What happens when classic collector card play meets today's video gaming generation? Enter HyperScan, the first-of-its-kind game system that combines two of the most popular activities of kids today, allowing players to scan cards, enhance and modify their battle abilities and make their video game characters more powerful over time.

Creating a whole new category of play, this hybrid gaming system utilizes CD-ROM and RFID technology, bringing the best of collector card games and video games together in one easy-to-use, highly customizable system. Available this October, HyperScan is designed for children ages eight and older and combines re-writable Intellicard technology with the fast-paced, button-mashing action of video games for the first time in the video game space.

"HyperScan delivers an all-new category of video gaming for today's kids, with the hottest properties such as Marvel X-Men and Cartoon Network's Ben 10," said Cynthia Neiman, Vice President, Games & Interactive Marketing, Mattel Brands. "This new game system bridges the gap in gaming experiences for the tween boy who has graduated from traditional plug & play games but is not quite ready for the mature content and expense of high-end video game consoles. HyperScan gives them another option, offering kids an entirely new way to play collector card games and video games in one, with age-appropriate content. It is a hybrid that combines two play patterns into an ever greater experience."