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King of Avalon's Orlando Bloom collab makes waves with 2 million players and a trailer award

King of Avalon's Orlando Bloom collab makes waves with 2 million players and a trailer award

During the much-awaited Orlando Bloom event in King of Avalon, almost a whopping 2 million players logged into FunPlus' mobile strategy game to experience the epic collab. The game is also boasting a big win as the Silver Winner of the Clio Award for the trailer that featured the Lord of the Rings star.

In the aforementioned King of Avalon collab, popular Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom made his debut as a new hero in the game as inspired by the legend of King Arthur. According to Chris Petrovic, Chief Business Officer at FunPlus, "We are very honoured to have been named a Silver Winner of the prestigious Clio Awards thanks to the excellent work of the production team of the latest King of Avalon trailer. This award is especially meaningful after learning that many new players have enjoyed playing as Orlando The Nightshard on the battlefield, proof of a successful collaboration and the first of many exciting integrations landing in King of Avalon."

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In particular, the actor's in-game character took centre stage during the "Frost & Flame" storyline that let players enjoy a Tower Defense game mode along with American-comic art style visuals. If you're curious, you can download King of Avalon on the iOS App Store and on the Google Play Store for Android devices. It's a free-to-play game with in-app purchases.

You can also visit the official website for more info, have a look at the award-winning trailer in the embedded clip above, or join the community of followers on the game's official Twitter page to stay updated on all the latest developments.

Are you on the hunt for more similar titles that will put your skills to the test on your mobile device? Why not take a gander at our list of the best strategy games for Android?

Catherine Dellosa
Catherine Dellosa
Catherine plays video games for a living and writes because she’s in love with words. Her Young Adult contemporary novel, For The Win: The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character, is her third book published by Penguin Random House SEA - a poignant love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, teenage heartbreak, and everything in between. She one day hopes to soar the skies as a superhero, but for now, she strongly believes in saving lives through her works in fiction. Check out her books at bit.ly/catherinedellosabooks, or follow her on FB/IG/Twitter at @thenoobwife.