PARIS - October 24, 2019 - Asmodee Digital, a leader in video game entertainment inspired by board games, is proud to announce two new games, Blood Rage - Digital Edition and A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition, will be launched in 2020.
“SPIEL ‘19 is a natural opportunity for us to announce two new major digital adaptations of high-profile board games. They both showcase how gameplay, design, and lore from the best board games are unique materials for successful video games. That’s why we leverage our board game DNA, combined with our specific digital expertise, to immerse players into amazing stories,” said Pierre Ortolan, CEO of Asmodee Digital. “This unique know-how allows us to implement our long-term vision, geared towards the genres that share core gameplay, design roots, and universes with our board game legacy: RPGs, strategy, card and narrative-driven games.”
Asmodee Digital also revealed the first visual for the next major update for Gloomhaven, currently in Early Access on Steam (PC). It showcases Mindthief, the next mercenary that will be released late 2019. Ticket to Ride on PlayStation®4 will also receive a solo and online multiplayer update coming this winter.
Blood Rage - Digital Edition: exclusive Teaser Trailer, launch scheduled for 2020.
The digital adaptation of the legendary Viking board game designed by Eric M. Lang with art by Adrian Smith, developed by Exozet, will be launched on PC (Steam) in 2020. The hit board game, originally released by CMON, ranked 30th with a 8/10 rating on BoardGameGeek.
Exclusive Teaser Trailer: Ragnarök has come, and it’s the end of the world. It’s the Vikings’ last chance to go down in a blaze of glory and secure their place in Valhalla at Odin’s side! Fight like a Viking for honor and glory!
In Blood Rage - Digital Edition, each player controls a Viking clan, among seven, with its own warriors, leader, and ship. Draft the best cards and use them to get the advantage in battle. Raid lands, fulfill quests, and upgrade your units to lead your clan to victory! The original miniatures from the board game have been digitized into 3D animated units using high-res photogrammetry, leveraging more than 100 pictures for each of them.
The core gameplay is focused on combat in this tactical game. You must choose your drafted cards carefully at the beginning of each Age. Prepare your winning strategy for the game but make sure to adapt as your opponents take actions or claim allegiance to specific gods. Deduce their plan and play tactically to counter them. Winning battles is not the only way to victory, as you sometimes gain more victory points by sacrificing your troops! The only way to lose in Blood Rage is to shy away from a fight and a glorious death on the battlefield! Blood Rage is based around War and Glory. The game is played in three Ages, each ended by the Ragnarök destroying a random area and the units present. At the end of the game, the player with the most Glory Points wins.
Main features / Game scope:
- Number of Players: solo and up to 4 players.
- Multiplayer: online.
- Estimated Game Duration: 30 to 60 minutes.
- Main Mechanics: Card Drafting, Area Occupation and Movement, Hidden Actions/Quests, Units Upgrade.
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition: exclusive Teaser Trailer, launch scheduled for 2020.
The digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game designed by Christian T. Petersen will be launched on PC in 2020.
Exclusive trailer: King Robert Baratheon is dead, and the lands of Westeros brace for battle. Take on the roles of the great Houses of the Kingdoms of Westeros, as they vie for control of the Iron Throne through the use of diplomacy and warfare.
Based on the best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, it will take more than military might to win. Will you take power through force, use honeyed words to coerce your way onto the throne, or rally the townsfolk to your side? Through strategic planning, masterful diplomacy, and clever strategic decisions, spread your influence over Westeros!
The faithful adaptation of the acclaimed board game includes a modern take on the UI & UX, as well as the board and meeples being replaced by animated 3D units. It also features a digital-exclusive campaign following events from the books. Experience the real feel of Westeros’ politics and military by mustering your armies, influence other kingdoms, forge alliances, betray, conquer new territories and claim the Iron Throne.
Main features:
- Number of Players: solo (vs AI), up to 6 human players.
- Multiplayer: online.
- Game Duration: 60 to 120 min.
- Main Mechanics:
- Social strategy game: alliances, betrayals, intrigue and politics play a crucial role.
- Online experience: the digital platform's advantages for setting up multiplayer game sessions are improved even more by specific social tools allowing for easy & efficient player interaction. Play online with players from all over the world, combined with AIs if need be and ranked on a Leaderboard showcasing the true ruler of Westeros!
- Interactive AI: a strong AI system allowing players to play against an AI that will answer and offer social interactions in solo and online games.
- Enhanced graphical elements based on the physical board game assets (board, meeples, tokens).
- Step by step tutorial to smoothly discover and learn a deeply strategic board game.
- Campaign unique to the digital game – a dozen scenarios focused on the War of the 5 Kings where the player takes on the role of Lannister, Baratheon, Tyrell, and Greyjoy in the fallout of King Robert Baratheon’s death.
The game will include:
- the digital adaptation of the board game (2nd edition).
- digital-exclusive tutorial missions.
- digital-exclusive challenges.
Gloomhaven: Mindthief teaser
Exclusive teaser: the sixth mercenary will join Gloomhaven’s Early Access late 2019.
Often city-dwelling Vermlings will flee to the sewers to escape harassment. There, without their pack to connect with, these Vermlings will form strong bonds with the massive rat population. Communication with such a large number of creatures can strain one’s mind though. Where most Vermlings fail, some rise to the challenge and hone powerful psychic abilities to control the swarms. So-called Mindthieves make terrifying opponents through the use of psychic assaults, sharp blades and swarms of tiny teeth.
Ticket to Ride: PlayStation®4 Solo & Online multiplayer update
The digital adaptation of Days of Wonder's best-selling train board game, with more than 8 million physical units and more than 6 million digital units sold, will receive a major update on PS4. Solo and Online multiplayer will be available along with the current local multiplayer mode.
Ticket to Ride takes less than one minute to learn but a lifetime to master. Over 66 million games played online and a new game starting every 4 seconds on average! Hop on a train with your friends and family and set off to conquer the railways! Who will be the fastest to set up links between cities and achieve their objectives?
Discover Ticket to Ride, including the latest digital content such as France’s map, and hop on board for accessible and strategic gameplay perfect for your first board game journeys together. Explore the various strategies in this iconic board game and get ready to connect more than cities! Go about the construction of your routes with care, and don't let your opponents thwart your plans! Be the first to control the best railways and try to derail your adversaries' strategies.
Asmodee Digital streaming schedule during SPIEL ‘19
Day Time slot (CEST) Highlight
Thursday 24/10/2019 12:30-13:00
Blood Rage - Digital Edition: Teaser Trailer
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition: Teaser Trailer
Gloomhaven: Mindthief Teaser
Saturday 26/10/2019 11:30-12:00 Munchkin Gameplay
Sunday 27/10/2019 11:30-12:00 Munchkin Gameplay
The stream can be viewed on Twitch on the Asmodee Live channel and on the Asmodee Digital one. Time slots are CEST.
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About Asmodee Digital
Asmodee Digital, a fully owned subsidiary of the Asmodee Group, is an international publisher and distributor of video games with operations located in Europe, North America, and China. Asmodee Digital manages the creation, design, development, publishing, and marketing of video games for Asmodee Group and third-party creators on PC (Steam), consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One) on mobile (App Store, Google Play, Amazon) and VR (Oculus, PS VR…). Asmodee Digital aims at bringing the best of video gaming with a board game DNA to life with best-selling products such as Gloomhaven, CATAN, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, The Lord of the Rings : Adventure Card Game, Pandemic, Splendor and much more. To learn more, please visit www.asmodee-digital.com.
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