AIM-quoted video games firm Team17 Group PLC (AIM:TM17) inked a deal to develop an educational game with LEGO and top Disney brands.
Team17 said in a statement its StoryToys subsidiary is to assemble the LEGO DUPLO MARVEL app which will feature Marvel characters such as Spiderman and Captain America for ‘learning adventures and imaginative play’.
The company said LEGO DUPLO MARVEL is carefully aligned with the Headstart Early Learning Outcomes Framework, designed to meet the developmental needs of 2-5-year-olds.
"We're delighted to once again be collaborating with our amazing partners at the LEGO Group, and to be working with Marvel for the first time on such a special project,” said StoryToys chief executive Emmet O’Neill.
“Preschoolers adore and aspire to be Marvel heroes and this app will offer them a positive digital experience tailored to their abilities. Whether kids are LEGO DUPLO fans, Marvel fans, or both, it's our absolute privilege to bring them the opportunity to engage with their favourite heroes in this fun and educational digital experience."
Daniel Fink, Marvel Entertainment senior vice-president for business development, added: "We're thrilled to be able to bring Super Hero adventures to our youngest fans.
“The LEGO Group and StoryToys are both experts in making high-quality preschool educational products, and we look forward to how the app will resonate with families everywhere."
LEGO Games Sean McEvoy added: "Building on the LEGO Group's long history of successful partnership with Marvel and our expanding partnership with the digital play experts at StoryToys, we were keen to bring the LEGO DUPLO Marvel world to life in digital form.
“The app perfectly encompasses our core values of imagination, fun, creativity, learning, caring and quality. We're excited to bring this world to young Marvel fans while inspiring and developing the builders of tomorrow."
The app is available for pre-order now on both Android and iOS ahead of a worldwide December launch. The app is free to download and will include additional content for purchase.