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Wil Wheaton Promoting Dragons Of Atlantis Game

By TechTaffy Desk

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Wil Wheaton has joined game-maker Kabam, for an in-game campaign that engages players on a quest in the world of Atlantis. The global campaign runs from April 18 to 28 and features weekly Tweets and personal video messages from Mr. Wheaton.

Will Wheaton: Ever since I first played Civilization way back on my Mac II, I’ve loved strategy games and Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon is awesome.

The game Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.

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