October 26, 2005 (SEATTLE) - WizKids Inc., creator of the runaway hit games HeroClix® and Pirates of the Spanish Main™, is proud to announce the release of the newest MechWarrior expansion, MechWarrior: Annihilation!
"MechWarrior: Annihilation brings a new kind of power to the MechWarrior game," said Mike Samora, vice president of Sales and Marketing for WizKids®. "Clan Nova Cat arrives in full force, raising the stakes in the battle for the Inner Sphere even higher, and 'Mechs with a defensive focus will change the dynamics of the game."
MechWarrior: Annihilation is the second expansion following January 2005's MechWarrior: Age of Destruction, which updated the MechWarrior rules and introduced fully-customizable BattleMechs to the game.
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 MechWarrior® and HeroClix CMGs and Pirates and Rocketmen™ CSGs are among the most successful games on the market today, and the company has sold hundreds of millions of game pieces worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.
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