BEVERLY HILLS, CA – March 26, 2009 – Act III Licensing announces today the expansion of I-play’s Dream Day Wedding Casual Game Series with the signing of new licensee Ceaco. Ceaco will create a traditional jigsaw puzzle series based on the hit online games, Dream Day Wedding, Dream Day Honeymoon and Dream Day First Home.
Ceaco is developing three 1,000 piece puzzles inspired by the beautiful graphics and addicting seek-and-find play in the Dream Day Wedding Series. Targeting ages 12 and up, these puzzles contain 18 hidden objects for consumers to find once completing the puzzle. The series is available immediately online at www.ceaco.com and at specialty retailers and will be rolled out to large retail outlets this Fall.
“I’m thrilled that the Dream Day Wedding series has found success and built a fan base on so many gaming platforms,” says Cara Ely, Creative Director at I-play and creator of the series. “I’m a huge jigsaw puzzle fan so to see the Dream Day Wedding games come to life beyond the PC, Mobile and console platforms is especially exciting.”
“We are excited about the partnership with I-play and are confident that consumers will be entertained and challenged by the Dream Day Wedding puzzle series,” said Donna Webster, VP Licensing, Ceaco. “It’s a great addition to our existing line of premium puzzles.”
Look for the next release in the highly successful Dream Day Wedding PC online game franchise Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas in April!
As the industry’s hottest new wedding planner, a high rolling bride is placing all bets on you to prepare for her big day. Surrounded by a luxury Las Vegas resort, it’s up to you to deliver the perfect Dream Day Wedding for an elegant couple who expects nothing but the best. The stakes are high in this lavish destination as you manage 29 challenging
levels filled with hidden objects, puzzles, deadlines and “must do’s”. Keep the bride, groom and mother of the bride pleased by avoiding the inevitable wedding disasters. Get ready to hit the jackpot in Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas.
About I-play (www.iplay.com) - I-play is the world’s leading multi-platform casual games publisher. With powerful franchises and massive distribution across PC, Mobile, and Interactive TV, I-play content reaches global consumers across the three most popular entertainment screens, and delivers fun, entertaining, accessible content to casual gamers of all ages. I-play’s PC publishing division (formerly known as Oberon Games) is based in Seattle and created the hit Dream Day Series, as well as the first casual games for bestselling author James Patterson and legendary mystery author Agatha Christie, including the Zeeby’s Awards 2007 Game of the Year, Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile. I-play’s mobile division has delivered some of the biggest selling franchises in the mobile space, including the world’s #1 best-selling racing franchise The Fast & the Furious series, based on the blockbuster movies. I-play’s interactive TV group (formerly PixelPlay) creates and distributes games featuring many top brands including Centipede™, Missile Command®, Asteroids™, Monopoly®, Scrabble®, Boggle®, and Yahtzee™. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Seattle, San Mateo, London, and Dunfermline, Scotland, I-play is the publishing division of Oberon Media, Inc.
About Oberon Media (www.oberon-media.com) - Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual games company is the first company to deliver global, integrated casual-games solutions across online, mobile and interactive TV platforms, following its acquisitions of I-play and PixelPlay, respective leaders in the mobile games and iTV casual games markets. The Oberon Game Center platform is the industry standard and has been adopted by some of the world’s largest corporations including Microsoft, Comcast, Verizon, Electronic Arts, MySpace, France Telecom and NHN. The platform combines casual-game content, merchandizing and features to fulfill each partner’s specific needs. Oberon Media’s publishing arm works with the industry’s best, award-winning game developers to produce the top-selling casual games, which can be played in more than a dozen languages across online, mobile, console and iTV platforms. Founded in 2003, Oberon Media is headquartered in New York with offices across North America, Europe and Asia, and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Oak Investment Partners and Lehman Brothers.
About the Ceaco (www.ceaco.com) - Founded in 1987, Ceaco has remained true to its mission: to create high quality, innovative and challenging jigsaw puzzles and games while providing hours of family fun. Count on Ceaco for the most Creative, Exciting and Colorful products ever!