Product promotion and work with the community sometimes take on bizarre forms in the mobile games market. Pocket Gems studio has published a book based on its blockbuster War Dragons.
Of course, this is not a precedent. Studio Chair Entertainment previously released a solid two-volume Infinity Sword by Brandon Sanderson, one of the brightest stars of modern fantasy (we recommend reading, among other things, his trilogy “Ashes and Steel”).
In other words, War Dragons: All Things Burn is not the first fantasy novel based on mobile games.
Therefore, another thing is curious: the six guilds that play an important role in the novel are real teams of players who won the December gaming event. By embedding clan names into the canon of the universe, Pocket Gems rewarded the loyalty and activity of War Dragons players.
An interesting approach.
As for its practical value, then the question is open.
The book is distributed for a fee. They ask for $0.99 for it.
By the way, Pocket Gems, known for the title Tap Paradise Cove, generally likes narrative experiments. The company has a whole series of interactive mobile novels – Episode.
Source: VentureBeat
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