was announced in 2019 and will provide mobile app developers an opportunity to scale their businesses by providing user acquisition technology, expertise and capital. For more information on N3TWORK visit: https://N3TWORK.com/
About Universal Games and Digital Platforms
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content and consumer experiences. The company’s extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, and NBCUniversal cable and television. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com
About Funko
Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Funko is a leading pop culture consumer products company. Funko designs, sources and distributes licensed pop culture products across multiple categories, including vinyl figures, action toys, plush, apparel, board games, housewares and accessories for consumers who seek tangible ways to connect with their favorite pop culture brands and characters. Learn more at https://www.funko.com/, and follow us on Twitter (@OriginalFunko) and Instagram (@OriginalFunko).
For more information on the game, visit funkopopblitz.com.
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