In this idle game, players act as the Doctor to explore
space and time, collecting energy to save the universe while
visiting classic locations from the long-running
franchise.
VANCOUVER, BC, March 8,
2023 /CNW/ - East Side Games Group
(ESGG) today announced the worldwide release of Doctor
Who: Lost In Time, a mobile game available on iOS and Android,
in partnership with BBC Studios.
Fans of the Doctor Who franchise are invited to explore
new and classic stories, bringing together companions and
characters from the show in this free-to-play, narrative-driven
title. The game was co-developed with Bigfoot.
As part of the multi-year partnership with BBC Studios announced
by ESGG in 2022, Doctor Who: Lost In Time has been developed
using the company's Game Kit technology and is being published by
East Side Games (ESG).
"Creating a game for Doctor Who, a legendary franchise
with remarkably ardent fans, is incredibly exciting," said
Jason Bailey, Chief Executive
Officer of ESGG. "We are thrilled to launch the first idle-genre
mobile game inspired by the action-adventure classic, giving the
enduring fan base of new and diehard fans an opportunity to explore
the world of Doctor Who in the palm of their hands."
"BBC Studios is excited to be working with East Side Games and
Bigfoot Gaming to bring The Doctor and a wide range of companions,
enemies, and friends to mobile. Doctor Who: Lost in Time mobile
game has one of the largest collections of characters from the show
that fans will have fun collecting," said Kevin Jorge Head of Games - Games &
Interactive at BBC Studios. "Players must power-up their waypoints
to obtain Vortex Energy and upgrade their energy collectors and
face off against some of the Doctor's classic foes. We look forward
to seeing Doctor Who fans enjoy this game!"
"We are incredibly grateful for our multi-year partnership with
BBC Studios that made the development of Doctor Who: Lost in
Time possible," said Wally
Nguyen, Executive Vice President Business Development for
ESG. "Doctor Who has been capturing the imaginations of its
viewers for nearly 60 years. To be able to create a game based on
such an iconic, globally-recognized franchise is an honour."
GAME FEATURES
- Power-up your Waypoints to energize an ailing TARDIS and help
the Doctor!
- Play through a brand new adventure and uncover a conspiracy
spanning time and space, poised to destroy the Doctor!
- Embark on daring adventures to defeat the Doctor's most
fearsome foes including Cybermen, Daleks and much, much more.
- Encounter familiar faces as the story unfolds! Collect
different incarnations of the Doctor, friends and locations from
all eras of Doctor Who.
- Upgrade your collection using the mysterious resources you
gather on your adventure to receive powerful bonuses!
Visual assets for the game, including key art and logos, can be
found in the online press kit.
ABOUT EAST SIDE GAMES
GROUP
East Side Games Group (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. Our 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: Archer:
Danger Phone, Bud Farm Idle Tycoon, Cheech & Chong Bud Farm, The Goldbergs: Back to the 80s,
It's Always Sunny: The Gang Goes Mobile, Trailer Park Boys Grea$y
Money, RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar and The Office:
Somehow We Manage.
We are headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada and our games are available worldwide on the App
Store and Google Play. For further information, please visit:
www.eastsidegamesgroup.com and join our online communities
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Additional information about the Company continues to be
available under its legal name, East Side Games Group Inc., at
www.sedar.com.
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS
BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British
creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC.
Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond,
its activities span content financing, development, production,
sales, branded services, and ancillaries across both its own
productions and programs and formats made by high-quality UK
independents. Award-winning British programs made by the business
are internationally recognized across a broad range of genres and
specializations, with brands like Dancing with the
Stars/Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear, and Doctor
Who. BBC.com, BBC Studios' global digital news platform,
provides up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and
features to more than 139 million unique browsers each
month. BBC Studios has offices in 20 markets globally,
including ten production bases in the UK and production bases or
partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The
company, which ordinarily makes around 2,000 hours of content a
year for both the BBC and third parties including Apple, Netflix,
and Migu, is a champion for British creativity around the world. It
is also a committed partner for the UK's independent sector through
a mix of equity partnerships, content investment, and international
distribution for program titles.
In the Americas, BBC Studios operates a diverse portfolio
of businesses focused on bringing the best of British content to
fans across the region. This includes joint ventures with AMC
Networks for flagship channel BBC AMERICA (U.S.) and with ITV for
SVoD service BritBox (U.S./Canada), as well as a strategic partnership in
Canada with Blue Ant Media for
channels BBC Earth and BBC First. In February 2021, BBC SELECT, an ad-free, digital
streaming channel offering all-new documentaries across culture,
politics, and ideas, launched in the U.S. and Canada on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the
Apple TV app. BBC Studios also runs a robust linear and digital
content sales and co-productions operation, as well as a franchise
management business. In addition, BBC Studios operates one of its
major scripted and unscripted production unit in Los Angeles, responsible the Emmy®-winning
Dancing with the Stars, the multi-award-winning Life
Below Zero, and the popular reboot of the classic quiz show
Weakest Link, among others.
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SOURCE East Side Games Group Inc.