Electronic Arts has today announced Hasbro Family Game Night as part of their previous agreement with the toy manufacturer, allowing players to experience virtual re-creations of some of their favourite board games. What’s wrong with the real things, we ask?.

Hasbro Family Game Night includes virtual re-creations of six of the firm’s popular board games including: Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect 4, Sorry! and the all new Sorry! Sliders. Fancy spicing things up even more? There’s the likes of Connect Four Power Chips, Boggle Portal Cubes, Reverse Yahtzee and Battleship Barrage.

Players can deck out their very own distinctive digital game, furniture and decorations all themed to their favourite games. What’s more, Game Night features a party mode that gives players the option to build a custom party game by choosing their desired game(s), number of players and setting a time limit. Party mode mini-game challenges include Match the Pattern, Shake for Words and Bomb Run.

“We’re giving families a new way to bond and play together,” said Chip Lange, Vice President and General Manager of EA’s Casual Entertainment Label. “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,” said Mark Blecher, General Manager 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.”

Family Game Night is due for release this autumn.