Making Fun and Fox Digital Entertainment Partner to Incorporate ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ in Facebook Game. Moviegoers Can Extend Their Experience through Facebook by Interacting with Characters and Scenes from producer Tim Burton’s and director Timur Bekmambetov’s Highly Anticipated Action Film
Making Fun, Inc., a division of News Corporation Digital Media Group, today announced an agreement with Fox Digital Entertainment to integrate scenes from the highly anticipated movie ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ within Making Fun’s popular Facebook game, Hidden Haunts. Nine scenes from the film have been formatted into a hidden-objects game, helping players reveal our sixteenth president’s role as history’s greatest hunter of the undead. New film-based content is available now through Hidden Haunts at www.facebook.com/HiddenHaunts. ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ debuts in theaters on June 22.
“Hidden Haunts is a game defined by a dark, supernatural tone and vintage-styled, photo-realistic scenes,” said John Welch, President of Making Fun. “We are excited by this opportunity, knowing that ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s’ history-bending tone will sync perfectly with the game, allowing fans of the film to interact with characters and scenes, on an individual basis and with Facebook friends.”
“‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ is a stylish, tongue-in-cheek mash-up and a high-octane thrill-ride,” said Rick Phillips, Senior Vice President, Mobile, Fox Digital Entertainment. “We’re pleased to give action movie fans, vampire fans, gamers, and history buffs a chance to expand their enjoyment through Hidden Haunts gaming and Facebook social media.”
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of our greatest president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of ‘Wanted’) bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloody lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history’s greatest hunter of the undead.
Hidden Haunts is a free-to-play Facebook game with episodic content releases, and a strong emphasis on social mechanics. Hidden Haunts has successfully innovated the integration of beautifully staged photography, rather than scenic illustrations commonly found in the genre. Hidden Haunts is available at: www.facebook.com/HiddenHaunts.
About Making Fun, Inc.
Making Fun, Inc., a division of News Corporation Digital Media Group, is the first full-service social games publishing company. Making Fun blends the financial, production, technology and marketing resources of a big publisher with the passion and creativity of independent developers to deliver an innovative and diverse portfolio of games. By working with external studios across a variety of platforms — including social networks, smartphones and tablets — Making Fun is working to bring high-quality games to consumers on their preferred device. For more information, please visit www.makingfun.com.
About Fox Digital Entertainment
Fox Digital Entertainment (FDE) is a division of 20th Century Fox dedicated to creating new and innovative content for emerging distribution channels. FDE develops and produces video, applications, and games based on both original concepts and extensions of existing Fox intellectual property. The group has produced a number of award-winning products, including GLEE KARAOKE, ANGRY BIRDS RIO, and others.
