HorrorClix Collectable Miniatures Game Announced!
February 3, 2006 (SEATTLE) - WizKids Inc., who revolutionized miniatures gaming with the Mage Knight, MechWarrior and HeroClix collectable miniatures games (CMGs), announced today the next revolution in miniatures gaming: HorrorClix!
"HorrorClix places players firmly in the action, suspense and excitement of a horror movie," said
Jordan Weisman, WizKids® CEO. "Players assemble teams of monsters from across the horror spectrum - including vampires, zombies and werewolves - and then protect the innocent, eat them or both in a delightful, gore-filled romp!" HorrorClix uses plot twist cards, a heavy emphasis on scenario play and new character cards to explode the boundaries of CMGs and the patented Clix system.
HorrorClix raises the bar for all miniatures games by shifting the game focus from hack-and-slash combat to inventive scenario- and story-based play. Additionally, it uses the combat dial to provide literally hundreds of tailor-made supernatural (and super-gruesome!) powers and abilities. Character cards flesh out each monster with fiction and detailed explanations of each creature’s capabilities, including mechanics never before seen in miniatures games!
HorrorClix will be the star of the show at the two biggest 2006 summer United States gaming conventions: Origins in Columbus, Ohio, and Gen Con in Indianapolis, Ind. Players from all over the world can experience the wicked fun of HorrorClix in ongoing demonstrations and special events. WizKids also plans to unveil a "big" HorrorClix surprise at the GAMA trade show in March.
HorrorClix will release in late summer or early fall of 2006, and will be available at gaming stores, comic stores and specialty stores worldwide. For more information, go to http://www.horrorclix.com.
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.
Pappa Midnight- 02-04-2006
Cool! Never really got on with clix myself ( a little too limited on the combat for me) but have got quite a few minis which I've "tweaked" for horror gaming. If they can expand as it says on the gaming and produce the same quality minis it sounds like a winner!
It will be interesting to see what they produce. As they already produce " Blade" in their Heroclix range it would be nice to see modern vamps, maybe some Romero type zombies and some modern Werewolves. A few characters from the "Slasher" flicks would be cool aswell ( Jason , Freddy etc ) copyright allowing.
I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for the release!
Thanks for the Info.
PM
Pappa Midnight- 02-04-2006
Eerie, I hope you don't mind I've posted the link on the TMP Horror board.
Regards
PM
Hopefull everybody will post in the poll about which licenses Wizkids should chase for the set.
I understand most of the entries, but "Gremlins"? It seems kinda like Sesame Street on that list now ... "One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong."
fatgoblin- 02-11-2006
I like crazy clowns! I got some from eureka and some from brigade games.
crossing my fingers for this horror clix. With luck there will be some really cool stuff (and lots of cheap commons!)
fatgoblin- 02-17-2006
http://www.wizkidsgames.com/wk_article.asp?cid=40604
ooo, the news burb got updated with a pic of a zombie cop! suddenly my interest jumps up another notch! Hope is a common and there are tons of them (and more zombie figures)
Eerie- 02-17-2006
Just thought I would drop the pics in here for general reference.