WIZARDS OF THE COAST EXTENDS ITS MAGIC: THE GATHERING IP TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
Industry Leading Partnerships Enhance Strategy Fantasy Gaming Options for all Gamers
RENTON, Wash.--February 18, 2008 -- Wizards of the Coast (WotC), the leader in strategy hobby collectible trading card, board and role playing games, and a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today announced its plans to extend the Magic: The Gathering franchise to gamers on Microsoft's Xbox 360 Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PC through partnerships with Stainless Games, Ltd. and Mind Control Software, Inc. Stainless Games will develop a game using the Magic: The Gathering IP for both Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PC, while Mind Control will develop a game for the PC and Mac.
"We're excited to bring the Magic brand to new platforms and give our fans new ways to experience this great property," said Jared Gustafson, Brand Director for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast. "It's partnerships like these that will advance the strategy games category and transform it to meet the needs and desires of today's digital gamers."
Magic: The Gathering, introduced in 1993, is the premier and original trading card game that inspired an entirely new game genre. Combining the dynamics of a card game with the excitement of trading and collecting, MagicTM offers fun for casual play, as well as the option of highly competitive tournaments. Magic: The Gathering currently has a thriving online edition (Magic Online) made up of more than 350,000 active accounts. The game allows gamers to collect and trade virtual cards, build the perfect deck, get help from mentors, find opponents at all skill levels, and compete for prizes every day without ever leaving the comforts of home.
Specific details on the games Stainless Games and Mind Control will develop using the Magic: The Gathering IP will be announced at a later date.
Archived: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
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Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/19/08 5:08 pm | #1
Wizards of the Coast announced today that they will be bringing Magic: The Gathering to Xbox Live Arcade and PC. Stainless Games will develop for Xbox Live Arcade, while Mind Control will handle PC and Mac development. No further details were released at this time, but all Magic: The Gathering fans should be pretty enthused.
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/19/08 7:48 pm | #2
If they do a straight online version of the card system and not some crappy "video game" attempt, it will be awesome
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/19/08 9:20 pm | #3
they need to make some like, card scanner so i can put all my cards and kill u all!
Yes if they dont make this like some yu-gi-oh story line it will be amazing
Yes if they dont make this like some yu-gi-oh story line it will be amazing
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/19/08 11:47 pm | #4
I have the XBOX original title... boring game
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/20/08 12:43 am | #5
the original was a great game but it got boring
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/20/08 8:48 am | #6
Quote by ReverendMeta:
If they do a straight online version of the card system and not some crappy "video game" attempt, it will be awesome
You got that right. Let's Hope. Has to be cards so they can sell boosters via LIVE.
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/20/08 10:06 am | #7
Awesome news.
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/20/08 11:37 am | #8
OMG, that is gonna be so sweet if they do it right; having a straight online version, and making sure they have the old cards, not just the new ones. I've played Magic since Mirage, Visions, and Weatherlight, but got out around Urza's Saga. I just don't get most of the new cards...
Re: Magic: The Gathering coming to XBLA
02/24/08 3:51 pm | #9
I had that first pack with the tutorial CD =]
With the Elemental tree thing
With the Elemental tree thing
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