Cartoon Network has announced two new console games:
Burbank, CA – March 9, 2017 – Cartoon Network powers up a connected world of original heroes across the TV and gaming landscape with the greenlight of animated series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes followed by an integrated console game jointly developed with indie video game studio Capybara Games. Created by Ian Jones-Quartey, and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the action-packed show follows the heroic feats of K.O., an endlessly optimistic kid attempting to level up to be the best he can be in a dynamic universe of friends and challenging foes. The console and PC game is an action brawler with RPG elements and is expected to arrive later this fall and will be previewed at PAX East on Friday, March 10.
To help build this highly-developed world, Cartoon Network opened the door to the gaming and creative communities to produce custom multiplatform content. At a Game Jam last year, independent game developers created their own original games based on the characters. Following the Game Jam, college undergraduates were invited to craft 15-second animation shorts using the IP at an Animation Jam. A standalone original mobile game, titled OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo, also launched last year based on Jones-Quartey’s short, of the same name, from Cartoon Network’s Emmy-winning artist program.
“This combined launch marks the culmination of a unique multi-media development process,” said Rob Sorcher, chief content officer for Cartoon Network. “The result is an entirely connected world which provides deeper satisfaction as fans get further into the property from every access point.”
Added Jones-Quartey: “For me, video games and animation have a lot in common and having fun is the main goal. OK K.O.! is a video game-inspired world expressed through the language of animation, but mostly an adventurous playground with heart-warming heroes who battle against robots.”
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes is set in Lakewood Plaza, a mall for heroes, where K.O. and his cool crew of friends are constantly trying to impress each other in their efforts to level up and overcome the obstacles that evil foe Lord Boxman sends their way on his quest to destroy the plaza. A sneak peek of the new series will be presented at SXSW on Monday, March 13. OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes is slated to premiere this summer in the U.S. and will also roll out across global markets.
Jones-Quartey first joined the Cartoon Network family in 2010 as a storyboard artist on Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. Most recently, he served as the co-executive producer on the Emmy-nominated series Steven Universe. He is an alum of the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
ATLANTA – March 9, 2017 – Turner’s Cartoon Network will expand the imaginative worlds of its hit series Steven Universe with a new console game set to release in 2017. Save the Light joins the new original series and console/PC game OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, announced earlier today. Continuing its commitment to producing premiere content across a variety of platforms, the new titles will engage fans with storylines, interactive play and additional surprises only available within the console gameplay.
Cartoon Network will showcase the following new original titles throughout PAX East:
- Save the Light: An original story crafted with Steven Universe series creator Rebecca Sugar, this RPG console game is a sequel to the 2015 hit mobile title Attack the Light. Developed with renowned hit maker Grumpyface Studios, the game is expected to launch summer 2017.
- OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes: From the creative mind of artist Ian Jones-Quartey and developed by award-winning Capybara Games, this action brawler with RPG elements is set in the outrageous world of the upcoming Cartoon Network Studios animated series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes. This new console game is expected to arrive fall 2017.
Additionally at PAX East, Cartoon Network will host speakers from Capybara Games, Grumpyface Studios and Wake Robin Games for a panel offering first looks at these new games on Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. in the Dragonfly Theater. Titled “Cartoon Network Games: Going Indie With Steven Universe & OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes,” the discussion will focus on how Cartoon Network’s multi-platform strategy connects show creators with indie developers to further bring their worlds to life and engage fans on every platform. Attendees will receive a code for a free download of the Steven Universe light RPG Attack the Light on iOS and Android.
Cartoon Network Games will be at Booth #20055 on the convention floor throughout PAX East with a number of attractions for fans, including a special gallery of concept artwork from Save the Light and OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, meet and greets with developers, giveaways, and more. There will also be playable demos of Attack the Light, the hit precursor to Save the Light, and the side-scrolling beat ‘em up OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo, which recently released a major final update.
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