AUGUST 16, 2003 (Renton, WA) � Yo, Joe! Fans of the G.I. JOE brand and trading card game players everywhere can look forward to a new G.I. JOE Trading Card Game, which just released from Wizards of the Coast, a developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products and a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. This new trading card game features characters inspired by the legendary G.I. JOE VS. COBRA storyline.
Players command their own G.I. JOE or COBRA team by building their decks with iconic characters such as DUKE, SNAKE EYES, AGENT SCARLETT, COBRA COMMANDER, DESTRO and STORM SHADOW. The G.I. JOE Trading Card Game is available in a two-player starter set and randomized booster packs with each card featuring dynamic artwork that brings the guts and glory of the G.I. JOE universe into every TCG player's deck.
The release of the G.I. JOE Trading Card Game coincides with the G.I. JOE brand's 40th anniversary. Hasbro's G.I. JOE line revolutionized the toy industry four decades ago with the first poseable action figure for boys. Today, the G.I. JOE brand is popular among a new generation of kids, who have rediscovered the action-packed excitement of the G.I. JOE VS. COBRA fantasy through Hasbro's action figure line, comic books, visual entertainment and consumer products.
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.
Wizards of the Coast, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds and exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering �, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons �, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.
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G.I. Joe is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. � 2004 Hasbro.
