SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - September 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”), a leading gaming company, delivering unique player experiences across a variety of genres, will announce a donation of $10,000 to the American Cancer Society in honor of the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this Saturday.
DoubleDown Casino, which is played daily by millions of fans worldwide on both desktop and mobile devices, will invite players to engage with and show support for the charitable donation by taking part in a play-to-enter giveaway on October 1, 2022. This event, Spin for Cures, offers players the chance to express their enthusiasm for helping the American Cancer Society and to learn more about the organization's important work.
“Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been an important focus of our charitable outreach efforts for years,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown. “This is an issue which resonates with all of us as well as our players, and we are proud to support the American Cancer Society.”
“Much progress is being made in the field of breast cancer, giving those receiving a diagnosis even more hope than in the past. The support of DoubleDown Interactive and their players helps ensure the American Cancer Society is able to continue to provide our critical programs and services and to fund cutting-edge breast cancer research,” said Jeff Klaas, executive vice president, West Region, American Cancer Society.
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - September 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”), a leading gaming company, delivering unique player experiences across a variety of genres, celebrates the first anniversary of Undead World: Hero Survival. Within its first year, the zombie-battler role-playing game has been downloaded by over 1,000,000 players.
“We are proud to celebrate this first-year milestone for Undead World: Hero Survival,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown. “With regular content updates, a variety of rotating mini-games and in-game events, and an engaging ongoing story, the game has already found a devoted player base. We look forward to growing the audience as we move into Year Two.”
In-game celebrations for the one-year anniversary will include a Birthday Festival and Birthday Bingo, and opportunities for players to participate and earn rewards. The festival event will reward players automatically, just for logging in to play. The bingo event will provide in-game missions for players to complete in exchange for filling in the bingo card and claiming the rewards.
In Undead World: Hero Survival, players collect heroes, level them up, and send them into battle against zombies as well as rival factions of heroes. Within the first year, 21 new Epic heroes have been introduced, joining the original 15. New game modes and special events offer enhanced strategic gameplay as well as character complexity and plot development.
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SEATTLE WASHINGTON - August 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”), a leading developer of social casino games, announced a $10,000 donation to the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) in support of its mission to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.
DoubleDown Casino, which is played daily by millions of fans worldwide on both desktop and mobile devices, will invite players to engage with and show support for the charitable donation by taking part in a play-to-enter giveaway on August 31, 2022. This event, Paws for the Cause, offers players the chance to express their enthusiasm for helping the ASPCA and to learn more about the organization's work to help vulnerable and victimized animals.
“We are committed to charitable outreach as a principle, and we seek to support organizations that not only resonate with us but with our players as well,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown. “Players have expressed appreciation in past years when we partnered with various animal organizations, making it clear that our fans feel as strongly as we do about animal welfare. We are pleased to make this donation to the ASPCA.”
“We are thankful for DoubleDown's support of animal welfare,” said Matthew Carroll, Senior Manager, ASPCA Cause Partnerships & Events. “This donation will go a long way in helping animals in need across the country, and we appreciate DoubleDown and their players’ commitments to the welfare and safety of animals.”
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - August 16, 2022 — DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”), the developer behind the popular social casino game, DoubleDown Casino, celebrates 12 years since the launch of their flagship title.
“DoubleDown Casino was one of the first games of its kind when it debuted in 2010,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown, “We are honored that DoubleDown Casino has remained one of the leading games in the social casino space for the past 12 years, and we are grateful to all our passionate players, to whom we owe our long-standing success.”
This milestone celebration will start on August 14, 2022 with a countdown that gives away free prizes, leading up to the DoubleDown Birthday Bash on August 26 and 27, 2022. During the event, players are encouraged to complete slot quests and will earn a reward based on how many slot quests they complete.
DoubleDown Casino offers a variety of slot machines and table games, delivering the fun of Las Vegas casinos virtually on mobile and desktop platforms. This social casino game proudly features authentic Las Vegas slot machines developed by International Game Technology PLC, or IGT. Between casino titles and exclusive original slots, DoubleDown has a catalog of over 200 slots for players to enjoy.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ: DDI), a leading developer and publisher of digital social casino games, announced the worldwide launch of its first-ever RPG, Undead World: Hero Survival, a zombie apocalypse game that features hero-collecting and idle gameplay. The game launched on September 27, 2021 and marks a departure from the social casino genre for the company.
“It has been great to see the reception Undead World: Hero Survival has received so far in its initial, limited release,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown. “We are excited to open the game to the larger audience. Even as we celebrate the milestone of worldwide release, we are enjoying the work of developing new content for future updates.”
Concurrent with the worldwide release, DoubleDown Interactive released a major content update, introducing three brand-new heroes, a new mini-game, and the ability to ascend heroes to higher ranks. Regular updates will follow, adding new heroes to collect, new areas to explore, and more stages to advance the campaign and deepen the story of Undead World: Hero Survival.
Undead World: Hero Survival is now available on Android and iOS devices.
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DoubleDown Interactive, Co. Ltd. is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web-based platforms. We are the creators of multi-format interactive entertainment experiences for casual players, bringing authentic Vegas entertainment to players around the world through an online social casino experience. Our flagship title, DoubleDown Casino, has been a fan-favorite game on leading social and mobile platforms for years, entertaining millions of players worldwide with a lineup of classic and modern games.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ: DDI), a leading developer of social casino games, is proud to announce the launch of Undead World: Hero Survival, a zombie apocalypse RPG that uses a mixture of idle gameplay and character collecting and upgrading. This launch marks a strategic departure for the company, which has previously focused on the casino genre.
“We're excited to be expanding DoubleDown's repertoire, developing mobile games in new genres,” said In Keuk Kim, CEO of DoubleDown. “With idle and RPG gaming, we've put together a blend of action-based gameplay with unique and memorable characters. We hope to bring the quality our DoubleDown fans have enjoyed for years to a new audience, and it has been encouraging to see the reception the soft launch of Undead World has received so far.”
In Undead World: Hero Survival, players will collect heroes, level them up, and battle zombies to advance through the main story campaign. Their idle rewards will fill up throughout the day, encouraging players to come back and collect. Players will be able to play with friends and join guilds for more rewards and gameplay benefits. Undead World: Hero Survival offers a variety of game modes, including gauntlet and PvP.
Undead World: Hero Survival is expected to launch worldwide in late September and will be available on iOS and Android devices.
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About DoubleDown Interactive
DoubleDown Interactive, Co. Ltd. is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web-based platforms. We are the creators of multi-format interactive entertainment experiences for casual players, bringing authentic Vegas entertainment to players around the world through an online social casino experience. Our flagship title, DoubleDown Casino, has been a fan-favorite game on leading social and mobile platforms for years, entertaining millions of players worldwide with a lineup of classic and modern games.
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