RuPaul’s Drag Race is getting its mojo on by transitioning from television screens to mobile screens with a new game coming later this year.
The search for the best drag queen will take place on smartphones thanks to LEAF Mobile Inc. The company’s subsidiary, East Side Games Inc. entered into a partnership with the production company behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, World of Wonder Productions Inc. As a result, the mobile game based on the American reality competition series is going through development.
According to a press release from LEAF Mobile:
“The Partnership includes rights to RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, and Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race. ESG will develop and publish the game in partnership with WOW, to develop a game to slay for, where players can werk the runway, design drag looks, and kiki with their favourite queens and RuPaul, all while utilizing ESG’s IdleKit technology platform. Terms of the partnership are subject to confidentiality obligations.”
While there is no specific release date for RuPaul’s Drag Race mobile game, it will be coming out in the 2nd half of 2021. In addition, it is unknown if RuPaul and/or the queens will be voicing themselves in the game.
RuPaul’s Drag Race is one of the most renowned LGBTQ television productions in history. The show sees drag queens competing against each other to be the next drag superstar. Currently, with 19 wins at the Emmy awards, it is the Television Academy’s most awarded reality competition show in history.
To learn more about this upcoming title, you can visit http://www.dragracethegame.com/.