Polygon.com / 27.02.25

Rush of Ikorr brings Overwatch-inspired mechanics to a novel 3v3 card game

Rush of Ikorr, a new trading card game from Upper Deck, broke cover on Wednesday with a news release. In a private briefing ahead of the announcement, director of entertainment brands Travis Rhea tells Polygon that the game, which is designed around a novel 3v3 multiplayer format, was inspired by the companys work with video game brands as well as the hit hero shooter Overwatch. [Upper Deck] was founded in 1989 on the premise of How do we make a better baseball card? Rhea said. That premise of how do we do something better has really carried over into everything weve done over the three decades weve been in business. And that is no more true than with our games. Since 95% of what Upper Deck does relies on licensed intellectual property, Rhea said that the request from the company president was to make the best TCG that the world has ever had without relying on a license. To that end, Upper Deck elected to theme the game based on historical cultures, and the game will launch with conte...
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