The Monopoly Family Fun Pack bundle, from Hasbro Inc. and Ubisoft, is now available to purchase worldwide on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 systems. Available both digitally and at retailers, it features the Monopoly Plus, My Monopoly, and Monopoly Deal console games.
Monopoly Plus features a colorful, 3-D animated board, and gives groups of up to six players the opportunity to choose their own adventure and tailor each game to their specific playing style. The Xbox One version can be purchased as a standalone download, and additional versions on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 will be available to download later this year.
Monopoly Deal is a new take on the fast-dealing property trading action of the Monopoly game, in which the first player to gather three complete property sets of different colors wins the game. Monopoly Deal will be available as a standalone download for Sony and Microsoft consoles later this year.
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