Microsoft Celebrates 'Doctor Strange' Release with Skype Emoticons and Bot

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 04 Nov 2016

Marvel’s Doctor Strange action adventure movie hits theaters in the US today, November 4. The movie tells the story of a talented neurosurgeon who, after a tragic car accident, must learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Pretty cool, right?



Want more Doctor Strange?

Marvel’s newest superhero is available within Microsoft’s Skype chat and voice call client. In partnership with Marvel, Microsoft added a bunch of Doctor Strange emoticons and it even introduced a Dr Strange bot.

There are 5 new emoticons to try out right now, all based on characters from the movie: Wong, Ancient One, Kaecilius, Karl Mordo, and Doctor Strange of course.



There’s a Doctor Strange bot as well. Add it to Skype and you’ll find out if you have what it takes to become Doctor Strange’s newest personal assistant.



Please note that Skype bots are currently available in Australia, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Singapore and the US. The Doctor Strange bot is available just in the US. If you don't know how to add a bot, check this out.

To try the new Doctor Strange emoticons and Bot you need to have the latest version of Skype for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, or web.



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