Worlds Partners with Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform to License Retro Gaming, Original IP and Wanderful Interactive
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD) has partnered with Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform to license the ZOOM Platform (ZP) DRM-Free online entertainment platform and its portfolio of classic video games. This agreement launches Worlds into the booming global retro gaming industry, creating new ongoing, multi-generation revenue channels. The partnership includes:
1. Access to ZP's 1,100+ classic video game titles and original IP
2. Licenses for interactive children's stories based on works by popular authors
3. Plans to launch Worlds' Platform, a new ZP-esque website and platform in early 2025
The collaboration aims to make classic games accessible to a new market of gamers without proprietary consoles. It also includes Wanderful Interactive properties, originally published as Living Books, designed to foster a love of learning through interactive storybooks.
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD) ha stretto una partnership con Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform per concedere in licenza la piattaforma di intrattenimento online ZOOM Platform (ZP) priva di DRM e il suo portfolio di videogiochi classici. Questo accordo catapulta Worlds nel fiorente settore globale dei videogiochi retro, creando nuovi canali di entrate continuative e multigenerazionali. La partnership include:
1. Accesso a oltre 1.100 titoli di videogiochi classici e IP originali di ZP
2. Licenze per storie interattive per bambini basate su opere di autori popolari
3. Piani per lanciare la piattaforma di Worlds, un nuovo sito web e piattaforma in stile ZP all'inizio del 2025
La collaborazione mira a rendere i giochi classici accessibili a un nuovo mercato di videogiocatori senza console proprietarie. Include anche le proprietà di Wanderful Interactive, originariamente pubblicate come Living Books, progettate per promuovere l'amore per l'apprendimento attraverso libri interattivi.
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD) se ha asociado con Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform para licenciar la plataforma de entretenimiento en línea ZOOM Platform (ZP) sin DRM y su cartera de videojuegos clásicos. Este acuerdo lanza a Worlds en la próspera industria global de videojuegos retro, creando nuevos canales de ingresos continuos y multigeneracionales. La asociación incluye:
1. Acceso a más de 1,100 títulos de videojuegos clásicos y propiedad intelectual original de ZP
2. Licencias para cuentos interactivos infantiles basados en obras de autores populares
3. Planes para lanzar la Plataforma de Worlds, un nuevo sitio web y plataforma al estilo ZP a principios de 2025
La colaboración tiene como objetivo hacer accesibles los juegos clásicos a un nuevo mercado de jugadores sin consolas propietarias. También incluye las propiedades de Wanderful Interactive, publicadas originalmente como Living Books, diseñadas para fomentar el amor por el aprendizaje a través de libros interactivos.
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD)는 Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform과 파트너십을 체결하여 DRM 없는 온라인 엔터테인먼트 플랫폼 ZOOM Platform (ZP)과 그 포트폴리오의 클래식 비디오 게임 라이선스를 부여하였습니다. 이 계약은 Worlds를 급성장하는 글로벌 레트로 게임 산업에 선도하며 새로운 지속적인 다세대 수익 채널을 창출합니다. 파트너십에는 다음이 포함됩니다:
1. ZP의 1,100개 이상의 클래식 비디오 게임 타이틀 및 원작 IP에 대한 접근
2. 인기 작가들의 작품을 기반으로 한 인터랙티브 아동 이야기 라이선스
3. 2025년 초에 출시될 Worlds의 플랫폼, 새로운 ZP 스타일의 웹사이트 및 플랫폼 계획
이번 협업은 고유한 콘솔 없이 클래식 게임을 새로운 게임 시장에 접근 가능하게 하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다. 또한 지식 탐구를 통해 학습의 사랑을 키우기 위해 설계된 Living Books로 처음 출판된 Wanderful Interactive의 속성도 포함됩니다.
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD) s'est associé au Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform pour octroyer une licence à la plateforme de divertissement en ligne ZOOM Platform (ZP) sans DRM et à son portefeuille de jeux vidéo classiques. Cet accord propulse Worlds dans l'industrie mondiale florissante du jeu rétro, créant de nouvelles sources de revenus continue et intergénérationnelles. Le partenariat comprend :
1. Accès à plus de 1 100 titres de jeux vidéo classiques et IP originale de ZP
2. Licences pour des histoires interactives pour enfants basées sur des œuvres d'auteurs populaires
3. Prévisions pour le lancement de la plateforme de Worlds, un nouveau site et plateforme à la manière de ZP au début de 2025
Cette collaboration vise à rendre les jeux classiques accessibles à un nouveau marché de joueurs sans consoles propriétaires. Elle inclut également des propriétés de Wanderful Interactive, publiées à l'origine sous le nom de Living Books, conçues pour favoriser l'amour de l'apprentissage à travers des livres interactifs.
Worlds Inc. (OTCPK: WDDD) hat eine Partnerschaft mit der Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform geschlossen, um die DRM-freie Online-Unterhaltungsplattform ZOOM Platform (ZP) und ihr Portfolio an klassischen Videospielen zu lizenzieren. Diese Vereinbarung katapultiert Worlds in die boomende globale Retro-Gaming-Industrie und schafft neue, fortlaufende, generationenübergreifende Einnahmequellen. Die Partnerschaft umfasst:
1. Zugriff auf über 1.100 klassische Videospieltitel und originale IP von ZP
2. Lizenzen für interaktive Kindergeschichten, die auf Werken bekannter Autoren basieren
3. Pläne für die Einführung der Worlds-Plattform, einer neuen ZP-ähnlichen Website und Plattform Anfang 2025
Die Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, klassischen Spielen einen Zugang zu einem neuen Markt von Gamern ohne proprietäre Konsolen zu ermöglichen. Dazu gehören auch die Wanderful Interactive-Eigenschaften, die ursprünglich als Living Books veröffentlicht wurden und darauf abzielen, die Liebe zum Lernen durch interaktive Bilderbücher zu fördern.
- Partnership grants access to 1,100+ classic video game titles and original IP
- Creates new ongoing, multi-generation revenue channels for Worlds
- Expands Worlds' presence in the rapidly growing retro gaming industry
- Includes licenses for interactive children's stories from popular authors
- Plans to launch Worlds' Platform in early 2025, expanding distribution capabilities
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- Launches Worlds into the booming global retro gaming industry
- Creates new ongoing, multi-generation revenue channels for Worlds
- Enables Worlds’ Platform to Access ZP’s 1,100+ classic video game titles and original IP
- Includes licenses for interactive children’s stories based on the works of Marc Brown, Dr. Seuss, Mercer Mayer, Stan & Jan Berenstain and other popular children’s book authors
Boston, MA and Paradise Valley, AZ, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Worlds Inc. (Worlds) (OTCPK: WDDD) has closed on the agreement with Jordan Freeman Group - ZOOM Platform to license the ZOOM Platform* (ZP) DRM-Free online entertainment platform and portfolio of classic video games, including upcoming original intellectual properties, such as Shadow Stalkers and MegaRace: DeathMatch. The agreement also includes licensing Wanderful Interactive intellectual properties, originally published as Living Books, based on the works of award-winning authors including Marc Brown, Dr. Seuss, Mercer Mayer, Stan & Jan Berenstain, and other popular children’s book authors.
ZOOM Platform
ZOOM Platform has ported classic PC and console games, including Duke Nukem, FlatOut, Commandos and Aliens Vs. Predator to modern platforms online, making classic video games accessible to a new market of gamers without having to purchase proprietary consoles. ZP also enables play of original ZOOM Platform games (ZP Games) that ZOOM Platform Productions, LLC (ZPP) created and owns. ZP has digital distribution rights to over 1,100 titles.
In early 2025, Worlds intends to launch Worlds’ Platform, a new ZP-esque website and platform.
“People love to revisit the iconic video games of their youth, but access to disparate and discontinued gaming consoles often prevents it. This partnership will enable gamers and families across all ages to enjoy beloved classic games and children’s stories via a common interactive interface,” stated Thomas Kidrin, Worlds CEO. “With the resurgence of interest in classic video games, this is a tremendous opportunity for Worlds to create new ongoing, multi-generation revenue channels in traditional and interactive entertainment. Jordan has created a phenomenal platform that is intuitive, easily accessible and cost effective, while preserving all the unique characteristics of the original games. It is truly a retrogamer’s dream.”
“Retro gaming is a hot, rapidly growing industry niche that serves as common ground among gamers across generations and cultures,” stated Jordan Freeman, founder of ZOOM Platform, president of Wanderful Interactive and a Worlds Board of Directors member. “My late mentor Bernie Stolar, an iconic leader in the gaming industry at Sony and SEGA, introduced me to Worlds as a major innovative force creating technologies that enabled the beginning of today’s multi-player online gaming sphere. This licensing agreement is the next step in an exciting multi-faceted relationship that has the potential to grow ZOOM Platform’s footprint, expand Worlds’ legacy into the retro gaming arena, and explore uncharted territories. The possibilities are infinite.”
Wanderful Interactive children’s stories
In an age where video games’ action and colorful visuals outshine words on printed pages, the Wanderful Interactive stories are designed to build foundational skills and foster a love of learning. Children can progress at their own speed --pre-readers can have the stories read to them, while beginning readers can get help pronouncing difficult words. Buttons to trigger sounds and movement bring the stories to life for even the most reluctant adventurer.
Kidrin noted, “Reading is a foundational skill that we are thrilled to advance through interactive storybooks. Wanderful is a winning concept that makes learning as exciting as video games. Through our new platform, you’ll easily be able to bring your child’s entire library wherever you go to keep children engaged and learning.”
The Rise of Retro Gaming:
- YouTube Cultures & Trends reports, “There were over 1000 times more uploads of videos related to retro gaming in the first half of [2023] than there were for the same period in 2007.
- Retro gaming is a global phenomenon, with top views this year coming from countries in South America, Europe, and Asia!” Creative Insights’ VisualGPS consumer survey found that “for 7 in 10 consumers globally, the value of video games is linked to providing an escape from the real world. Combine nostalgia, escapism, and visual playfulness of retro gaming to get the perfect play and to captivate audiences across generations, including those who didn’t even grow up with the original retro games.”
*(ZOOM Platform is not related to the Zoom video conferencing platform.)
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About Worlds Inc.
Worlds Inc.’s (OTCPK: WDDD) is entering the online retro gaming and interactive children’s entertainment industries via licensing with Jordan Freeman Group – ZOOM Platform and Wanderful Interactive. This is the next chapter in Worlds’ 40+ year legacy of developing software and related technology for the world’s first metaverses and the creation of interactive three-dimensional (3D) Internet environments encompassing massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) a.k.a “video gaming.” For more information, visit www.worlds.com.
About Jordan Freeman Group – ZOOM Platform
ZOOM's mission is to design, create, and publish traditional and interactive entertainment with a multi-generational trans-media appeal. ZOOM's products are distributed digitally via, ZOOM Platform, along with non-exclusive third-party content from both major publishers and indies with a catalog spanning the classics to new releases.
ZOOM has a world-class veteran management team representing all facets of the entertainment and technology industries.
ZOOM Platform Media is an exciting new Jordan Freeman Group brand label, whose sole purpose, is to create original video game centric trans-media content. The marque has been established to support ZOOM Platform's current momentum and facilitate further growth. Its primary initiative is to create and incubate original intellectual property for the video game and film markets in cooperation with well-known Hollywood stars. Additionally, the entity has strong interest in established film and TV based intellectual properties.
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