Popular mobile game Temple Run to be converted into a board game

If you own an iOS or Android device, then chances are you’ve either played or heard of the popular free running game, Temple Run by Imangi. For those unfamiliar, it’s a game where players try to collect as many coins as they can while avoiding obstacles and while trying to run as far as they can. It’s a strangely addictive game and is certainly a great way to pass the time while waiting for class to start or waiting for friends on while commuting to your destination. Interestingly it seems that Imangi has teamed up with Spin Master Games and announced that a Temple Run board game will be making its way into stores come 1st of October.

Dubbed Temple Run Danger Chase, we’re not sure how exactly this one will play out, but based on the box art (pictured above), an “electronic idol” will be included. We’re not sure if this will tie in with the mobile game or if it will be completely separate, but it will be interesting to see how they have managed to take a mobile game and turned it into a board one. Perhaps it might be even more engaging, or perhaps it might lose the charm and the point of Temple Run to begin with, but we guess we will have to wait and see what everyone else thinks of it! So, anyone planning on picking up the board game version when it has been released?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Temple Run has been downloaded 100 million times since its launch [Infographic], Temple Run could make its way onto Windows Phone in the future,

Temple Run has been downloaded 100 million times since its launch [Infographic]

Have you ever played Temple Run? I bet you have. It’s an action video game developed by Imangi Studios. First launched on iOS where it once became the number one free iOS app, the game eventually made it to Android this year with downloads reaching more than 1 million in just three days. Today, its developers are showing an infographic to celebrate how far the game has come after almost of year.

Imangi Studios reveals that Temple Run has already been downloaded 100 million times since its original launch in August 4 last year. The infographic also revealed that 13 percent of U.S. population has downloaded the game. The rest of the stats can be viewed after the break. Additionally, out of the 100 million downloads, the developers said that 68 million of the chunk came from iOS and over 30 million of it was credited from Android. Downloads via Amazon accounted to over 2 million. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Temple Run for Android achieves 1 million downloads in its first three days, Temple Run could make its way onto Windows Phone in the future,