Digit and Penguin Ink Kings of the Realm Book Deal Thanks to Twitter

Digit and Penguin Ink Kings of the Realm Book Deal Thanks to Twitter

DUBLIN and LONDON, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Following a retweet by Lord Alan Sugar announcing the arrival of a new Dublin-based
game company, Digit Game Studios and Penguin Books have reached agreement to publish books
based on Kings of the Realm, the soon-to-be-released free-to-play strategy title from
Digit. After spotting the interesting Tweet earlier this year, Penguin's editorial
director Shannon Cullen arranged to meet Digit's co-founder David McGovern on a trip to
Dublin, and discussions began.

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    Penguin has acquired the world rights for tie-in titles to Kings of the Realm. The
first title will be released to support the game's launch in 2013 and will contain the
back story of the fallen realm, hints on strategy and richly expand on details of the
online world through an action-adventure fantasy novel. Future titles will feature
characters inspired by real players from the game and will be a close collaboration
between Digit, Penguin and the online Kings of the Realm community.

    Shannon Cullen says: 'Having seen the success of our younger interactive properties
like Moshi Monsters, where the online world inspires content in our books, I am very
excited about bringing this type of storytelling to a teenage and older crossover
audience. Kings of the Realm is a fantastic gaming experience that will appeal to fans of
books ranging from The Hobbit to Game of Thrones, making this perfectly timed. To be able
to involve the players of the game in future narratives is an exciting, innovative
approach to contemporary storytelling, and we're delighted to be working with such a
forward-thinking and creative company as Digit.'

    'It's great to be working with Penguin,' says Digit CMO Martin Frain. 'Our game world
is a rich fantasy setting and this will be an ideal way for fans of the game to learn more
about the history and characters in Kings of the Realm - or to get a taste of the intrigue
and backstabbing they will enjoy in the game.'

    Kings of the Realm is a free-to-play massively multiplayer real-time-strategy game. It
will be launched on browser, Facebook, tablet and smartphone in Spring 2013.

    About Digit Game Studios

    Digit Game Studios is Ireland's biggest independent studio, developing cross platform
games for a global audience. Currently working on a series of strategy games, Dublin based
Digit was founded by a group of English and Irish industry veterans from EA, Jagex, Popcap
and Monumental.

    http://www.digitgaming.com

    http://www.kingsoftherealm.com

    About Penguin Books

    Penguin Books is the flagship imprint [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprint ] of the
worldwide Penguin Group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Group ] and is owned by
Pearson PLC [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_PLC ], the global media company who also
own the Financial Times [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Times ], the business
information group and Pearson, the world's largest education publishing and technology
company

    http://www.penguin.co.uk

    For further Information:

       
        Digit: Paul Hayes
        0876209823 paul@beachhutpr.com

       
        Penguin: Jayde Lynch
        +44(0)2070103072 jayde.lynch@uk.penguingroup.com

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