New York, NY – “Zomberry Island” will feature a variety of new games and challenges for users centered around battling zombies during a outbreak in the town of Eastman. Players will face new dangers and challenges as they fight to stay in the lighted areas in attempts to avoid the zombies.’

Jess Brallier, publisher of Poptropica is quoted as saying “It was just a matter of time until a zombie outbreak hit the global community of Poptropica.” Additionally she stated “However, we are confident that our millions of players from more than 130 different countries around the world are brave enough to overcome this horrifying invasion and save the citizens of Eastman as they complete this new and ghoulishly fun Island quest.”

Also being launched during this event are new items including the “Big Blue” power special that allows players to grow into large zombie themselves. Some other new items include a bright safety flare and the ZMB unit outfit that gives the player immunity from the dangerous zombies.

Poptropica is a virtual world in which kids can play online safely. With millions of monthly visitors Poptropica was rated as one of TIME magazine’s top 50 websites for 2011. Poptropica is published by the Family Education Network, a subsidiary of the Pearson Company.

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