Having teased the game for a week now, Perfect World China finally revealed its new online game, HEX: Shards of Fate. The online card game scene is currently dominated by Hearthstone (who else) in China, and it seems Perfect World is eager to get a share of the pie. A trading card game (TCG), HEX combines several elements of online games as well. The English version can be found here.
For example, players can socket gems in cards to give them additional powers, and even use card powers to transform them into different cards mid-match. Cards gain experience and have individual achievements that allow players to unlock extended art and foil versions. HEX is also completed with a statistics system which gives instant feedback about deck composition, record, and more.
Trading of cards, guilds, playable races and classes, PVE dungeons with full lore, regular tournaments, iPad support and more can be found within the HEX game (some under development). Still, it is surprising that Perfect World China has gone ahead with the deal, since developer Cryptozoic Entertainment is still in a court battle with Wizards of the Coast (Magic the Gathering).
