"To honor India’s past": Take-Two's Zynga partners with Indian government to bring games celebrating the country's 75th Independence Day
Zynga Inc., a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, announced earlier today that they would be partnering with India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in order to launch an educational game campaign to celebrate 75 years of the country's independence under the initiative of Azad Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Two games will be borne out of this partnership as Zynga strives to release free titles that narrate the history behind India's journey to independence alongside fun gameplay. Furthermore, completing these games will net players an official certificate of completion to mark their achievements.
Kishore Kichili, Senior Vice President, Games and Country Head of Zynga India, explained that their mission at the company is to connect people through games and their initiative is to utilize the interactive medium of video games as "a teaching experience about this important era."
With regards to the partnership with the Indian government, Kichili stated:
The two games on offer are Azadi Quest: Match 3 Puzzle and Azadi Quest: Heroes of Bharat. They are set to chronicle India's journey to independence and commemorate its 75th year.
Azadi Quest: Match 3 Puzzle is a game narrated by a grandmother to her granddaughter, Rekha, who is interested in history, as well as Chhotu, Rekha's brother, and the family dog, Sheru. Through the tales told by the grandmother as she recounts the past, players will be able to follow the journey of India's Independence.
The game is set to highlight freedom fighters, historic milestones, and iconic movements as players progress through gameplay. According to Zynga, there are also trivia cards that can be collected which showcase "key moments in history, compete on leaderboards, and share in-game rewards
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