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Temple Run Returns with Official Game Sequel
RALEIGH, N.C. - January
17, in the year of our Lord 2012 - Imangi Studios, the
independent studio behind the mega-hit endless runner Temple
Run, today announced the iOS-exclusive launch of Temple Run 2,
the original game sequel, available now on the App Store for
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Temple Run has been downloaded over 170 million times, and with
its fast and addictive gameplay, the new sequel picks up where
the first game left off. Featuring high-res graphics, new
obstacles, abilities, player powers, and achievements, Temple
Run 2 takes place in an entirely new and infinitely more
challenging world filled with curvy roads, hills and valleys,
where players must fly down zip lines and speed along in mine
carts to get away from the temple dwellers and retain control of
the idol.
“We are so grateful to our millions of fans who turned Temple
Run, a small fun game we made in our apartment, into a worldwide
pop culture phenomenon,” said Keith Shepherd, co-founder of
Imangi. “With Temple Run 2, we hope to provide our loyal players
with a challenging follow-up that builds on and surpasses the
endless fun of the original.”
Since its release in August 2011, Temple Run has been downloaded
over 170 million times across the App Store, Google Play and the
Amazon Marketplace. In 2012, Imangi Studios announced several
licensing partnerships in conjunction with is licensing agency
Dimensional Branding Group (DBG), including apparel with JEM
Sportswear/Awake, sleepwear with Komar Kids and LF USA, digital
comics with Ape Entertainment, card and board games with Spin
Master, a dedicated on-line merchandise store with Café Press,
and arcade machines with Coastal Amusements.
In June of 2012, Imangi and Disney Pixar launched Temple Run:
Brave, bringing together the world of Disney Pixar’s animated
fantasy adventure, “Brave,” and Temple Run.
Temple Run 2 is available for free from the App Store on iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch or at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/temple-run-2/id572395608?ls=1&mt=8
Temple Run 2 will be available soon on Google Play and the
Amazon Marketplace.