In Addition to Exciting New Licensing Ventures in Toys, Food, Health and Beauty

Outfit7 and its North American global licensing partner, Epic Story Media, today announced new deals for the award-winning family entertainment brand, Talking Tom & Friends. Fans can look forward to a new branded Talking Tom interactive product, as well as a range of consumer products at retailers across the U.S. Epic and Outfit7 are also developing a brand-new 3D CGI animated series for global distribution.

The Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super series is a new iteration of Outfit7’s successful Talking Tom Heroes brand, which already has a massive and dedicated global fanbase. The series will see the popular characters transform into superheroes who must unlock their superpower potential to save the day – all while keeping their day jobs!

“Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super is an exciting new development for Outfit7’s groundbreaking entertainment brand, which already has 79 billion global views of its video content,” said Ken Faier, El Presidente and Founder of Epic Story Media. “We’re thrilled to be able to work with Outfit7 and take a brand with such incredible global reach to new heights.”

The series is just one of three deals set to deliver more Talking Tom & Friends to its fans worldwide. Epic Story Media and Outfit7 have partnered with Lukis Global Corp, a multi-industry conglomerate and private label manufacturer, to launch a range of new Talking Tom & Friends products at U.S. retailers in the food, apparel, jewellery, and health & beauty categories.

This fall will see the launch of the GameBud Talking Tom – a first-of-its-kind, game-connected, interactive product. The Talking Tom GameBud, which will be released for presale in Q4 this year, is the first product to launch from direct-to-fan premium play company, HUGE! Play.

Kevin Mowrer and Adrian Roche, Co-CEOs of HUGE! Play, said: “We’re incredibly excited to introduce the world to GameBud, an innovative 3D interactive character that will live-connect to your favorite Talking Tom games, while also acting as your very own in-home streamer!  It’s an honor to partner with Outfit7 and Epic Story Media on this exciting new milestone and industry first!”

About EPIC STORY MEDIA
Founded by Ken Faier, Epic Story Media launched in 2017 to put creators at the centre of compelling and engaging franchises for kids. In 2018 ESM secured strategic investment from Vancouver-based production and finance entity Bron Ventures. Epic now has an active and growing slate of properties in development working with some of the most talented creators around the world. Ken previously served as SVP and GM and then SVP and executive producer for DHX Media following DHX Media’s acquisition of Nerd Corps Entertainment, where Ken served as President for over 10 years. Faier also purchased DHX Media’s interactive division which operates as a subsidiary under the name Epic Story Interactive.

About Outfit7 Limited
Outfit7 Limited is a dynamic force in mobile gaming reaching an international audience of billions. Powered by creativity and industry-leading expertise, its talented international team of over 350 people pushes the boundaries of the possible every day. Starting its legacy with the award-winning Talking Tom & Friends franchise now includes a suite of 20+ games, animated series, theme parks and a licensing program. The company’s games have now been downloaded worldwide over 16 billion times in total and up to 430 million fans play with them every month. You can find more information on www.outfit7.com.

Talking Tom & Friends, Talking Tom, Talking Tom Heroes, and Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super are all copyright of Outfit7 Limited. All rights reserved.

About HUGE! Play
HUGE! Play is a global, Direct-to-Fan premium play company founded in 2019 by toy industry executives, Kevin Mowrer, Adrian Roche and Dave Ciganko. HUGE! Play was established with a mission to disrupt play and bring it into the 21stCentury. Questioning and innovation are at the core of the business and can be experienced from the product and platform development to their Direct-to-Fan sales model. Stay tuned for the first innovation under the HUGE! Play umbrella: GameBud™, the world’s first 3D, interactive character that live-connects to your gaming platforms, bringing never-before-seen, two-way interactions to your gameplay!