In Zombie Rescue Squad, players customize their squad member and team up with their Snapchat Friends to enter the front lines of the zombie apocalypse, working together in real time to rescue stranded survivors and gather supplies. Score tallies and ranks at the end of each round allow players to level up and earn weapon parts that help blast through the hungry hordes. Playable with 1-4 players and up to 28 spectators, players are encouraged to form bigger squads to earn bigger rewards.

“Snapchat is a home for people to express their individuality and share experiences with friends, making it a perfect fit for multiplayer gaming experiences,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “Teaming up with Snap for the launch of this new platform has been such a rewarding opportunity for pushing the creative boundaries for mobile gaming, and to create an experience that can be shared by people with their friends around the world.”

Zombie Rescue Squad is available now in the United States, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand and the UK on Snap Games.

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Leading games publisher PikPok today announced their latest sports title, Rival Stars Horse Racing.

In Rival Stars Horse Racing players takes the reins of a neglected family homestead with the aim to turn their worn-out farm house into a thriving equestrian centre. A friendly cast of characters assist in this goal as the narrative unfolds. By breeding, training, and racing horses as well as upgrading their homestead, players climb the racing leaderboards and restore their family’s horse management legacy.

Rival Stars Horse Racing brings a complete horse management experience to mobile, enabling players to act as horse breeder, trainer, manager, and jockey. With a realistic and cinematic art style and animations including motion-captured running horses, players can experience the fantasy and strategy of horse ownership and management alongside the thrill of racing on legendary tracks from around the world.

“There is so much passion, knowledge, and skill that goes into raising and racing horses. Capturing that lifestyle and translating it into an authentic mobile experience was our ambitious goal with this game,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “We hope players see the love for horses that has gone into this game and enjoy breeding, owning, and training their own horses as well as celebrating them reaching their full potential.”

Rival Stars Horse Racing will be available worldwide to download for free on the App Store and Google Play on April 24th, 2019.

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New Zealand based publisher PikPok in collaboration with Trishula Entertainment today announced PikPok’s hit mobile video game franchise Into the Dead is being developed as a board game that will launch on Kickstarter in February of 2019.

The board game is being published by PikPok and is designed by Trishula Entertainment, whose team have more than 100 board game credits to their names. With over 60 high quality miniatures and the impressive visual aesthetic that fans have come to expect from PikPok’s mobile and PC titles, Into the Dead: the Board Game is a competitive board game for 2-4 players that has players taking risks and gathering supplies to face the hordes of the undead and reach safety.

“The Into the Dead videogame series has been a huge success for the studio, and we have been exploring many exciting avenues to extend the IP,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “As board game fans ourselves, this is a great next step for the franchise, and Trishula Entertainment has helped us create a whole new way to experience the world we have built.”

For Chris Cervantes of Trishula Entertainment, the project ties his experience in board game design with his past work at PikPok, where he was instrumental in the launch of the franchise in 2012. “Bringing Into the Dead to life as a physical game opens up so many intense shared experiences for the community of players,” said Cervantes, Co-founder of Trishula Entertainment. “For me personally it feels deeply satisfying to return to an IP that I worked on extensively during my earlier time as a game designer at PikPok. Partnering with the current PikPok team to ensure a faithful interpretation of Into the Dead is a tremendous opportunity. The entire Trishula team have been thrilled to bring our expertise to bear and leverage our unique connection to the property while doing so.”

PikPok’s original titles Into the Dead and Into the Dead 2 have amassed over 100 million downloads since the series launch in 2012. In Into the Dead 2, players follow the story of James, who journeys through the zombie apocalypse in a race to save his family. Armed with an arsenal of powerful weapons, players must fend off ever-increasing zombie threats while crossing treacherous terrain. The board game offers players the chance to play as James as well as other beloved characters from the world.

Into the Dead: the Board Game will launch on Kickstarter in February of 2019.

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New Zealand’s PikPok has announced their latest original title I Am Monster is now available for free worldwide on the App Store and Google Play.

In I Am Monster, players are powerful Kaiju, rampaging through a city and smashing the enemies bent on destroying them. As the monsters traverse vibrant districts and new environments, players can collect unique monsters and pets to build the ultimate monster squad. The more the Kaiju smash the more they grow, evolving to enormous sizes and unlocking powerful abilities. But as the cities fight back, deploying bigger and more menacing bosses, players will have to develop their squad and grow to ever greater heights to defeat them.

“Monster movies have been a mainstay of the film industry for a century, and we’ve enjoyed the opportunity to present these worlds and characters from the monster’s point of view,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “It’s been great fun immersing ourselves in the world and characters, building on classic monster movie tropes. We think players will love the chance to take a walk in these monsters’ giant, stomping footsteps.”

Expanding on PikPok’s portfolio of original idle games including Doomsday Clicker; and Dungeon, Inc.; Kung Fu Clicker and building on classic monster movie nostalgia, I Am Monster is brimming with action-packed colourful chaos.

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PikPok in collaboration with Living Dead Media today announced their Night of the Living Dead live event for the hit videogame Into the Dead 2 will be coming to the App Store and Google Play on October 19th, 2018 (NZDT). The event will be available for the limited time of one week only.

“I would like to think that he would know the love that is going into this event,” George C. Romero remarked on what his father, George A. Romero, would of think this partnership with Living Dead Media and PikPok. Romero continued, “my dad loved video games and he would be happy and proud of this collaboration.”

To commemorate its 50th Anniversary, Night of the Living Dead will screen in over 1,000 movie theatres in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Mexico on October 24 and 25, 2018. As audiences experience the 4K restoration of George A Romero’s original zombie horror masterpiece first-hand, PikPok invites players to uncover the hidden prequel story and discover what happened before the events of the film.

“I’m an avid gamer and getting to work on Night of the Living Dead with PikPok has been awesome. Anyone who is a fan of Night of the Living Dead or a fan of the genre is going to love this experience,” said Andrew Romero, George A Romero’s younger son.

PikPok’s original titles Into the Dead and Into the Dead 2 have amassed over 100 million downloads since the series launch in 2013. In Into the Dead 2, players journey through the zombie apocalypse in a race to save their family. Armed with an arsenal of powerful weapons, players must fend off ever-increasing zombie threats while crossing treacherous terrain.

The Night of the Living Dead event follows the story of Ben and his gruelling encounters prior to arriving at the farmhouse. Players will experience the unexplained events of the zombie uprising as they team up with country girl Alice in a fight for survival.

Steve Wolsh, CEO of Living Dead, said “working with George C. and Andrew Romero in creating this amazing experience for the next generation of Living Dead fans has been a dream come true and we couldn’t have found a better partner in this adventure than PikPok.”

“Into the Dead owes so much to George A Romero’s iconic franchise,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “The Night of the Living Dead event in Into the Dead 2 will offer fans an all-new immersive way to experience the terrifying landscape of Butler County. With Into the Dead 2’s one year anniversary just around the corner, we are honored to celebrate our own milestone alongside that of this groundbreaking film.”

Night of the Living Dead presented by Into the Dead is available on October 19 (NZDT) for download on App Store and Google Play and will run for a limited time until 26 October (NZDT).

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Leading games publisher PikPok announced to us here at STG the launch of Slam Dunk King for Android on Google Play, joining existing availability on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the App Store.

Slam Dunk King is a basketball arcade game originally released on iOS in 2011. Featuring multiple game modes and unlockable custom content, players must master and chain together dunking tricks, combos, and power-ups to become the Slam Dunk King.

Working in partnership with Krome Studios, PikPok recently updated Slam Dunk King on iOS, bringing the six year old fan favourite up to 64-bit compatibility. The studios have partnered once again to bring Slam Dunk King to Google Play, revamping the retro hit with bug fixes, updated compatibility and support, and all new themed court and ball content.

The Slam Dunk King app is available for free for Android on Google Play, and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the App Store.

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PikPok recently announced to us here at STG that their new game Into the Dead 2 will launch on October 13th, 2017 for Android on Google Play, and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the App Store.

Into the Dead 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to Into the Dead (70+ million downloads), the hit endless zombie runner released by PikPok in 2012. Following the gruesome style of the first game, Into the Dead 2 sees the addition of an evolving narrative, deeper gameplay, and highly crafted levels, offering players even more of an immersive and action-packed experience than the fan favourite original.

“Into the Dead has been a huge success for the studio, reaching tens of millions of players across a myriad of platforms” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “Continuing the franchise with Into the Dead 2, we’ve massively expanded on the concepts explored in the original, adding much more content, depth, and longevity that will appeal to existing fans and new players alike.  The release of the game is a huge and satisfying milestone for PikPok.”

In Into the Dead 2, players journey through the zombie apocalypse in a race to save their family. Armed with an arsenal of powerful weapons, players must fend off ever-increasing zombie threats while crossing treacherous terrain. In a world where no one is safe, players must do whatever it takes to keep moving; whether it’s slaying zombies from atop vehicles, stabbing them to survive, or risking going after them on foot. With their family’s rescue and reunion on the line, players will be pushed on far they are willing to go to make it out alive.

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Well, now you can thanks to New Zealand mobile app developers Pik Pok.

Leading games publisher PikPok announced the launch of their new original title Doomsday Clicker for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android phones and tablets. The title continues PikPok’s explorations of clicker and incremental games, building and expanding on the success of other recent titles published on behalf of third parties.

In Doomsday Clicker, players destroy the world and profit from the destruction in a master plan for global domination. Tapping builds underground bunkers to house survivors, a quirky cast of characters who work to bring their new overlord ever-increasing profits. Packaged in a bright, distinctive art style with catchy original music and a wicked sense of humor, Doomsday Clicker will have players destroying the world over and over again!

“Doomsday Clicker has a great sense of fun and is the type of compelling experience that fans have come to expect in PikPok games,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “The game has been a hit internally, and we’ve all enjoyed playing Doomsday Clicker as much as making it.”

In Doomsday Clicker players can be the ultimate master of doom by destroying the world over and over again to increase profits. Destroy the world, and build it up again, making more and more coins every time. As every discerning Overlord requires a Supercharging device, Dooms Day Clicker consists of THE SUPERCHARGER, a wheel of chance that gives a limited-time productivity boost from your enslaved humans or mutants.

Collect bonuses when “unwanted visitors” come knock-knocking at your bunker door and once your millions turn into Quadrillions you can start bunkers at new locations, and feel immense satisfaction as numbers tick ever higher.

We played the free to play Dooms Day Clicker game on Android and became hooked very quickly. A full recommend from us here at Shane the Gamer.

Be the Overlord of Destruction that you were born to be and mash that Dooms Day button.

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New Zealand based mobile games publisher PikPok today announced that their original game, Into the Dead, has launched on Samsung’s new Gear VR, powered by Oculus.  This version extends the franchise from existing availability on the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, Windows, Windows Phone, and Facebook, where the game has achieved over 47 million downloads to date.

Into the Dead throws you into the gruesome world of the zombie apocalypse where there are no second chances. Do what you have to stay alive, keep moving as fast as you can, and protect yourself by any means necessary.

By playing Into the Dead in virtual reality, players can now immerse themselves in the game like never before, getting up close and personal with the zombie horde.

“The Gear VR allows us to take the visceral and immersive experience of Into the Dead to a whole new level” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok.

“We’ve also added whole new game mode exclusive to Gear VR” said Wynands. “Called ‘Stand Your Ground’, players must defend themselves from an encroaching, relentless horde all sides, in a desperate fight for survival.”

With the VR version you can expect to experience the environment like never before, in full 360 degrees 3D VR with five game modes to test your skills, including a mode unique to Gear VR.

Playing through will see you unlock an arsenal of powerful weapons to help you stay alive, with the addition of Daily Challenges encompassing new Mission sets.

Pik Pok will be continually adding more content, new game modes and extra features for Into the Dead to keep VR gamers adrenaline pumping.

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Leading publisher PikPok today announced that their new game Breakneck will launch for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch on August 27th, 2015 on the App Store.

Breakneck sees players speed across an Earth ravaged by an alien occupation, chased by relentless pursuers.  Flying close to obstacles boosts speed but increases danger, and the valuable resources that litter the landscape need collection, requiring precision and risk-taking by the player.

Featuring state-of-the-art graphics, daily environment changes, and action-packed surprises, Breakneck is a game thrill-seekers of all ages will enjoy.

“We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of Breakneck on the App Store” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok.  “Combining facets of racing games and endless runners, and set in a constantly evolving environment with a futuristic twist, Breakneck builds on PikPok’s past successes and strengths to create a whole new high fidelity, edge of your seat experience.”

Breakneck will throw you into thrilling action gameplay as you speed through a hostile world, building distance and collecting supplies with daily and weekly missions to test your abilities.

Harnessing the power of Apple devices there are awesome 3D graphics and environments on offer  depicting a ravaged post invasion landscape.

Differing modes of play including phantom ships of last and best daily runs so you can race to beat your best score with environment resets daily so there are always new paths and challenges to master.

Weekly tournaments and leaderboards so you can compete against other survivors and of course boosts and unlockable ship upgrades to help you tackle ever-evolving challenges.  Breakneck also features an all original soundtrack by music artist Kadington.

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