East Side Games Group (TSX:EAGR, OTCQB:EAGRF) Inc (ESGG) has announced a multi-year partnership with ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) for the worldwide release of a 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'-themed mobile game on iOS and Android.
"The Star Trek franchise has had an unmistakable influence on adults and children alike for over 50 years. Being able to bring such a storied franchise to mobile in our trademark idle-game style is an honour for us here at ESGG," the company's chief executive officer Darcy Taylor said in a statement.
"We're looking forward to sharing this new experience in the Star Trek franchise with everyone from new audiences to Star Trek super fans. This new mobile game is another top-tier IP franchise that will only add to an already exciting launch slate in 2022," he added.
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The company said the 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'-themed game will be developed in partnership with VCP, utilizing ESGG's proven Game Kit-Idle technology. Australian-based video game company Mighty Kingdom Limited (MK) will be co-developing the game, providing the project with its franchise knowledge and development expertise.
The free-to-play mobile game will feature storylines and characters from 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' as well as characters and stories from across the franchise.
The game will be published by East Side Games and is expected to launch worldwide this year.
East Side Games - formerly operating under the name LEAF Mobile Inc - is a leading free-to-play mobile game group, creating engaging games that produce enduring player loyalty.
The company's studio groups entrepreneurial culture is anchored in creativity, execution, and growth through licensing of our proprietary Game Kit software platform that enables professional game developers to greatly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of game creation in addition to organic growth through a diverse portfolio of original and licensed IP mobile games that include The Goldbergs: Back to the 80s, It's Always Sunny: The Gang Goes Mobile and Trailer Park Boys Grea$y Money, RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar and The Office: Somehow We Manage.
The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and its games are available worldwide on the App Store and Google Play.
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