'Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel' Joins Extensive, Fully
Interactive Line-Up of NGC Themed Games Powered by Real at
http://www.natgeotv.com/games
SEATTLE, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Welcome to the jungle with
just a click of the mouse! National Geographic Channel (NGC) and digital
entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) today
announced the launch of the real-time simulation game -- "Habitat Rescue!
With National Geographic Channel" -- in which users help a pride of lost
lions restore their natural paradise. The game is the centerpiece for the
launch of NGC's new online game site, http://www.natgeotv.com/games, which
includes a collection of hundreds of Real's games, categorized to align
with NGC's content and brand: Animals & Nature, Science & Technology,
History & Events, Exploration & Adventure, People & Places, and Preserve
Our Planet.
The launch of the games site and "Habitat Rescue! With National
Geographic Channel" is a continuation of the network's digital momentum,
and comes on the heels of the successful Spring 2008 redesign of the
Channel's home web site, http://www.natgeotv.com, which showcases more than
1,000 video clips and full length shows across seven broadband channels.
Today is the day to grab your safari gear and binoculars and help your
lions solve puzzles, embark on adventures, raise their families and heal
their natural habitat. "Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel"
sets a scene where pollution and environmental destruction have ravaged the
lion's ancestral home, and it's up to players to guide their lions on a
fantastic journey to reclaim their lost kingdom. Along the way, the lions
will encounter hyenas, crocodiles, hippos, and other inhabitants of the
vast savanna. Watch as your lions learn, grow and have offspring in
real-time -- even if your computer is turned off. "Habitat Rescue! With
National Geographic Channel" was published by RealNetworks and developed by
Rebel Monkey, a New York entertainment company dedicated to enabling new
kinds of immersive play for casual gamers.
"We have produced a portfolio of innovative and dynamic online games as
diverse as our programming, but until now they've only been linked to the
show-specific websites," said Brad Dancer, National Geographic Channel's
senior vice president of research and digital media. "The launch of our
game hub will be a single destination that will allow users to sample among
the games much more readily. And working with RealNetworks on our newest
creation has resulted in a particularly fun and rich experience, that is
also educational, making it the perfect showpiece for the launch of our
site."
"Real is always looking for syndication opportunities to bring our
popular casual games to new audiences," said Rutger Peters, vice president,
global sales and marketing for the Games Division at RealNetworks.
"Partnering with a major consumer brand like National Geographic to deliver
entertainment that will resonate with their core audience is just one of
the ways Real is expanding our reach and creating new fans of casual games
every day."
RealNetworks' Games Division is one of the world's largest developers,
publishers and distributors of casual games. As a leading global publisher,
Real offers game developers the opportunity to tap into its network of Web
sites, global distribution and syndication partners and expertise in games
marketing.
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ABOUT REALNETWORKS:
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
ABOUT NGC:
Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington,
D.C., the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is a joint venture between
National Geographic Ventures (NGV) and Fox Cable Networks (FCN). Since
launching in January 2001, NGC initially earned some of the fastest
distribution growth in the history of cable and more recently the fastest
ratings growth in television. The network celebrated its fifth anniversary
January 2006 with the launch of NGC HD which provides the spectacular
imagery that National Geographic is known for in stunning high-definition.
NGC has carriage with all of the nation's major cable and satellite
television providers, making it currently available to more than 67 million
homes. For more information, please visit
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel.
RealNetworks, RealArcade, Rhapsody and RealPlayer are registered
trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its wholly owned subsidiary.
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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http://www.natgeotv.com
CONTACT:
Russell Howard, +1-202-912-6652,
RHoward@natgeochannel.com, or Chris Albert, +1-202-912-6526,
CAlbert@natgeochannel.com, both of the National Geographic
Channel; or Dara Klatt, +1-202-912-6720,
Dara.Klatt@natgeochannel.com; or Lindsay Drewel, President of
Lindsay Drewel Public Relations, +1-301-312-8863,
Lindsay@lindsaydrewelpr.com; or Tiffany Dunning of RealNetworks,
+1-206-892-6733, TDunning@real.com; or Audrey Craipain of SHIFT
Communications, +1-415-591-8427, ACraipain@shiftcomm.com, for
RealNetworks
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