New York, NY (Top40 Charts) NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES) today announced that Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer
Steve Aoki is now available as a playable character in
Speedy Ninja for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android.
Players will need to update their app in order to find and unlock
Steve Aoki under the selectable character list of ninjas.
Speedy Ninja is a fast-paced endless runner that challenges players to navigate perilous forests and dodge bizarre objects with the help of custom characters, weapons, and power-ups.
Aoki will sport his signature long hair and wield a microphone weapon, with a special DIM MAK cake power-up to help players race past their friends on the global leaderboard.
Players who unlock Aoki will be able to play the character indefinitely. An additional premium skin, Neon Aoki, offers a cybernetic take on
Steve Aoki as well as provide powerful abilities to destroy enemies. Neon Aoki is available for a one-time purchase of $4.99.
"Speedy
Ninja is already an amped up game; you've got the crazy-looking bats, flying spears, and even freakin' dragons," said Steve Aoki. "This is the first video game I've worked on and it was a total trip watching this project go from concept to launch. Download my character now and let the cakes fly!"
Watch
Steve Aoki in action in the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMn5tjfi7w
Speedy Ninja is available as a free download on:
Aoki's inclusion in
Speedy Ninja continues his working relationship with NetEase, after headlining their 2015 PAX Prime party in August where he first announced his involvement in the game.
For more information about the
Steve Aoki in-game activation,
Speedy Ninja and NetEase North America, please visit www.netease-na.com, join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NetEaseOfficial, or follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NetEaseOfficial.
About NetEase
NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES) is a leading
Internet technology and video game company headquartered in China. With a breadth of experience in content creation and sharing, NetEase develops and operates some of China's most popular online games (including World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®: Heroes of Warcraft™, StarCraft® II, Heroes of the Storm™ and Diablo®III), e-mail services, advertising services, mobile applications and games, and web portals. The company has recently established a US office, with plans to expand their offerings by releasing mobile games for Western audiences. For more information, please visit: https://ir.netease.com/.
About
STEVE AOKI
STEVE AOKI is a Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company and apparel line Dim Mak. Since launching in 1996, Dim Mak has broken bands such as Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons, and The
Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases and now has nearly 500 releases to date. As a solo artist, AOKI has become a force of nature averaging over 250 tour dates per year. AOKI's second artist album NEON FUTURE I, was released
September 30, 2014 via Dim Mak/Ultra
Music and features his Gold certified single "Delirious (Boneless)" with
Chris Lake and
Tujamo featuring Kid Ink, "Born To Get Wild" featuring will.i.am and "
Rage The Night Away" featuring Waka Flocka Flame. The second part of his Neon
Future album, NEON FUTURE II, was released on May 12, 2015 and features collaborations with Linkin Park, Matthew Koma, Snoop Lion, Rivers Cuomo and NERVO, plus a very special appearance by creative genius J.J. Abrams who voices the outro to close the album. AOKI is also serving as an Executive Producer and soundtrack curator of The Nerdist's first feature film acquisition The Hive. Directed by up-and-coming writer and director
David Yarovesky and produced by Cary Granat of Scream 2 and Scream 3 fame, the film was dubbed by Guardians of the Galaxy director
James Gunn as "the most horrifying and disgusting love story ever." The Hive is out now digitally.
