Intellivision Entertainment Wins 2021 OCTANe Award for “Best Consumer Technology Innovation”

PRESS RELEASE - September 30, 2021

Intellivision Entertainment Wins 2021 OCTANe Award for “Best Consumer Technology Innovation”

• Intellivision honored for Consumer Technology Innovation
• OCTANe celebrates individuals and companies who make Orange County a center of technology and medical technology innovation
• Intellivision offers “a simple, affordable, family-friendly group play experience no matter what your age or skill level”

IRVINE, CA – September 30, 2021 – Intellivision Entertainment has been honored with a High Tech Award (HTA) from Octane in the category of “Best Consumer Technology Innovation.” The award recognizes a company that exhibits innovation in consumer technology with a consumer product. 

Octane’s High Tech Awards (HTA) celebrates and recognizes those individuals and companies who make Orange County a center of technology and medical technology innovation. For more than a quarter of a century, the High Tech Awards has acknowledged and awarded more than 100 innovative companies -- of all sizes -- both private and public. 

Intellivision Entertainment is launching Amico, a video game console that is, “a family entertainment video game platform focused on bringing human connection back to the living room by offering a simple, affordable, family-friendly group play experience no matter what your age or skill level,” notes Octane.  

“Congratulations to Intellivision Entertainment on winning the Best Consumer Technology Innovation Award at the 2021 High Tech Awards. There were numerous nominations and finalists in this category and to be named the winner shows the amazing innovation the judges saw with Intellivision Entertainment,” stated Rita Battocchio, Head of Events at Octane.

“Winning this award is a huge honor. Everyone at Intellivision has been working tirelessly on Amico and has so much passion for the product,” says Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico. “We look forward to getting Amico into the hands of people around the world."

Amico is a new video game system that will redefine family entertainment with a broad variety of family-friendly games free of profanity and violence. Amico — the Italian word for friend — comes with two easy-to-use color touchscreen controllers and gameplay for any skill level so players of all backgrounds may truly enjoy gaming together.

Every game on Amico encourages group participation and teamwork through "couch co-op" style gameplay, while also offering single-player modes. Games are rated E for Everyone or E10+. There is no foul language, graphic violence, blood, or sexual content. There are no advertisements, downloadable content, loot boxes, or in-game purchases. With positive reinforcement parental controls, Intellivision is committed to offering products that parents feel confident about. 

Visit www.Intellivision.com for more information and schedules. 

ABOUT INTELLIVISION ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

Intellivision pioneered the video game industry nearly 40 years ago with its innovative gaming console that established many industry firsts and captured an unprecedented 20 percent market share. Decades later, Intellivision is back with a new team that is building upon its gaming legacy with support and expertise from industry veterans and superstars. Its mission is to bring people together by delivering simple, affordable, family-friendly entertainment with a new console called Amico. The unique video game system will redefine home entertainment with a broad variety of family-friendly games free of profanity and violence. Amico – the Italian word for friend – comes with two easy-to-use color touchscreen controllers, which are designed to be fun for all ages, and proprietary hardware that adapts gameplay for any skill level so players of all backgrounds can truly enjoy gaming together. More information about Amico can be found at www.Intellivision.com.

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