GameBud personifies gaming characters in 3D and connects and interacts with players in real time
Huge! Play Inc., a global, direct-to-fan premium play company, today announced an investment from Overwolf and a partnership that will enable GameBud – the world’s first talking-animatronic game-connected character – to integrate directly into PC Games. GameBud takes beloved gaming characters and personifies them in 3D as characterized game gear that connects and interacts with players in real time. By using Overwolf’s real-time game telemetry, GameBud technology will now easily be integrated into PC games.
Overwolf, the all-in-one platform that enables creators to build, distribute, and monetize in-game apps and mods, currently serves over 87K creators and 20M gamers worldwide and has over 15B app and mod yearly downloads. “GameBud adds a new element of fun to the gaming experience because it acts as a live shoutcaster and comments in real-time on your gaming. It also supplies live gameplay support in the form of audio that can coach, give hints, and analyse your game. This only scratches the surface of what can be done with GameBud. We are excited to support the experienced and talented team behind GameBud as they bring this new product to the PC Game market through the Overwolf platform,” said Overwolf CEO and Co-Founder, Uri Marchand.
Kevin Mowrer, Co-CEO and Founder of Huge! Play said, “Our partnership with Overwolf means that we now have the ability to link GameBud with many of the world’s biggest PC games, and our new GameBud products can seamlessly integrate and react real-time to gameplay in a whole new ecosystem of beloved games. The opportunities are truly countless with GameBud products. Gamers can expect to see the GameBud partnered with some of the worlds most popular PC games next year, and in the years to follow.”
The first GameBud launched this fall in partnership with Outfit7, as a mobile-connected animatronic game character that syncs to Talking Tom & Friends mobile games – Talking Tom Hero Dash and Talking Tom Gold Run. The GameBud Talking Tom is available now for pre-order, with the first 10,000 collectors units guaranteed to arrive before the holidays.
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