Might & Magic: Duel of Champions card game heading to iPad

The Might & Magic series is one of those franchises that seems to reinvent itself with each successive iteration, starting out as a straight RPG before branching into turn-based strategy and even Bejewelled-like tactical combat.

Now the old dog is once again pulling out a new trick, with Ubisoft announcing that a card game based on the long-running franchise, called Duel of Champions, will be heading to iPad and PC later this year.

Might & Magic: Duel of Champions is being developed by Ubisoft Quebec and features units taken directly from the world of Ashen (seen in Heroes V and VI), rather than the original universe.

iPad users will be able to battle their PC compatriots in cross-platform multiplayer, online tournaments to compete in, and extra cards will be available to purchase via an in-game store.

The screenshots seem to suggest the game will take a traditional Magic: The Gathering approach to the combat rather than the unusual real-time action seen in Ubi’s Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning Assassin’s Creed Recollection.