This just came out on iCandy website:
https://www.icandy.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ICI-Storms-x-GoPlay.docx.pdf
Highlights:
● iCandy’s subsidiary Storms partners with GoPlay, Gojek’s interactive streaming
service, to launch an innovative game experience that allows fans to influence
real-time game outcome(s) of celebrity live streamers
● Gojek, known as GoTo post-merger with Tokopedia, is Indonesia’s most valuable
startup with an estimated IPO valuation of up to USD30 billion
● GoPlay will feature AZ Run, Storms’ hit ball runner game, in the partnership which will
be played by a popular Indonesian idol group called JKT48 on a GoPlay live show
● Storms’ new game feature is also expected to facilitate the implementation of
further social and monetisation mechanisms
iCandy Interactive Limited (ASX:ICI) (“iCandy” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce that its subsidiary, Digital Games International Pte. Ltd. (trading under the
brand name “Storms”), has entered into a partnership with Gojek’s interactive streaming
service, GoPlay, to launch an innovative game feature that allows fans to influence
real-time game outcome(s) of celebrity live streamers on the GoPlay platform.
AZ Run, a hit ball runner game developed by Storms with over 9.6 million downloads and
3 million monthly active users, will be the maiden game to be featured in the partnership.
AZ Run will be presented on GoPlay through a live show with a popular idol group in
Indonesia called JKT48.
During JKT48’s live show, the audience will be able to directly interact with the game
being played by the JKT48 esports team by influencing the game in real-time, by either
aiding or pranking the player.
GoPlay, Gojek and GoTo
GoPlay is Gojek’s interactive live streaming platform that was launched in 2018. Aside
from its interactive live streaming platform, GoPlay also offers video-on-demand service
subscriptions that include content such as GoPlay Original, GoPlay Exclusive,
independent film gallery GoPlay Indie, and other premium content galleries, as well as
GoPlay Rental (pay-per-view service).
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading super-app based in Indonesia, is a pioneer of the
multi-service ecosystem model, providing access to a wide range of services including
transportation, food delivery, logistics, e-commerce, digital payment technology,
entertainment, and many others.
GoTo, the holding company of Gojek and its associated businesses following the
completion of its merger with Tokopedia, is expected to file for IPO this year at a
valuation of up to USD30 billion as Indonesia’s most valuable startup .
More about the partnership
The partnership between Storms and GoPlay is expected to mark a new era of
entertainment where users are given the chance to participate in gameplay with
content creators intimately while at the same time, allowing content creators to be
creative with their live show programme and drive more interaction on the GoPlay
platforms.
Storms’ new game feature is also expected to facilitate the implementation of further
social and monetisation mechanisms.
Storms is 51% owned by iCandy, with 49% being owned by Asia’s leading telcos: Singtel,
AIS, and SK Telecom.
iCandy's Storms partners with US$30 billion Gojek of Indonesia
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