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Cartoon Network Arcade ties rewards in 15 mobile games to TV show viewing

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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It’s a simple, Shazam-like trick. Cartoon Network has come up with a gaming app, Cartoon Network Arcade, that gives kids rewards in mobile games if they watch the networks cartoons on TV.

If a kid opens the app while watching a TV show, the sound technology will recognize the show and give credit to player for engaging with Cartoon Network’s various brands. This arcade will have 15 games, said Chris Waldron, vice president of digital products and games at Cartoon Network, in an interview with GamesBeat.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.