Movie Pong Transforms Hollywood Blockbusters into Movie-Themed Mobile Game
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) August 15, 2013 -- Exponential Entertainment (http://www.exponentialent.com), creators of Hollywood-themed casual games, announced today the launch of its first mobile game, Movie Pong (http://www.moviepong.me), which is available now on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It is a fast-paced mobile game that challenges friends to see who can identify iconic scenes and popular movie lines with the most speed. Launching with a vast collection of movies from Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures, Movie Pong features thousands of star-studded scenes and sounds from Hollywood classics including Back to the Future (Universal Pictures), Ghostbusters (Sony Pictures), and Jerry Maguire (Sony Pictures) to current blockbuster hits such as Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures), and This Is 40 (Universal Pictures).
Movie Pong features Hollywood’s hottest movies, cult classic, and movies currently in theaters now, and puts mobile players head-to-head against their friends and movie fans everywhere. Players can choose from nine theme-packs like Pulse-Pounders, Lightning-Fast Lines, Laugh-Out-Loud, Leading Ladies to begin the game challenge with their friends or other movie fans. Each game challenge features a total of five questions that include four sound clips and one video scene from popular movies. To win the round, players race to choose the correct answers faster than their opponent. With a large variety of movie scenes, sound clips, and theme-packs, and more being added weekly, Movie Pong has something for movie fans of all genres and more than enough movie content to keep the fun going.
“If you like movies, you’ll love Movie Pong,” said Dave Long, co-founder and CEO of Exponential Entertainment. “How many times have you quoted classic movie lines with friends or challenged friends to recall characters, actors, or movies? This is a game movie audiences already love to play. We gathered the best scenes and sounds and put it into a mobile game that makes it easy to challenge friends anywhere, at any time.”
Exponential Entertainment: Proven Record of Transforming the Digital Entertainment Space
Movie Pong is the first movie-themed mobile game from Exponential Entertainment, but not the first time Mr. Long has combined an innovative gaming concept with the best of Hollywood entertainment. Known for inventing the first DVD board game platform at his last company, Mr. Long created and brought to market the blockbuster game series Scene It? that sold more than 25 million units before it was purchased by Paramount Pictures. Mr. Long has a long track record of bringing entertainment studios ranging from Warner Bros., Universal, and EMI, as well as entertainment properties such as the NBA and NFL together on collaborative projects, and connecting their fans through interactive gaming experiences. With Movie Pong, Exponential Entertainment has already teamed up with two major entertainment studios, Universal Studios and Sony Pictures, at launch. With others in the pipeline, Exponential Entertainment will continue to expand its portfolio of entertainment studios and content providers, creating an even deeper breadth of rich Hollywood content for movie fans.
About Exponential Entertainment
Exponential Entertainment, founded by inventors of Scene It? DVD games, teams up with Hollywood powerhouses to deliver new digital entertainment experiences that transform movies, television shows, and celebrity content into quick-play social and mobile games. Exponential Entertainment also powers a cloud-based marketing network, built exclusively for entertainment studios and content providers, that engages with consumers as a naturally entertaining and rewarding part of any online, mobile or social experience. Potential licensing partners can send email to partners(at)exponentialent(dot)com. For more information on Exponential Entertainment, please visit http://www.exponentialent.com.
About Universal Partnerships & Licensing
UP&L oversees Universal’s consumer product licensing, film and home entertainment promotions, and all corporate alliances for Universal’s theatrical, home entertainment, theme parks and stage productions. This dedicated division is also responsible for monetizing the Studio’s vast library of films and characters through licensing, branding and marketing opportunities. UP&L is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world–renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 140 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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