Press Release: InterPop, the digital entertainment company, celebrates the first year of the ever-expanding fan-driven Emergents Universe with a trading card game, moving from Public Beta to global release today! Among the team behind this new initiative are pro-players, and game designers Corey Burkhart, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, Brian David-Marshall, Zvi Mowshowitz, and Drew Nolosco. This team counts two in the Magic: the Gathering Hall of Fame, the 2020-2021 Magic the Gathering World Champion, with multiple pro-tournament wins, and a resume of over 50 games and expansions released. Cards in the game feature art from legendary talent like Scott Kolins, Colleen Doran, and Adrián Gutiérrez and more.
“When I take a step back and look at the team that we assembled to make this game I am blown away by the talent and experience they bring to Emergents TCG,” says founder Brian David-Marshall. “Whether it is literal Hall of Fame card gamers or iconic comic book artists whose work is always on my pull list at my local comic shop. And what they have delivered is a deep strategy game with killer artwork that drops you into a fully realized superpowered universe. ”
The Emergents Trading Card Game taps into this already expansive universe and its rich storylines to create an unmatched player experience, while leveraging the power of the Tezos blockchain to turn cards into digital collectibles, with the ability to own your cards, cosmetics, and other game assets, via the almost any wallet in the Tezos ecosystem. The game combines the deep strategy of traditional TCGs, the convenience and fast pace of digital TCGs, and the digital ownership of Web3.
Players can learn more about this rich universe and its characters Interpop Comics series The Nine, Emergents Presents, #ZoeMG, The Abyss, and The Rejects, which established this brand new superhero universe, with all comics available digitally via their InterPop Comics readership platform at interpopcomics.com.
The Emergents Trading Card has been in Public Beta since August of this year, where players can download the game and start building their decks with regularly-updated batches of Free Set cards. As in the comics, the powers behind characters in The Emergents TCG are divided into 5 factions: Tinkerers, Acolytes, Sculptors, Strongarms, and Non-Stops. Each faction has its own advantages and disadvantages, and players are already finding exciting ways to creatively configure their decks.
Corey Burkhart adds “The Emergents TCG I like to describe as a fusion of many other TCGs but taking a big step forward for the digital world. I think if you’re someone coming from other popular TCGs, you have fewer things to learn, but you’ll also be challenged with new rules/mechanics/and a turn system that is unlike any other in the market. If you’ve learned any trading card game in the past you’ll be able to draw some similarities and catch on quickly. The biggest changes are that attacking is the last thing you do during your turn as a player and then your rival is defending themselves to start their own turn.
In addition to the robust set of free cards accessible by all players, daily card releases unlock new strategies and new deck types. Players can obtain new cards at emergentstcg.minterpop.com.
