June 30, 2005 (SEATTLE) - WizKids Inc., creators of the runaway hit games MechWarrior® and Pirates of the Spanish Main (tm), announced today at the Origins 2005 convention that their Mage Knight® collectable miniatures game (CMG) would cease in its present format after the release of Mage Knight: Nexus in August.
"Mage Knight was the first CMG we created, so this decision was not made lightly," said Mike Samora, vice president of Sales and Marketing at WizKids®. "The game has evolved immensely in the last five years, and it's evolving again." WizKids recently announced teaming up with Namco for the PC game based on the property, Mage Knight: Apocalypse, and other options for future Mage Knight games are being explored.
WizKids is throwing a major Mage Knight party at Gen Con, and this November will sponsor special Mage Knight events to send off the game in style. Neither current nor retired Mage Knight players will want to miss either event.
Founded by 25-year game-industry veteran Jordan Weisman, WizKids is a Seattle-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating tabletop games driven by imagination. Its Mage Knight, MechWarrior and HeroClix® CMGs and Pirates and Rocketmen(tm) CSGs are among the most successful games on the market today, and the company has sold hundreds of millions of game pieces worldwide. WizKids Inc. is owned by The Topps Company Inc. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.
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