Match-3 Mobile Game Lets Players Collect Funko Pops! of the Fantastical Characters of the Tales of Arcadia in Celebration of New Netflix Film
JULY 19, 2021 - SAN FRANCISCO - N3TWORK, a games, media, and technology company at the intersection of entertainment and community, in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms, brings the characters from DreamWorks Animation and Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia saga to the official Funko Pop! match-3 puzzle game Funko Pop! Blitz. Starting Wednesday, July 21 at 5 p.m. PDT and until Tuesday, July 27 at 5 p.m. PDT, players bring humans and trolls together to coincide with the release of DreamWorks’ new Netflix film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. Funko Pop! Blitz is free to play and can be downloaded today via the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play Store for Android devices.
In this event, players can reunite with the Trollhunters universe and denizens of Arcadia by collecting the in-game Funko Pop! versions of trollhunter trio Jim Lake Jr, Toby Domzalski, and Claire Nunez, their companion AAARRRGGHH!!!, and the villainous troll Bular. To participate, players must clear the Birthstone Shards on the game board to collect the Amulet of Daylight, earning more prizes and building their roster of playable characters. Completing all stages unlocks the heroic Jim, an Event Exclusive Pop! character. Players can improve their chances of collecting the Amulet of Daylight by equipping the Trollhunters characters for a boost.
Funko Pop! Blitz celebrates the return of these characters in the upcoming film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, available exclusively on Netflix on July 21, 2021, as the spectacular finale for the world created by visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Funko Pop! Blitz is the official Funko Pop! match-3 puzzle game featuring Pop! versions of lovable characters across multiple iconic franchises. Each week, Funko Pop! Blitz celebrates pop culture with a new collection of digital Funko Pops! Each character comes with their own unique Super move to blast the board and power up, earning rewards. The game is available now on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android devices. For more information, follow us on Instagram @funkopopblitz, Twitter @funkpopblitz, Facebook @funkopopblitz or visit https://www.funkopopblitz.com/
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N3TWORK is a new type of games, media, and technology company at the intersection of entertainment and community. N3TWORK is backed by a variety of investors including Blue Planet Software, Eniac Ventures, Floodgate, Griffin Gaming Partners, Galaxy Digital Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Korea Investment Partners, Ocean Road and Table Management. The company’s flagship title Legendary: Game of Heroes, an innovative mobile fantasy puzzle RPG, has established new standards in live service and community engagement. N3TWORK’s Scale Platform was announced in 2019 and will provide mobile app developers an opportunity to scale their businesses by providing user acquisition technology, expertise and capital. For more information on N3TWORK visit: www.n3twork.com.
About Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
In DreamWorks’ Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards, team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all. Premiering globally on Netflix July 21, the film is directed by Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco and Andrew L. Schmidt; and written by Guillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. Created and executive produced by Del Toro, Guggenheim and the Hagemans also serve as executive producers alongside Chad Hammes.
About Universal Games and Digital Platforms
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company's intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. The company's extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com.
