Family Game Night at EA's house

Hasbro-themed compilation includes Yahtzee, Boggle, Battleship, and more on Wii, PS2.

Electronic Arts picked up the rights for games based on a variety of Hasbro properties last August, and the publisher has been trickling out its planned uses for the license since earlier this year. In February, Nerf and Littlest Pet Shop were the first projects detailed under the deal, followed last month by news of a game adaptation of Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition.

It might be a tuber...

So far the projects have been one brand per game, but today EA announced Family Game Night, a compilation that spans a number of Hasbro's most famous games. In development for the Wii and PlayStation 2, the six-pack of games will include Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect Four, Sorry!, and the spin-off Sorry! Sliders. Serving as a virtual host for Game Night will be Hasbro's most famous tuberous mascot, Mr. Potato Head.

In keeping with the theme, Family Game Night will support multiplayer modes for up to four players (Connect Four and Battleship are limited to two players). Users will also be able to play faithful re-creations of the original games, or remixed versions like Connect Four Power Chips or Boggle Portal Cubes. Other features include a customizable virtual living room in which to play, and party game modes that add minigames to the proceedings.

Hasbro has been running its Family Game Night marketing promotion since 1998 as a way to encourage families to spend time together once a week talking and playing around its board game products. The gaming adaptation of the marketing campaign is planned for this fall.

40 Comments

  • Tyler0721

    Posted Feb 27, 2009 5:28 pm PT

    how do you active the second controller for the game ????

  • speedjunkie4

    Posted May 19, 2008 8:46 pm PT

    Another EA title down the drain. And this is from a guy who likes SOME of Ea's franchises.

  • Nineball2112

    Posted May 19, 2008 1:12 pm PT

    I actually like this idea. This would be fun to do with the family and hopefully it won't be very much money...

    Sometimes, these casual games are a nice quick way to let off some steam....

    I'll be looking into this.

  • Koal_Jadian

    Posted May 19, 2008 9:58 am PT

    nooo EA!! anything EA mades no widescreen or high-res support. In-game Ads, and for PC you have to download some crap computer-destroying software to download updates

  • Hvac0120

    Posted May 19, 2008 8:53 am PT

    If this package is $30 or less, I will think about buying it. If it was a $10 or less XBL or PSN download, then I would be even more enticed.

    I want games like these to play with my kids, but I don't want to pay the full price for something like this. There's just not enough content - not even with the 6 games included. That doesn't mean I won't be suckered in by my wife and kids. It just means I'll be more resistant.

  • jmartin1016

    Posted May 19, 2008 6:28 am PT

    I see alot of negetive posts about this topic, however this has the potiential to be a huge seller for EA. I would buy it if it were on XBL. I pwn everyone at Connect Four!

  • dairyboy3065

    Posted May 19, 2008 5:38 am PT

    hmm...THIS IS JUST DUMB
    GIVE ME MY 2 MINS OF MY LIFE BACK :@

  • rickyman0090

    Posted May 18, 2008 9:31 pm PT

    How is this news?

  • mikethemonkey

    Posted May 18, 2008 9:17 pm PT

    Dear Gamespot, please give me the one minute back on my life it took to read this! YOU OWE ME AT LEAST THAT!

  • gixkaizer

    Posted May 18, 2008 12:57 pm PT

    omg i think thats a bad idea of EA , Good that my family dont want plays games and that its only me that plays games xD

  • OfficialBed

    Posted May 18, 2008 12:43 pm PT

    meh...not for me

  • AranJatt

    Posted May 18, 2008 12:34 pm PT

    why did i even read this?

  • raghraghragh

    Posted May 18, 2008 6:42 am PT

    Must have been one slow news day.

  • Rowr14

    Posted May 18, 2008 6:25 am PT

    they should have a family guy night also.

  • sphinx-shadow

    Posted May 17, 2008 10:10 pm PT

    Sounds like a good idea.

  • icym

    Posted May 17, 2008 10:06 pm PT

    Sadly I would just about seriously consider buying. With the price of board games nowadays, its not totally out of the question to buy them for your console. Still, I prefer to play them the old fashioned way.

  • mashom

    Posted May 17, 2008 9:59 pm PT

    Are these games or Cartoon name ? lol

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted May 17, 2008 9:55 pm PT

    RE: kaze950

    Most aren't. If they were, they wouldn't be a developer in the first place.

  • kaze950

    Posted May 17, 2008 9:43 pm PT

    F'IN MONEY HUNGRY DEVS.

    You're an idiot if you think there any developers who AREN'T "money hungry"

  • Zerosumgame

    Posted May 17, 2008 2:59 pm PT

    EA, plz stay away from my family!

  • tpaul37

    Posted May 17, 2008 1:59 pm PT

    how would u play battleship, cause people could look at eachothers screens???

  • jogunther

    Posted May 17, 2008 1:09 pm PT

    I agree a downloadable version would be the most succesful and accesible for most gamers. But this isn't for next gen quote unquote consoles. I hope they keep us in mind as well. I would love to get my folks gaming.

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted May 17, 2008 11:54 am PT

    Throw in Potato Head customization and I'm in.

  • Tomic2505

    Posted May 17, 2008 11:00 am PT

    wii ware board games would be pretty cool

  • nintendoboy16

    Posted May 17, 2008 6:48 am PT

    This game would be perfect... for PSN, WiiWare and XBLA.

  • Dihce

    Posted May 17, 2008 4:30 am PT

    I have a problem with having Battleship on there..... how would NOT see the other person's positions? That's like playing multi-player poker on a game system.. "Oh, you're bluffing" "Nuh UH!" "Yes you are, I can see your cards!"

  • thenephariouson

    Posted May 17, 2008 2:28 am PT

    If this came out on XBL i would actually contemplate getting it.

  • kavadias1981

    Posted May 17, 2008 2:27 am PT

    No thank you. I'll give it a miss. Now if you can get a lot of famous boardgames on one disc then I would buy that. Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Risk, etc etc.

  • Zeus-Guy

    Posted May 17, 2008 1:11 am PT

    *sigh* Just what the Wii and PS2 don't need, more budget titles.
    Download Game: Perhaps.
    Full-Fledged game: No.

  • dlind70

    Posted May 16, 2008 9:41 pm PT

    "Boggle Portal Cubes" - hope they give credit to Valve, lol.

    This sounds like stupid cash whoring to me. I say, EA should embrace the traditional origins of these games and just release EA branded versions with physical boards. Nothing like the old school approach to fun for the whole family. Imagine "Sorry! John Madden" or maybe "Battleship: NOD edition." Good times.

  • TheVinster

    Posted May 16, 2008 9:19 pm PT

    I'm guessing EA can ruin even a simple game such as Connect 4.

  • playa42018

    Posted May 16, 2008 6:23 pm PT

    I've love to see some of the board games on XBLA or even Pogo

  • skyline7284

    Posted May 16, 2008 5:37 pm PT

    Can't we just play the actual games...?

  • fastrozombies

    Posted May 16, 2008 5:04 pm PT

    JamesL007 I could not agree more, infact that is a better idea

  • JamesL007

    Posted May 16, 2008 4:33 pm PT

    Would have been a good idea for the PSN and XBL too, you could just download the game and play with others online or offline,

  • Merl57

    Posted May 16, 2008 3:55 pm PT

    this invent included the purchasing of other families for profit through hostile acquisitions

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