{"id":8511,"date":"2018-09-07T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T01:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8511"},"modified":"2018-09-09T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T01:01:33","slug":"wizkids-announces-new-licensing-partnership-with-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/07\/wizkids-announces-new-licensing-partnership-with-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"WizKids Announces New Licensing Partnership with WWE\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hillside, NJ \u2014 September 7, 2018\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and established board games, today announced a new multi-year licensing partnership with WWE, with plans to bring the organization\u2019s iconic Superstars to the tabletop with successful gaming platforms HeroClix and Dice Masters as well as branded board games.<\/p>\n

HeroClix is the #1 selling collectible miniatures game in the world where players will now be able to form their dream team of WWE Superstars to engage their opponents in tabletop combat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to introduce this new genre to the WizKids portfolio,\u201d said Justin Ziran, president of WizKids. \u201cWe\u2019re especially thrilled to bring fan favorite Superstars from the WWE family to the beloved HeroClix and Dice Masters platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dice Masters is an award-winning and critically acclaimed dice game. For the first-time ever, players will be able to build a team of their favorite WWE Superstars to roll combos and knock out the opposition.<\/p>\n

The partnership will bring the likeness of popular WWE Superstars, including John Cena\u00ae, The Rock\u00ae, Charlotte Flair\u00ae, Roman Reigns\u00ae and The Undertaker\u00ae, in addition to WWE Hall of Famers such as \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin\u00ae and Trish Stratus\u2122 to several gaming platforms, including Dice Masters, HeroClix and Boxed Strategy Games.<\/p>\n

Product will be available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. The first release is slated to hit shelves in 2019.<\/p>\n

To learn more about HeroClix, including how to play, visit:\u00a0www.HeroClix.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Dice Masters, including how to play, visit:\u00a0www.DiceMasters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on WizKids, visit:\u00a0www.WizKids.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hillside, NJ \u2014 September 7, 2018\u00a0\u2014\u00a0WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and established board games, today announced a new multi-year licensing partnership…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[24,25,5,7],"tags":[200,26,124],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=600%2C200","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12865,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/15\/wizkids-announces-licensing-partnership-featuring-the-orville-tv-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":8511,"position":0},"title":"WIZKIDS ANNOUNCES LICENSING PARTNERSHIP FEATURING THE ORVILLE TV SERIES","author":"Dave Napitupulu","date":"February 15, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"Plans Upcoming HeroClix Product Releases February 15, 2019\u2014HILLSIDE, NJ\u2014Once again expanding its licensing portfolio and suite of collectible miniatures, WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and established board games, has announced a licensing partnership to feature a popular sci-fi TV series,\u00a0The Orville,\u00a0in upcoming HeroClix releases. 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