HEX: Shards of Fate (Hex, Hex TCG or Hex: Card Clash) was a massively multiplayer online trading card game (MMOTCG) by Cryptozoic Entertainment. It is the first game in the MMOTCG genre. It was funded via Kickstarter, and raised US$2,278,255 while its campaign was active.[2] As of October 28, 2013, Hex was the 11th most-funded video game on Kickstarter.[3] The game was officially released on January 26, 2016, and was playable on Windows, OS X and iOS.
| Hex: Shards of Fate | |
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| Developer(s) | Cryptozoic Entertainment |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4[1] |
| Release | January 26, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer, trading card |
Hex: Shards of Fate started Closed Alpha testing on October 8, 2013. In April 2014, the game went into Closed Beta, which included all Kickstarter backers as well as so-called "Slacker Backers", with new players being invited to join in the following months. As of May 2015, the game was available on PC in an early access phase and clients for iOS and Android were being worked on.[4] As a digital TCG, it featured unique features, such as being able to modify cards pre-match and transform cards during the match.[5] The game was shut down and closed permanently in December 2020.[6][7][8]
Lawsuit
editOn May 14, 2014, Wizards of the Coast filed a lawsuit against Cryptozoic for infringement of intellectual property, claiming that Hex: Shards of Fate is nearly a clone of Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast says "While we appreciate a robust and thriving trading card game industry, we will not permit the misappropriation of our intellectual property."[9] On May 19, 2014, Cryptozoic responded to the lawsuit that "Although we take all pending litigation seriously, we do not find any merit to the allegations in the complaint."[10] On Sep 24, 2015, Wizards of the Coast, Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment settled the lawsuit with undisclosed terms.[11][12]
Sets
editExpansion sets:[13]
- Shards of Fate
- Shattered Destiny
- Armies of Myth
- Primal Dawn
- Herofall
- Scars of War
- Frostheart
- Dead of Winter
- Doombringer
References
edit- ^ Sal Romano. HEX: Card Clash announced for PS4, gematsu.com, August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Hex MMO Trading Card Game by Cryptozoic Entertainment". Kickstarter. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Games/Most Funded". Kickstarter. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Check Out These Exclusive Hex: Armies Of Myth Preview Cards. May 22, 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Hex TCG – Overview". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "HEX SUNSET BLOWOUT". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Hex TCG – Overview". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Sansonia, Mason (1 November 2020). "What Hex: Shards of Fate is and Why it's Shutting Down". Gamerant.
- ^ "Wizards of the Coast Files Complaint Against Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment for Copyright, Patent and Trade Dress Infringement". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Official Legal Statement". Hex TCG. Cryptozoic Entertainment. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Wizards of the Coast, Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment settle intellectual property infringement lawsuit". Wizards of the Coast. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Press Release - Settlement". Hex Entertainment. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Hex Compendium - Set list". Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-01-22.