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Tag: Magic: The Gathering

Netflix Magic: The Gathering animated series Joe Russo pre-production writing
Movies & TV

Joe Russo Says Magic: The Gathering Animated Series Is Being Written Right Now

The Russo Brothers’ production company, AGBO, is in the middle of taking over a ton of nerdy IP right now, including an animated ...
By Matthew RazakApril 22, 2020
Magic: Legends, Magic: The Gathering, Cryptic Studios, Perfect World Entertainment
News

Magic: Legends, an MTG MMO Action RPG, Gets Gameplay Trailer

Magic: The Gathering is taking some cues from Diablo in the series’s new top-down MMO action RPG, Magic: Legends. First revealed last month ...
By Michael CripeJanuary 9, 2020
Genesis: Battle of Champions Inverts the Standard CCG Rules
Column

Genesis: Battle of Champions Inverts the Standard CCG Rules

Most collectible card games are about building up an engine. Whether it’s playing one land per turn in Magic: The Gathering or the ...
By Samantha NelsonNovember 17, 2019
Rhino Games Mythgard Aims to Combine the Best Elements of Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering
Features

Mythgard Aims to Combine the Best Parts of Hearthstone & Magic: The Gathering

It has been 1,000 years since the gods ruled supreme, but they have all but disappeared. Now lesser creatures of myth have found ...
By Samantha NelsonSeptember 17, 2019
From the Developer

Magic: The Gathering Arena: We are the Players Who Change the Game

MIT recently declared something about Magic: The Gathering that most players have known for over 25 years: MTG is HARD. Their recent study established ...
By Chris CaoJune 21, 2019
Column

Ascension: Deliverance Comes from Years of Deckbuilding Refinement

I used to love playing Dominion. The game about building a successful kingdom invented the concept of a deckbuilding game that wasn’t also ...
By Samantha NelsonMay 20, 2019
Column

Keeping the Law of Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the most successful trading card game ever invented, maintaining its popularity during the last 25 years through a mix ...
By Adam AdlerJanuary 3, 2019
News

M:TG Kicks Off Esports Program with $1 Million Tournament

Magic: The Gathering is making a major push into esports, integrating the Magic: The Gathering Arena video game into a competition schedule that ...
By Samantha NelsonDecember 6, 2018
From the Developer

How I Created, Screwed Up, and Fixed Shards of Infinity  

My name is Justin Gary, and I am a card game addict. I’ve always loved games, but it became an addiction back when ...
By Justin GaryNovember 16, 2018
Column

Rockstar Ridiculous: Disputes Over Confidential Documents

There can hardly be any doubt that Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 has been a smashing success, both critically and commercially. With that ...
By Adam AdlerNovember 8, 2018
Editorials

Hearthstone is Not Magic, But I Love It All the Same

It’s been almost twenty years now since I first picked up a Magic: the Gathering booster pack, and roughly the same time since ...
By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2013
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