Satirical card game takes to Kickstarter - and heads to gamescom.
August 5, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
XboxEra :
LONDON, August 5th, 2024, 1700hrs BST – Get ready gamers!
Today, XboxEra have revealed their new Kickstarter, with “Console Wars The Card Game” - a satirical, parody-filled spin on the gaming industry and the competition that’s always existed between video game platforms, publishers and gamers themselves.
Watch the reveal trailer premiere, narrated by none other than Abubakar Salim of Surgent Studios and House of the Dragon fame, right here (Please note, this is currently private and will premiere as the embargo lifts)
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Console Wars the Card Game
Collect incredible video game franchises!
Protect them with loyal and dedicated fans!
Brave the volatile video game industry!
Claim the ultimate victory in the Console Wars!
In order to win the Console Wars, content is king, and intellectual property ownership of the best games is everything.
In order to emerge victorious, players will need to battle for ownership of 4 full sets of IP across multiple genres, from action-packed first-person shooters, iconic platformers and deep, complex RPGs.
Throughout play, you’ll try to amass as many fans as you can – without them, you have no momentum, and arguably no platform at all – so keeping fans is critical to holding on to your precious gaming franchises.
Will you emerge victorious? Can you survive the relentless ups and downs of the video game industry? Find out if you have what it takes to truly win the Console Wars by backing us on Kickstarter today!
Jon Clarke, Co-founder of XboxEra:
“Console Wars" is something the entire industry knows about, and actively dislikes. So what if we took all that toxicity; all that online hate - and turned it into something positive and fun? Something where we could all collectively point and laugh at how ridiculous the very concept of 'console warring' is? That’s how Console Wars The Card Game came to be.
Inspired by many of the card games I already play, I wanted to make something even more strategic, vicious and hilarious. As I've witnessed with the playtesting over the last year, I truly believe that's what Console Wars The Card Game is!”
Being a small, audience funded independent publication, XboxEra is entirely reliant on our amazing community, and we extend the invitation for you to become a part of that group of legends by backing the game on Kickstarter.
Details of our campaign can be found here. We can’t bring this to life without your help, and if there’s one thing we know gamers can do well, is rally round for a good cause!
Play Console Wars The Card Game in the new Cards & Boards Area at Gamescom 2024!
Date: August 21 - 25, 2024
Location: Koelnmesse, Cologne
Stand: Hall 05.2 | Stand SB037
Thanks to our community, we’re not just going to Gamescom to cover games – we’re going to be a part of the fun ourselves!
Gaming Media and the public alike can head over to our very own booth in Gamescom’s new ‘Cards & Boards’ area to get the first hands on with Console Wars the Card Game while our Kickstarter campaign is live.
Interview requests and specific appointments for media to go hands-on during media days can be made by contacting: [email protected] or by utilising the 'events' functionality on Press Engine.
About XboxEra: XboxEra.com was founded in 2019 with an ambition to provide Xbox-focused content for an underserved community. Since launch, they’ve grown consistently year-on-year, with over 700 reviews and a podcast listened to in 50+ countries worldwide.
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