EA unveils Hasbro Family Game Night for PS2 and Wii

Developed by its UK team Bright Light, Hasbro Family Game Night lets families host 'interactive video game parties' with digital versions of classic board games Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect Four, and Sorry!. EA has also roped in Hasbro character Mr Potato Head as the game's host. Players can custom build challenges and competitions for each of the games.

Chip Lange, VP and GM of EA Casual Entertainment described the game as "giving families a new way to bond and play together."

He added: "Hasbro Family Game Night offers parents and their children a digital party experience full of classic brands they know and love. Between original and new rule settings, an easy-to-play party mode and a customizable game room feature, the variety and choice promise hours of fun family play.”

“ Hasbro Family Game Night is designed to bring family and friends of all ages together in the digital living room for an evening of ‘anything goes’ fun,” added Mark Blecher, GM of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro.

“Hasbro has been providing families with the best in game play for decades, and now they can enjoy some of our most beloved brands with an all-new digital twist.”

The game is due out on Wii and PS2 at the end of the year.