The IGG strategy game "Viking Rise" teams up with DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon" to launch an exciting crossover event.
IGG's hit strategy game Viking Rise is thrilled to unveil a new collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences for a limited-time event inspired by Universal Pictures’ live-action reimagining of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, released earlier this year. How to Train Your Dragon has inspired generations of fans and the new live-action film has soared to massive box office success and earned widespread critical acclaim, reigniting a global dragon-training frenzy. The first Viking Rise x How to Train Your Dragon collaboration event will officially launch worldwide across both mobile and PC platforms on December 18.
Viking Rise is an online multiplayer, free-building, real-time strategy game that has earned widespread acclaim for its authentic Viking-inspired themes and engaging gameplay. How to Train Your Dragon introduced audiences to the unlikely friendship between a young Viking, Hiccup, and a fearsome Night Fury dragon,Toothless. Hiccup and Toothless join forces to change the long-standing conflict between humans and dragons, proving that understanding and friendship can create peace far better than brute force.
With Vikings at its core, How to Train Your Dragon shares a setting that beautifully complements Viking Rise. The fierce yet lovable dragons from the story are the long-awaited companions players have been asking for and will be an exciting collaboration for fans."
Exciting event
As part of the collaboration, Viking Rise will introduce a series of exclusive How to Train Your Dragon-themed atmospheric decor, including Profile Frames, Emotes, and Dragon Rally skins! Players can earn these special items by participating in the event. By consuming specific items, players can summon dragons of various types, rarities, and elements. Through the Commission System and Adventure gameplay, players will be able to collect event exchange tokens, which can be used to redeem the exclusive collaboration decor.
To celebrate the launch, Viking Rise has also launched a special promotional page (https://vr.igg.com/topic/httyd/) dedicated to the limited-time event. Alongside a comprehensive event overview to immerse players in the spirit of the collaboration, the page features two exciting additions: the exclusive Dragon Training Adventure mini-game and the Dragon Egg Hatching event, both offering players the chance to win a wealth of in-game rewards.
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About IGG
The Group is a leading global developer and operator of mobile games with a strong global presence and international customer base. The Group has its headquarters in Singapore with local offices in the United States, China, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Belarus, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, Italy and Spain, and users from over 200 countries and regions around the world.
About Viking Rise
Viking Rise is an online multiplayer real-time strategy game set in a Norse-inspired world. Players lead a Viking Tribe across the uncharted lands of Midgard, expanding their settlement, forming alliances, and engaging in strategic warfare against rival forces. With large-scale multiplayer interactions and rich world-building, Viking Rise offers a dynamic strategy experience for players worldwide."
About DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon
Since 2010, when DreamWorks Animation’s soaring epic How to Train Your Dragon introduced audiences to the unlikely friendship of an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon, the astonishing adventures of Hiccup and Toothless have captivated fans across generations. Under the guidance of visionary filmmaker Dean DeBlois, the animated trilogy grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide, earning four Academy Award® nominations and a Golden Globe Award for its second chapter.
Working from a single narrative tapestry and starring a world-class voice cast including Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kit Harington and Kristen Wiig, the trilogy established How to Train Your Dragon as one of the most beloved animated franchises in history. Rooted in stories that are as sweeping as they are intimate, DreamWorks Animation has continued to expand its imaginative lore and intricately built worlds through groundbreaking television and digital entertainment.
In June 2025, DeBlois transformed his beloved saga into a breathtaking live-action spectacle through a reimagining of the film that launched the franchise. The epic retelling brought Hiccup and Toothless to life with jaw-dropping realism and cutting-edge visual effects, earning more than $630 million at the global box office. Starring Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker and Nick Frost, and produced by four-time Oscar® nominee Marc Platt, the film marked the beginning of a bold new chapter for the series. The second live-action installment will release in June 2027."
About Universal Products & Experiences
Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, as well as engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and third-party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s lines of business include Consumer Products and Games, along with Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. More information is available at universalproductsexperiences.com.
