The Beano launches Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! app

The Beano launches Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! app

DC Thomson’s mischievous title, The Beano, has launched its first fully interactive story app Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! Voiced by Chris Johnson from hit CBBC show Dennis & Gnasher, the app is available across iOS platforms. It is free to download and currently available from the App Store.
Developed in partnership with LivoBooks, the Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! app follows the naughty duo as they battle against the zombies of Beanotown. The app features a four-part story which allows for camera integration giving players the opportunity to join Dennis and the gang as part of the story. Users can earn points and badges as games are completed and leaderboards give players the opportunity to track and compare their progress with that of friends.
The app is part of a digital expansion that has also seen The Beano launch in Minecraft. Mark Cotton, who is leading the project said, “The app combines the amazing characters, humour and storytelling of The Beano with interactive features and gameplay. It places players inside the story, causing mischief right alongside Dennis and Gnasher.”
“We also listened to the needs of parents when designing the app. We found that parents were looking for products that were not simply games, and that were trusted to be age-appropriate. We feel that Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! really delivers on this.
“Throughout the story, there are loads of hidden activities and challenges so kids can enjoy it time and time again. Just like The Beano, it makes great family fun and should make mum and dad chuckle too.
“The app is part of an exciting expansion for The Beano – including two further apps launching early in 2015.”
Part one of the story is free to download from the App Store now. You can view a trailer for Dennis & Gnasher Adventures! here. To download the app click here.
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Notes to Editors:The Beano The Beano is the quintessential British children’s comic, first published by DC Thomson in July 1938 and still printed weekly. It reaches hundreds of thousands* of children every week. The Beano is best known for its famed characters such as Dennis the Menace, Gnasher, The Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx. The spin-off BAFTA nominated animation series, Dennis and Gnasher is exported around the world and is one of the highest rated shows on CBBC.
*TGI Youth Spring 2014, The Beano readership, 528,000.
LivoBooks Based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, LivoBooks is a pioneer in the book app market. With a growing portfolio of digital applications and interactive books, LivoBooks apps enrich the lives of tech-savvy kids through entertainment and education. Working with global partners such as DC Thomson, Warner Bros and Discovery Channel, LivoBooks apps have reached the top rankings in the United States, France, Germany, Spain and in several Latin America countries.
DC ThomsonDC Thomson & Co Ltd is a private company and one of the leading publishing houses in the UK. The company’s headquarters is in Dundee, Scotland, with a London base in Fleet Street. DC Thomson publishes newspapers, magazines, comics and books. The company also has interests in radio, printing, retailing and online services.