Sony Online Entertainment and
Wizards of the Coast have begun a collaboration
effort to bring gamers Magic: The Gathering-Tactics! This will be an online 3D
turn-based game based on everything in the Magic universe!
When asked about the new partnership, John Smedley and Greg Leeds had the
following to say:
“By collaborating with
Wizards of the Coast, we’re able to combine the strengths of both companies to
develop an innovative, online, 3D game based on an extremely popular IP,” said
John Smedley, president, Sony Online Entertainment. “We’re going to be taking
the Magic: The Gathering Multiverse places players have never seen.”
“The growing Magic:
The Gathering community has an insatiable desire for great strategic game
experiences. Sony Online Entertainment is the perfect partner to transform the
best of Magic’s story, strategy and competitive play into a fantastic
‘Tactics’ game experience for current and new Magic fans,” said Greg
Leeds, president, Wizards of the Coast.
Magic: The Gathering -
Tactics will
allow players to command forces of dramatic 3D figures and powerful spell cards
pulled from the Magic: The Gathering Multiverse. Players can participate in
single player scenarios or jump right into PVP action against other players
worldwide, 24 hours per day. Magic: The Gathering – Tactics is expected
to feature regular content expansions, a robust tournament environment, an
achievement and rankings program, and original stories of the Planeswalkers of
Magic: The Gathering.
Magic: The Gathering -
Tactics is
being developed by SOE’s Denver studio and scheduled to be available for the PC
in early 2010, with a version for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system to follow.
For
more information on Magic: The Gathering - Tactics, visit
www.magicthegatheringtactics.com
.
