Items tagged with Imangi Studios
I don't even want to try and calculate the amount of time I've wasted playing Temple Run, the popular endless runner app by Imangi Studios that spawned a sequel and several knockoff titles, including a couple of officially licensed spinoffs for Disney's Brave and Oz movies. Temple Run became an instant hit when it was released in 2011, and it was certainly popular in my household as my kids and I competed for high scores and accompanying bragging rights. Given the game's addictive nature, I'm not the least bit surprised that the series has now surpassed 1 billion downloads. That figure includes downloads for both Temple Run and Temple Run 2. Between the two entertaining time wasters, players...
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It's kind of ironic that a game classified as an endless runner would race to 50 million downloads in just shy of two weeks, making it the fastest growing mobile of all time. Temple Run 2, the game in question, also sprinted to the No. 1 spot in iOS's Free Apps category not long after it launched on January 17, as well as taking pole position on Google Play and Amazon Marketplace. Imangi Studios has to be thrilled with what could end up an iconic franchise. The original Temple Run was also successful, notching over 170 million downloads to date. "Temple Run has evolved into something so much bigger than us," says Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi. "The game has performed beyond our wildest...
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For those of you who haven't experienced the awesome addiction of Temple Run, it's clear you don't own an Apple device. You've been missing out on one of those rare games that's utterly simple to play but constantly has you promising yourself, "Okay, I'll give it just one more shot," which quickly turns into a dozen more tries and another half hour gone from your day. Well, Android fans, now's your chance to see what all the fuss is about. Imangi Studios today announced that Temple Run is now available on select Android devices. It's a free download via Google Play (still feels funny not to say Android Market), and though there are in-app purchases, if you play enough times -- and you will --...
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