![]() That’s the mission our founders began with in an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009 and it continues to inspire us today. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows.īut all of that really just sounds snooty and “tootin’ his own horn” – the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them.Pocket Gems seeks to build the greatest games and most compelling interactive entertainment in the world. Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many ,, Boing-Boing,, Ain’t It Cool News, the Official Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News,, , The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, Daniel was regularly featured on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today’s Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced. He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since. ![]() ![]() The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. To learn more about War Dragons, visit Daniel PickettĪFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The Pocket Gems team has grown to 200 people based in San Francisco. As one of the pioneers in games for smartphones, Pocket Gems’ titles have been downloaded more than 250 million times across iOS and Android. By helping designers, entrepreneurs, professionals and engineers make products and realize their visions, Voodoo is making manufacturing more accessible than ever before.įounded in 2009, Pocket Gems is a leading developer of original mobile games and interactive entertainment. ![]() From prototypes and functional parts to marketing materials, Voodoo powers the creation of real and valuable 3D printed products for a wide range of applications. For more information, please visit War Dragon’s Store.įounded in 2015 by a team of Y Combinator alum, Voodoo Manufacturing offers fast, affordable and scalable 3D printing services that allow anyone to easily turn an idea into a physical product. Here is a video of how Kinarra was created. The company specializes in small-batch production of plastic parts, ranging from 1 to 10,000 unit runs at injection molding costs. Voodoo Manufacturing created one thousand, 6″ x 6″ x 6″ statues using 3D printing technology. “We’re excited to help Pocket Gems bring War Dragons to life with these one-of-a-kind rewards for their players.” “We’re seeing 3D printing transform the way promotional products are designed and made, especially in gaming” said Max Friefeld, Co-Founder and CEO of Voodoo Manufacturing. Since launching in April 2015, War Dragons has seen: Players can join a guild, help their teammates launch attacks, and hold off enemy raids in true real-time fashion. War Dragons is a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy game that puts players in control of the ultimate dragon army. Winners will receive a code to redeem a rare statue of Kinarra, a fan-favorite playable dragon from the game, via the War Dragons shop. To be eligible for a statue, players must perform well and earn prizes throughout game’s Winter 2017 season. “The idea of rewarding players with real-life prizes for winning something in a virtual world is a new concept for mobile games and we’re really excited to try it out.” ![]() “We’re constantly looking for unique new ways to engage with our players and we’ve had our eye on 3D printing for a while,” said Chris Luhur, director of marketing at Pocket Gems. Through the partnership, War Dragons players can win limited-edition 3D figurines of playable dragons from the game. Players can win statues of dragons from War Dragons through an in-game tournamentīrooklyn, NY and SAN FRANCISCO – FEBRUPocket Gems, a leading developer of original mobile games and entertainment, announced today a partnership with Voodoo Manufacturing ( the software-optimized 3D printing manufacturing company. ![]()
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