National Geographic Launches Online Game Site |
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July 30, 2008 National Geographic Channel and RealNetworks have announced the launch of "Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel," a real-time simulation game that will serve as the centerpiece for National Geographic Channel's new online game site. The site hosts hundreds of fully interactive RealNetworks games that align with National Geographic Channel's content and brand including Animals & Nature, Science & Technology, History & Events, Exploration & Adventure, People & Places, and Preserve Our Planet. National Geographic Channel's New Online Game Site"We have produced a portfolio of innovative and dynamic online games as diverse as our programming, but until now they've only been linked to the show-specific websites," said Brad Dancer, National Geographic Channel's senior vice president of research and digital media. "The launch of our game hub will be a single destination that will allow users to sample among the games much more readily. And working with RealNetworks on our newest creation has resulted in a particularly fun and rich experience that is also educational, making it the perfect showpiece for the launch of our site." Rutger Peters, vice president of global sales and marketing for the games division at RealNetworks, said, "Real is always looking for syndication opportunities to bring our popular casual games to new audiences. Partnering with a major consumer brand like National Geographic to deliver entertainment that will resonate with their core audience is just one of the ways Real is expanding our reach and creating new fans of casual games every day." "Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel" Online Game"Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel" sets a scene where users help a pride of lions that has lost its ancestral home to pollution and environmental destruction. Players guide the lions on a journey to reclaim and heal their lost kingdom through solving puzzles and embarking on adventures involving hyenas, crocodiles, hippos, and other inhabitants of the vast savanna while watching the lions learn, grow, and have offspring in real-time - even if the player's computer is turned off. The launch of the game site, at www.natgeotv.com/games, and "Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel" is a continuation of the network's digital momentum, and follows the redesign of the channel's home website which showcases more than 1,000 video clips and full length shows across seven broadband channels. |
