Might & Magic: Showdown

Ubisoft announced from their Montreal studio that they have released on Steam’s Early Access the new Might & Magic: Showdown tabletop like game. Following with the setting of the new Ubisoft’s lore for Might & Magic, which doesn’t tie completely into the original series, but a new take on computer tabletop gaming with Showdown.

“Might & Magic Showdown is inspired by our childhood memories of playing with figurines,” said Philippe Ducharme, producer. “The rich lore of Might & Magic was the perfect starting point to bring our innovative gameplay to life.”

Playing a team of 4 characters, you start off with what are plastic miniatures and can paint and rename them to your hearts content, even with the free Paint Tool on Steam that you can practice on. Showdown gives you 60 single player battles to sharpen your tactics before you head onto the PvP games against your friends, currently there are 20 figures, 7 of them Hero Characters, the paint version only gives you 5 random to play with though.

There is currently a contest being held where you go to the free painter and paint up a model and submit it to the official forum thread, the winners of each of the 5 characters painted will be added in as well. I am looking at all of this and my first thought is that Ubisoft is trying to beat Games Workshop to a full blown electronic tabletop game, as of the high detail of the work, though I am aware Dawn of War had an “Army Painter” but it wasn’t anywhere near as close as in depth as this one is.

So head on over to Steam and get painting, or play the current Early Access that’s available, also check out this interesting 30 minute look into Might & Magic: Showdown on Twitch.

Official Press Release

LONDON, UK — January 19TH 2017 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN is now available exclusively on Steam Early Access. Through Early Access, Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN is available before its official launch, giving players the opportunity to get involved in the development process by providing feedback and suggestions.

With Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN, Ubisoft Montreal introduces a new tactical PvP combat experience, set in the rich medieval fantasy universe of Might & Magic®. Players will test their tactical battle skills while combining a mix of pre-planning and real-time execution.

“Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN is inspired by our childhood memories of playing with figurines,” said Philippe Ducharme, producer. “The rich lore of Might & Magic® was the perfect starting point to bring our innovative gameplay to life.”

Players will discover a set of innovative features, including the ability to pre-program character actions before the battle, as well as being able to create detailed, personalised figurines with the in-game Paint Workshop tool. Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN also offers tons of content to support those innovative features: 60 solo battles to sharpen your tactics, a cast of 20 unique figurines to paint and personalise and a full-blown PvP mode.

In addition to the release of Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN, players have a chance to try the Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN Paint Workshop for free on Steam right now. Available separately, it includes five unique figurines from the full game for you to paint the way you want to.

For a detailed look at gameplay directly from the developers, please join us for a Might & Magic® SHOWDOWN Early Access Livestream today at 6pm at twitch.tv/Ubisoft.

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