COOKIE JAR DEBUTS NEW MULTI PLAYER GAME ON SPIDER RIDERS WEBSITE
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Toronto/Los Angeles (May 29, 2007) - Cookie Jar Entertainment has revamped its "Spider Riders" website which now features a groundbreaking "Massively Multi-Player Online Game" (MMOG). The popular "Spider Riders: Battle for Arachna" online game at www.spiderriders.com now offers players around the world the opportunity to chat and play against one another in real time.
"By launching our new multi player 'Spider Riders' game, we are able to enhance the online experience for gamers as well as introduce them to other fans of the game and the show," said Ken Locker, SVP Digital Media.
Visually stunning with outstanding play value and multi-dimensional characters, "Spider Riders: Battle for Arachna" mirrors the show's compelling action and storylines. Located at www.spiderriders.com, the online destination has already attracted more than 1.3 million registered gamers and has received over 50 million hits since its introduction last year.
The game is a positive competitive experience with an emphasis on fantasy and adventure. "Spider Riders: Battle for Arachna" transports fans into the world of Arachna where they engage in 15 challenging and fun skill levels.
Created by the marketing and digital media teams of Cookie Jar Entertainment with web design by Montreal-based Tribal Nova and Frima Studios, the "Spider Riders" website is a state-of-the-art online immersive world based on Cookie Jar's boys' action series as seen on Kids' WB! on The CW (US) TELETOON (Canada) and TV Tokyo (Japan).
"Spider Riders" follows the adventures of 11-year-old Hunter Steele who is suddenly transported into the fantastic subterranean world of Arachna. Struggling to survive and locked in battle with the Invectids – giant humanoid insects determined to wipe out human life – the people of Arachna are fearlessly protected by a group of elite warriors who ride aloft 10-foot tall Battle Spiders – the Spider Riders.
About Cookie Jar Group
Cookie Jar Group develops, produces, distributes and markets quality products to children, their caregivers, parents and teachers. Cookie Jar Group's products reflect its commitment to providing the best in children's published content, animated and live action programming and innovative educational and entertainment-driven products worldwide. The group of companies consists of Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. and Cookie Jar Education Inc.
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Cookie Jar Group's entertainment operation, is a leading, global, independent producer, marketing and brand manager of such renowned children's properties as "The Doodlebops," "Caillou," "Spider Riders" and "Johnny Test". Combining globally renowned intellectual properties with an industry-recognized management team, Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. is a market-driven, brand building company that is committed to children first and foremost and is dedicated to the development and production of quality programming that embraces the whole child, with animated and live-action series that entertain, inspire and enlighten children and family audiences worldwide.
