`Get in the Ring' With WCW Wrestlers; WCW Nitro Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast Allows Players to Be a Part of WCW Action.Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom, PressLink and on Business Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com RENTON, Wash.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 6, 2000 Fans of the larger-than-life wrestlers of World Championship Wrestling For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). For the poet, see William Carlos Williams. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. (WCW WCW World Championship Wrestling WCW Wellesley Centers for Women WCW West Coast Watchers ) will be able to become a part of the action with the new WCW(TM) Nitro(TM) trading card game, which releases this week from Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , based on a licensing agreement with 4 Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:KIDE). Wrestling superstars Wrestling Superstars was an action figure toyline based on the wrestlers of the WWF. They were made by the toy and video game company LJN from 1984 to 1989. The toys were made of solid rubber and were very accurate in appearance to their real life counterparts, however they from WCW like Goldberg(TM), Sting(TM), Jeff Jarrett(TM) and Diamond Dallas Page  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. (TM) all get their time on the mat in the WCW Nitro trading card game. The game's innovative play mechanic mixes the action, strategy, tactics and compelling story lines that make WCW programming a hit with over 35 million weekly viewers. "The overwhelming popularity of professional wrestling and growing awareness of trading card games will make the WCW Nitro trading card game a sure hit," says Luke Peterschmidt, Wizards of the Coast(R) brand manager. "Our game captures the essence of wrestling, with intense action, flashy personalities and high-flying moves." Players can "get in the ring" with the WCW Nitro two-player starter set (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) $9.99), which contains two 40-card decks, a playmat and a rulebook. Additional cards are also available in 11-card "Slap Packs" (MSRP $3.29). The WCW Nitro trading card game will be available at game retailers, WCW stadium events and online at www.wizards.com/nitro. World Championship Wrestling is a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. Inc., a Time Warner company. WCW produces and markets television programs and live events featuring wrestling superstars. For more information, check out www.wcw.com. Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS), is the worldwide market share leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories. A leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products, as well as the owner and operator of one of the nation's largest specialty game retail chains, the company holds an exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card games (TCGs) and produces the world's best-selling Magic: The Gathering(R) and Pokemon(TM)(NOTE A) TCGs. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's leading fantasy and science fiction book publishers. Headquartered near Seattle, Washington, Wizards of the Coast has international offices in Antwerp, Paris, Milan, London and Beijing. For more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website and electronic retail store at www.wizards.com. WCW, Nitro and wrestlers' names are trademarks of World Championship Wrestling, Inc. and used under license. (c) 2000 World Championship Wrestling, a Time Warner company. All rights reserved. (NOTE A)(c)1995, 1996, and 1998 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK. Pokemon is a trademark of Nintendo. WIZARDS OF THE COAST and Magic: The Gathering are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. (c) 2000 Wizards. NOTE: A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. -- http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060600/bw2 |
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