Wizards of the Coast, creator of legendary card game Magic: The Gathering, are partnering with Tencent to launch the game’s most-recent digital version across Asia. Arena could immediately challenge Hearthstone as top digitial collectible card game, especially with the backing of Tencent.
Board and card game developer Wizards of the Coast is partnering with Chinese game publisher Tencent to handle the Asia launch of the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Arena video game, among others. Tencent will be the game’s exclusive digital publisher in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Brunei.
“Wizards of the Coast’s newest digital game, Magic: The Gathering Arena, is currently in Closed Beta and will be the first game published by Tencent through the new partnership,” states the press release. “The game is designed and built for digital gamers without compromising Magic‘s core gameplay. Every element of the game design is focused on an engaging and dynamic experience, true to authentic Magic, to provide players and viewers fast-paced, exciting, and easy-to-follow matches.”
