CARTOON NETWORK RELEASES BEN 10: IT’S HERO TIME INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE EXCLUSIVELY FOR AMAZON’S ECHO DOT KIDS EDITION
Help Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max Through an Original Story Powered by Cartoon Network’s Skill for Alexa With Twists and Turns Determined by Your Choices!
ATLANTA – May 9, 2018 – Cartoon Network has released Ben 10: It’s Hero Time, a new interactive story experience available now exclusively through Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime on Alexa, which launch today. Based on Ben 10, the original animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios about a kid superhero who can transform into different aliens, this voice-based choose-your-own-adventure experience is free to enjoy as a skill through Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.
Ben 10: It’s Hero Time lets players guide Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max on an imaginative voice-first adventure powered by their own choices. As the journey progresses, players’ vocal responses will determine which direction the story takes, as Ben travels the world with his family, takes down bad guys and saves the day. It’s hero time!
Ben 10: It’s Hero Time also includes a special Ben 10 chime kids can use for timers, clocks and reminders with Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime on Alexa.
Designed for endless fun with kids at heart, Echo Dot Kids Edition is a hands-free, voice-controlled speaker featuring Alexa. Just ask, and Alexa will play age-appropriate music, tell stories, answer questions, and more. Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime on Alexa combine all of Amazon’s best kids experiences with convenient FreeTime parental controls, making it easy to set daily time limits and review activity from Amazon’s online Parent Dashboard.
Echo Dot Kids Edition is available to purchase now at www.amazon.com/echo-dot-kids-edition and includes a year of FreeTime Unlimited, which comes packed with fun and educational activities, as well as a kid-friendly collection of Audible books, music and games.
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