Gameloft announced their involvement with Fox Digital Entertainment to work on a game app for the studio's upcoming animated movie, "EPIC," which should be available for download when the movie releases later this month.
This isn't the first time the two companies have worked together. Gameloft found success with Ice Age Village, based off of the Ice Age movies, and was downloaded over 50 million times to date.
A press release describes what gamers could expect from Gameloft:
"Players will find themselves magically transported into the secret universe of the Jinn and Boggans, whose battle lies at the heart of EPIC. There, they will interact with characters from the movie, grow and nurture their own forest kingdom, and fight back against the Boggan blight in action-packed battles filled with acrobatic and elegant combat, all presented through beautiful 3D visuals and animations."
The movie features a cast of well knowns to bring the characters to life, including Beyonce, Amanda Seyfried, Steven Tyler, Jason Sudekis, Colin Farrell, Christoph Waltz and others.
"The game will be a noteworthy compliment to the upcoming film. Fans will be able to engage with the characters and world of Epic in an adventure game for phones and tablets," says Rick Phillips, SVP of Mobile for Fox Digital Entertainment.
The game is expected to be available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices. The film itself begins its worldwide theatrical rollout May 15th, 2013, with the film's US release taking place on May 24th, 2013.
