Contest of Champions to ‘alternative’ app stores

Marvel: Contest of Champions is popping 10 this 12 months, and to rejoice, it should different, extra “various” app shops.

Developer Kabam is teaming with distributor Flexion Games to place the cell combating recreation on the Amazon App Retailer, ONEstore Korea, and others on April 29. Later this 12 months, it’s going to launch on Samsung Gaming Hub, OneStore International, and DT Video games Hub.

Mainly, this transfer widens the sport’s attain. Since launch, Contest has been on iOS and Android, however it wasn’t totally playable worldwide, one thing this deal goals to rectify.

New audiences for Marvel: Contest of Champions

“This collaboration will assist us attain new audiences…on much more app shops,” stated Kabam CEO SeungWon Lee. “Flexion’s experience, expertise and know-how make them the perfect associate for us.”

Based mostly in London, Flexion already handles distribuion for Monopoly Go! and World of Tanks Blitz MMO. Of this new deal, CEO Jens Lauritzson referred to as it useful to each corporations.

Kabam will get to widen the scope of its recreation, he stated, whereas it additionally provides “a win for Kabam and the app shops, which [Flexion} will connect to drive audience engagement.”

Speaking to the “alternative stores” and their “growth potential,” Lauritzson said there was “no better time to expand to more audiences.”