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Temple Run 2 hits 20 Million Downloads on the App Store in First Weekend
RALEIGH, N.C. - January 21, in the year of our Lord 2013
- Imangi Studios today announced that Temple Run 2 was
downloaded over 20 million times in its four days of
availability on the App Store. The game rocketed to #1 Free App
just eight hours after release, and is currently the #3 Top
Grossing App. Free to download, Temple Run 2 is the sequel to
the mega-hit original endless runner, Temple Run, which has been
download over 170 million times across the App Store, Google
Play and the Amazon Marketplace.
“The response from fans has been overwhelming,” says Keith
Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi. “We are thrilled players want
more of the Temple Run universe, and we hope to grow and expand
the game over the coming months.”
In under one week, Temple Run 2 has accumulated over 210 million
sessions, which garners a combined time of over 1,775 years of
gameplay.
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.
Temple Run has expanded its franchise with several licensing
partnerships in 2012, including apparel with JEM Sportswear,
digital comics exploring the back story of the game with Ape
Entertainment, card and board games with Spin Master, arcade
machines Coastal Amusements and sleepwear with Komar. In June
2012, Imangi and Disney Pixar launched Temple Run: Brave, a
combination of the world of Disney Pixar’s animated film,
“Brave,” and Temple Run. The game rushed to the #1 slot on the
App Store near its release.
Temple Run 2 is available for free from the App Store on iPhone,
iPad and iPod touch.
Temple Run 2 is scheduled for an Android release later this
week.