The first official app dedicated to legendary rock group Queen has been designed and launched by a Birmingham company.
Called 'Queen: Play the Game', it has been designed by SoshiGames and invites players to test their knowledge of the band, solve puzzles, unlock official artwork, discover new music and win real-world merchandise in monthly competitions.
Queen's music is featured throughout the various screens and the game also brings together high-resolution images from the group's official archive as well as a number of music recordings fans may not have heard.
Players can chose the type of puzzle and difficulty level and new puzzle packs, game modes, art content and more will be released on a bi-monthly basis.
The app, which is available on iTunes and Google Play, is £2.29 and is being promoted to Queen's 29 million Facebook fans, on its YouTube channel and to its Twitter followers.
SoshiGames was founded in 2010 at Innovation Birmingham Campus and was one of the first to graduate from its Entrepreneurs for the Future incubation and mentoring programme.
Chief executive Cliff Dennett said: "We have worked very closely with Queen's official archivist and management team to create Queen: Play the Game.
"It was really important to use only official Queen imagery and the band's incredible portfolio of music.
"Although this added complexity to the contractual and developmental process, we wanted to create an authentic and high-quality experience for the fans, one befitting a band of Queen's stature.
"SoshiGames has signed deals with various rights' holders to bring the full power of Queen to the game.
"It's been a complex but exciting journey, aligning the needs of all of the rights' holders so we can include original music recordings and official imagery.
"It's been worth it though. After all, Queen never did anything by halves and it was important to everyone involved that the game reflected this."
SoshiGames said it planned to launch significant new content throughout its two-year exclusive deal.
The digital games specialist will also be releasing a number of other apps for major rock bands with each one growing over time into significant game compendiums to provide fans with a new way to interact with their favourite artists.
Greg Brooks, Queen's official archivist, worked closely with SoshiGames, curating a lot of the game's content.
He added: "Queen: Play the Game presents a lot of imagery you may not have encountered before and in brand new puzzle formats.
"We submitted over 1,400 questions to SoshiGames as well as a mass of imagery and they've presented the best of it in an inventive, logical way - often in contexts you won't expect."
