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03.01.2024 - 23:25 / polygon.com / Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the celebrity’s hit mobile game from Glu Mobile, is shutting down in April, just short of its 10-year anniversary in June. Booting up the free-to-play mobile game now yields a notice announcing that in-app purchases have been turned off in advance of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’s April 8 shut-off date. A Glu Mobile representative on the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood forum confirmed the game’s been removed from app stores, but it’s still playable until April 8 for people who already have it downloaded.
Kim Kardashian told TMZ that she’s “forever inspired” by the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood community. “I’m so grateful from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has loved and played Kim Kardashian: Hollywood in the past 10 years. This journey has meant so much to me but I’ve realized that it’s time to focus that energy into other passions. I want to thank the Glu team and the many people behind the scenes who have worked diligently on making it a success.”
Here’s Glu Mobile’s statement:
I’d like to take this opportunity to share some news with you all. We’ve made the decision to sunset Kim Kardashian: Hollywood — starting today, the game will no longer offer in-app purchases, and it will also be removed from all app stores and will no longer be available for download. Players who already have the game installed on their devices can continue to play Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and use any existing in-game virtual currency until April 8, 2024. After April 8, 2024, the game will become inaccessible for all players.
Thank you for your support of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. You’ll always be on our A-List!
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood was released as a free mobile game on June 24, 2014. Kardashian wasn’t necessarily the star of the game; the protagonist was a player-created character. Over the course of the game, Kardashian would help the player’s character become an A-list celebrity, as they’d be starting all the way down on the E-list (yikes!). The player character could book acting and modeling jobs, go on dates, and make public appearances. Fashion and unlocking outfits played a huge part in the game, too. Like other free-to-play games, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood had its own in-game currency, K-Stars, which were used to buy clothes and accessories, as well as speed up wait times between actions. Basically, it was a game about Kardashian becoming your mentor in a campy, casual game that played off the allure of fame and drama.
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