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RELIANCE GAMES AND AMC LAUNCH “INTO THE BADLANDS BLADE BATTLE” MOBILE GAME FOR IOS AND ANDROID WORLDWIDE

Journey Into the Badlands with Your Favorite Characters From the Hit AMC Series Available Now in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store 

Into the Badlands Season 2 Premieres Sunday, March 19 at 10:00p.m. ET/PT on AMC

New York, NY – March 16, 2017 – Reliance Games, a leading Freemium entertainment developer, and AMC announced today the launch of “Into the Badlands Blade Battle” mobile game, available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store throughout AMC domestic and global territories.

Into the Badlands Blade Battle” brings together fans across mobile devices to battle for reputation, power and bragging rights as the action on their mobile screen mirrors the latest action on the show. Weekly events in the game will highlight key scenes and battles from Season 2, while fans are encouraged to battle and recruit new characters from the series.

Into the Badlands Blade Battle” features never-before-seen, isometric tactical combat and fan-favorite characters, including Sunny (Daniel Wu), The Widow (Emily Beecham), M.K. (Aramis Knight), Waldo (Stephen Lang) and more. Characters belong to different classes of fighting weapon styles, whose special abilities can further be upgraded – resulting in a customized team of scouts, defensive juggernauts and highly specialized combatants.  Players can live in a world of Barons and assassins (or Clippers), experience the life of a Badlands warrior, defeat mighty bosses, forge powerful alliances, build squads and fight rivals in iconic locations from the series, including Quinn’s Fort and The Widow’s Lodge.

“Together with AMC, we have built a mobile experience that captures the intensity and personality of the Into the Badlands world,” said Amit Khanduja, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Entertainment-Digital. “‘Into The Badlands Blade Battle’ is packed with limitless hours of gameplay to entertain both fans of the series and mobile gamers. We have always strived to bring a diverse range of entertainment and big brands to mobile gamers as long lasting experiences, and we are excited to introduce another flagship with ‘Into the Badlands Blade Battle.’”

“We wanted a game that captured the fast-pace and dynamic artistry of the martial arts in Into the Badlands – beautiful action, for people who want a great fighting game on mobile. It’s easy to pick up and hard to put down,” said Mac McKean, EVP of Innovation and Product Development for AMC and SundanceTV.

Into the Badlands returns for its highly-anticipated second season on Sunday, March 19th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Season 2 finds Sunny and M.K. separated and scattered to the wind, each imprisoned in unlikely places.  While M.K. struggles to control his powers, Sunny is determined to fight his way back into the Badlands to find his family or die trying.  On their journey, Clipper and Colt are assisted by mysterious, new allies whose motivations may be anything but pure.  Meanwhile, The Widow continues to consolidate power against the other Barons, while a dark and mysterious threat prepares to exact revenge on them all.  Alliances are struck, friendships betrayed, and by season’s end, Sunny and M.K.’s lives will be forever altered with devastating consequences.

Into The Badlands Blade Battle” joins Reliance Games Hall of Fame of mobile games based on beloved entertainment brands. Reliance Entertainment’s Real Steel, Pacific Rim and Hotel Transylvania 2 continue to delight on both iOS and Android.

Into The Badlands Blade Battle is available to download for free on iOS and Android here: http://bit.ly/2n2TVDy

About Reliance Big Entertainment

Reliance Games, a leading publisher and developer of mobile games, is a division of Reliance Entertainment Group part of Reliance Group.

Reliance Games blockbuster hits include Real Steel, Real Steel World Robot Boxing, Hotel Transylvania 2, Pacific Rim, Super Pixel Hero and a slew of exciting mobile games developed in association with Hollywood Studios such as DreamWorks- SKG, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros.

With over 200 million downloads globally, Reliance Games currently operates across five countries worldwide. A strong, multi-disciplinary, cross-skilled and talented team across US, UK, Canada and India. Reliance Games titles can be enjoyed through iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Windows as well as 80 leading networks across 40 countries. More information about Reliance Games is available at www.reliancegames.com.

About AMC

AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with “Mad Men” in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before “Breaking Bad” won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s series “The Walking Dead” is the highest-rated series in cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last five years.  AMC’s other current original drama series include “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on Wheels,” “TURN: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Humans,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Into the Badlands,” “The Night Manager,” “Preacher,” and the forthcoming “The Son,” “The Terror,” “Lodge 49,” “Loaded” and “McMafia.” AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like “Talking Dead,” “The Making of The Mob,” “Comic Book Men,” “Ride with Norman Reedus” and “The American West.” AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.

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