Wizards of the Coast released a statement regarding the lawsuit on its website, which you can see below: Wizards of the Coast, the creators of the popular Magic: The Gathering card game, are suing Cryptozoic and Hex Entertainment claiming its game Hex: Shards Of Fate is a clone of its long-running card game. Any questions or comments should be directed to All inquiries will be read but please understand that because of the nature of this matter, not all questions can be responded to at this time. WOTC cannot snuff out fair competition with frivolous infringement assertions.įurther, we ask that you respect the duties and obligations of the HEX team members during this time. While IP rights are important, so is fair competition. Many TCGs can, and do, coexist consistent with any IP rights WOTC might have. We respect intellectual property rights, but the right to make a TCG is not exclusive to WOTC. As a small company, the daunting task of defending ourselves from the bullying of a much larger corporation is difficult, but we are committed to HEX: Shards of Fate and ultimately we will prevail. Its digital only nature allows it to push the boundaries in ways a traditional paper TCG never could. HEX: Shards of Fate is a digital only MMO-TCG that attempts to innovate what a digital trading card game can be. We do not expect this frivolous legal action to impact our efforts to deliver a compelling and entertaining game experience to our customers.

The complaint alleges various similarities between HEX: Shards of Fate and Magic: The Gathering.Īlthough we take all pending litigation seriously, we do not find any merit to the allegations in the complaint. The company posted the following statement on its website:Īs you may be aware, Wizards of the Coast recently filed a lawsuit against Cryptozoic Entertainment, LLC and Hex Entertainment, LLC in the Western District of Washington. Update: Cryptozoic and Hex Entertainment have responded to Wizards of the Coast's intellectual property infringement claim.

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