MEDIA RELEASE

Wednesday 12th June 2013

It’s time to return to Ian Livingstone’s Forest of Doom!

Tin Man Games’ third Fighting Fantasy digital gamebook app, The Forest of Doom, arrives on

iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad today, following a recent Android release on Google Play and the

Amazon Appstore for Android.

Smart phone and tablet users can now take part in one of the classic gamebook experiences

that introduced a whole generation to fantasy role-playing games back in 1983! Proudly

displaying an animated version of Iain McCaig’s iconic cover of the Shape Changer, the app

allows readers to risk the unknown perils of Darkwood Forest with a desperate quest against

time to find the missing pieces of the legendary Hammer of Stonebridge.

Ian Livingstone, co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy series and author of The Forest of Doom,

said: “For those people coming back to Darkwood Forest after a 30 year absence, I hope the

experience is as enjoyable as it was the first time around. The forest has certainly been brought

to life in this brilliantly executed digital version by Tin Man Games.”

Fans will also be able to read Ian’s historical notes on the thinking behind the concept of The

Forest of Doom and the naming of its principal character, the grand wizard Yaztromo. He

continues: “For those of you entering Darkwood Forest for the first time – good luck! Might I

suggest you are nice to Yaztromo. He’s my friend.”

Tin Man Games has taken the classic Fighting Fantasy solo adventure and transformed it into an

interactive digital experience, using their critically acclaimed gamebook engine. With animated

page-turning, dynamic links, an automated adventure sheet to show changing stats and display

magical treasures, the reader can also roll physics-based 3D dice to bravely battle the creatures

found within Darkwood Forest.

The Forest of Doom app makes good use of the latest smart phone and tablet hardware, using

the increased screen space of tablets to read horizontally or vertically. A retro mode has been

included for nostalgic Fighting Fantasy fans, which displays Malcolm Barter’s classic black and

white illustrations, while those readers who want full colour can see those same images

beautifully rendered by John-Paul Bove, notable colourist in recent Transformers comics.

Darkwood Forest is a tricky place to find your way around, so a new game engine feature is the

addition of a map that auto-updates as you travel from location to location. Neil Rennison,

creative director for Tin Man Games, said: “We listened to the fans who wanted more mapping

within the Fighting Fantasy apps and we felt that it was a perfect addition to The Forest of

Doom. Looking to the future, we plan to make more of this feature for upcoming FF titles.”

Fighting Fantasy: The Forest of Doom is now available to download from the iOS App

Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore for Android. It costs $5.99 USD/£3.99/ 5,49 €.

Tin Man Games maintain a site dedicated to their Fighting Fantasy apps at

www.FightingFantasyApps.com. The Official Fighting Fantasy site can be found at

www.FightingFantasy.com. Tin Man Games also runs a developer blog at

www.TinManGames.com.au.

Notes to editors:

Writer, Ian Livingstone CBE, co-founder of Games Workshop and co-creator of Fighting Fantasy,

has a long and distinguished career in both tabletop gaming and video games. He is currently

Life President of Eidos and Chairman of Playdemic.

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Cover artist, Iain McCaig, has an extensive print and film portfolio including Star Wars, Magic:

The Gathering and Harry Potter. He is probably best known for designing Padmé Amidala and

Darth Maul for The Phantom Menace.

Colourist, John-Paul Bove, has worked on licenses including Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Godzilla

and GI Joe. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Transformers story, Regeneration One.

For further information contact Neil Rennison on +44 (0)7557 878620 or

press@tinmangames.com.au.

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