The official Web site of the Heroes IV Collectible Card Game has been updated with several images (click on the box shot on the left side of the page), including an enormous picture of the game board. There is also a post in our forums by designer Jonathan Bjork of DG Games which answers some questions that fans had about the game:

"Unlike other CCGs, this game is a board game. The cards merely represent playing pieces. In a lot of ways, the game fulfils the mission of the computer game better than the computer game. It is a strategic board game set in a rich fantasy world, where strategic movement, and ecconomic development combine with exploration and discovery. This in turn leads to climactic tactical combat that in the end determines the winner."

Bjork also explains why their game is based on Heroes IV:

"We initially aproached Ubisoft about a Heroes III game, since I am a huge fan of that particular title... and have blown entire weeks at a time playing it. We ended up with a deal to produce the Heroes IV CCG and tile game, and will soon be working with the Heroes V developers on a follow up product."

The Heroes IV CCG is scheduled for a July release.