The day has arrived. After months of hard work, long conversations, and a successful joint venture, Munzee Inc. has been merged into Freeze Tag Inc. This is a great thing for Munzee players worldwide as we move forward as one company, stronger together. There will be no changes to the game, other than great things in store for the future with additional resources and personnel.
Since Munzee Inc. is no more, I am now President of Freeze Tag Inc. with specific oversight on all products. These include Munzee, WallaBee, Eventzee, Garfield Go, and the rest of the FT suite of apps. We really look forward to a bright future with some great ideas on the horizon. As usual I have to play the part of Captain Vague, especially now that we are part of a public company. Please know I not only appreciate all of our player communities, but we all know this is only possible because of you playing our games and growing them with us.
I look forward to visiting with many of you at upcoming events and continuing to grow our games together. Thank you for your support, especially in the current diabetes charity special. As always, Munzee On!
On behalf of a grateful Team Munzee,
– Rob Vardeman, President of Freeze Tag Inc.
Announcement Press Release:
Freeze Tag (OTC: FRZT), temporarily trading as (OTC: FRZTD), a leading creator of mobile social games, today announced the company has successfully completed a merger with Munzee Inc., effective October 18, 2017.
“We are thrilled to combine forces with Munzee Inc.,” said Craig Holland, CEO of Freeze Tag. “Rob Vardeman and the Munzee team have built a world class location-based gaming franchise with a dedicated player community.”
The combined company, Freeze Tag, Inc., will maintain offices in McKinney, Texas and Tustin, California with the management team comprised of Craig Holland as CEO, Rob Vardeman as President, Mick Donahoo as CFO, and Cecie Newman as VP of Operations.
“Six years of building communities in our family of apps, with a hard-working team, has brought us to this next chapter,” said Rob Vardeman, former President of Munzee Inc., and now President of Freeze Tag. “We look forward to the leadership and experience the Freeze Tag team brings as we all become stronger together.”
Freeze Tag will continue to align its vision with two fast-growing trends in the mobile applications world: AR location-based gaming and location-based advertising. The combined company has proprietary technology with the ability to create a portfolio of augmented reality location-based games for brands and iconic characters, such as the augmented reality treasure hunting game Garfield GO, which is currently live in several countries around the world.
According to advisory firm Digi-Capital, mobile AR (augmented reality) is set to become the primary driver of a $108 billion VR/AR market by 2021, with AR taking the lion’s share of $83 billion, with VR being the remaining $25 billion (source: Digi-Capital article.)
With Munzee’s dedicated player community and large installed base of locations and the combined technology of both companies, there are tremendous opportunities to offer engaging entertainment-centric, location-based advertising solutions. Location-targeted mobile advertising is advertising based on a user’s location or includes proximity-relevant content to trigger local offline conversions. According to BIA/Kelsey, a media research firm, location-targeted mobile ad sales are expected to rise from $12.4 billion in 2016 to $32.4 billion by the end of 2021. (Source:)
Freeze Tag management indicated that news related to current and future products will be forthcoming.
About Freeze Tag, Inc.
Freeze Tag, Inc. is a leading creator of mobile location-based games for consumers and businesses. Our games include hits such as Munzee, a social platform with over 5 million locations worldwide and hundreds of thousands of players that blends gamification and geolocation into an experience that rewards players for going places in the physical world, Garfield Go, a Pokemon Go style augmented reality game based on the iconic cat Garfield, WallaBee, an addictive collecting game with over 2,000 beautifully drawn digital cards, as well as many social mobile games that provide endless hours of family-friendly fun. We also offer our gaming technology and services to businesses that want to leverage mobile gaming in their marketing and branding programs. For example, our Eventzee solution allows businesses to create private scavenger hunts in physical places such as malls, tradeshows, company events or campuses to create immersive brand experiences.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial uncertainties and risks. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations, estimates and projections and reflect our beliefs and assumptions based upon information available to us at the date of this release. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to, our ability to market our games, and our ability to implement new changes and release them. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason.
We have released a new, albeit small, update to the Eventzee app. This new version sees a few minor changes along with one fairly substantial removal.
-The Calendar page has been removed from the app for the time being. The free hunts will continue via text Join Codes found on our social media pages and marketing emails. This is to declutter the initial experience of the app- specifically for new users at private events. There are plans to add in a reformed version of this page in the future, but for now players will have to join the hunts via public codes.
-With the removal of the calendar we have added an “Exit” button to event page on iOS. Exiting an event will take the player to the My Events page now. This replaces the previous way of exiting an event by clicking the date of the hunt.
-The “Message” icon has been added to the clue list, leaderboard and map pages. This is to ensure players can easily find and message event admins.
-A link to the event photo gallery is now available in the app’s leaderboard. Now you can see some of the photos other players have submitted and had approved.
We’re proud to announce the release of Eventzee 1.7 for Android and iOS devices. This new update is one of the biggest updates we’ve done since launching the app! We’ve introduced a new clue type, changed up some features to make your experience even better and fixed a few issues. Download the update today!
New features include:
JOIN TEXT CODE:
You can now enter events using a text code as well as scanning a join QR code. Try the code “WW72” to join our free weekend hunt!
TO DO CLUES:
We have a new type of clue which allows quizzes and messages without being tied to a QR code.
IN-APP NOTIFICATIONS:
New notifications for receiving a new message and earning badges.
ABILITY TO RE-LOOK AT MESSAGES AND QUIZZES:
You can now access quizzes and messages information again after you have already completed the clue.
SHARE TO SOCIAL AT SUBMISSION:
Now you can share your images to social media as soon as you submit them.
REAL TIME MESSAGING:
Now you don’t have to refresh the messages page to see new messages as they come in.
TURN OFF ALL POP-UPS/NOTIFICATIONS:
This option in the settings will stop in-app notifications from bugging you mid-game.”
iPAD SUPPORT:
Now you can play Eventzee on your iPad!
VARIOUS BUGS FIXES:
Be sure to join this weekend’s free photo scavenger hunt to test out these new features. To join these hunts, just find the Weekend Warriors event on the Eventzee in-app calendar and RSVP, scan the week’s join QR code OR use the new text feature and type in “WW72” to join. If you’re interested in hosting your own Eventzee hunt please contact eventzee@munzee.com and we’ll get you set up with the right package.
We’re proud to announce the Eventzee version 1.6 update for Android and iOS devices is now available. We’ve introduced a new photo clue feature and fixed a few bugs. Download the update today!
Features Include:
LIBRARY UPLOAD OPTION:
Eventzee 1.6 features a new photo library upload option. You can now use photos you have taken in the past and upload them for certain photo scavenger hunt clues. This feature can be toggled on and off for each clue individually and is perfect for uploading screenshots of social media posts, throwback photos, etc.
LIMITLESS CLUE LENGTH (iOS):
Previously iOS devices limited clues to a few lines of text, but now clue descriptions can be as long as you like.
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS FIX (Android Users):
It was brought to our attention that Android devices were not receiving push notifications, so this issue has been resolved in the latest update.
The new Library Upload option is mostly for private clients, but our weekend photo scavenger hunt will see clues from time to time use the option. For example our #ThrowbackThursday clues will now be upload available. So instead of taking a photo of a computer screen, you can upload the photo straight from the app. It is still important for the integrity of the game though that photos are taken in real time, so this upload option will not be available for all clues.
Checkout the video below to see how it works:
Be sure to join this weekend’s free photo scavenger hunt to test out these new features. To join these hunts, just find the Weekend Warriors event on the Eventzee in-app calendar and RSVP or scan this week’s join code found on the blog. If you’re interested in hosting your own Eventzee hunt please contact eventzee@munzee.com and we’ll get you set up with the right package.
We are formally requesting applications for guest Eventzee admins for our worldwide scavenger hunts. The Eventzee staff will be out of town the first weekend of July at Munzee’s Birthday Bash in Denver, CO. We’ll be super busy hosting a number of photo scavenger hunts that weekend so we are looking for help to run the Weekend Warriors free photo scavenger hunt.
For those interested we ask that you email eventzee@munzee.comanswering the questionnaire listed below. Please include “Eventzee Guest Admin” in the subject line. Depending on the number of applicants we will decide how to move forward with this program and future uses for guest admins.
Due to the importance of the role, we are requiring that all applicants have run their own Eventzee hunt at least once prior to applying.
Thank you to all of our players for the support! We look forward to growing the game!
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 22nd 2016.
Name: Username: Where do you live?
Have you run an Eventzee photo scavenger hunt before? If so, what was the name of the hunt?
What were some of the biggest struggles you faced when hosting your photo hunt?
Looking back, what would you do differently when running your photo hunt?
When approving photos what do you look for?
When adding photos to the gallery what do you look for?
What are 3 telling signs that a submitted photo is a screenshot?
What makes you stand out among other applicants as an Eventzee Guest Admin?
Are you free between Thursday June 30th through Sunday July 3rd?
