Last year Wizards of the Coast did an amazing job with their Challenger sets: or, $30 starter kits that allow players to pick up Magic: The Gathering instantly and play competitively. The gist is that not only are the decks themselves formi...

The time has come for another Hearthstone expansion and the usual four month cadence lives on. This one is a 135-card joint called "Rise of the Shadows," which focuses on the ethereal and evil Rafaam, as well as his "League of E.V.I.L. with...

Regardless of how well it was designed, I was always dubious of Valve's plans for Artifact. Given that it had 595 peak players in the last 24 hours, I'm not sure what the plan is in general going forward. After reaching a booming 60,740 all...

Magic: The Gathering is still trucking along with its "every several months" set releases, and next up on the agenda is War of the Spark (the kinda Ravnica kinda not set) and Core 2020 (which brings back the Core line after Wizard...

It's been a while since I've played the Pokemon Trading Card Game, but it's still going, and popping into every promotion it can get its figurative hands on. In addition to new cards with every generation it's also getting a crossover ...

Magic: Arena is charging money for packs at the moment, but it's still technically in beta form. Having played Arena (and paper Magic) weekly since the alpha phase last year, I can safely say that the core is already there but there's ...

Solitaire is a simple game, the sort of mindless activity that's perfect for old people who know how to do nothing else on their iPad. Move the cards into descending order, alternating red and black, hoping there's ample opportunity t...

I've been playing my Vita a lot more lately. The rekindling of my love sprung from a recent playthrough of Resident Evil 3, which was spurred by my review of the Resident Evil 2 remake. Sony's little portable is such an easy way to pla...

Banjo-Kazooie speak is my aesthetic. I mean, the series in general is just my thing: in the same breath you can have a kindhearted bear spout uplifting quotes while his companion bird completely dunks on your hopes and dreams. It's incredib...

The Elder Scrolls: Legends was met with a tepid response upon its early 2017 launch, but thankfully Bethesda hasn't given up on it. Over the course of the past few months I've been really taking to it, due in part to its studio swap and int...

Early Access is always a gamble. It seems that even if a game gets traction before it goes to full retail, by the time version 1.0 goes live, much of the momentum around the community has faded into memory. It happened with PUBG, We Happy F...

With the advent of Magic: Arena, the release of Magic sets isn't as easy to keep up with. Here's a quick rundown.

Magic: Arena is a pretty fantastic rendition of the paper version: so fantastic that it's become my most-played digital card game at the moment. But there was one major issue plaguing the still-in-beta project, "the fifth card problem....

For those of you who don't play Magic: The Gathering, let's do some catch-up. Ixalan (pirates/dinosaurs), Rivals of Ixalan (more pirates/dinosaurs), Dominaria (knights or things of that nature), Core 2019 (mostly returning old cards) and th...

Modding is one of those beautiful parts of playing games on PC. It allows fans to implement little (or big) changes that can be just what a game needs to elevate it from great to truly wonderful. The best thing about it is that modding leav...

Magic Arena, which is currently in open free beta form, is running a free event from now through January 4. That mode is called "pauper," a brilliant form of Magic that only uses common cards that are generally cheap with the exception...

Blizzard's collectible card game Hearthstone is one of the brightest spots on the company's ledger sheet, having recently surpassed 100 million registered players. The game is in a pretty good place, with Valve's Artifact stumbling out...

It feels like Hearthstone has been around much longer than four years. With myriad expansions under its belt, a ton of support and a thriving eSports scene, it's had a major impact on how studios approach the card game space, both in terms ...

[Update: You still have roughly half a day to nab these cards before the code expires.] The Game Awards are over and you can check out our full recap here. As you may have read already, Wizards of the Coast are getting serious with Magic: A...

With each new Hearthstone expansion comes a large number of fancy new cards to play with and endless possibilities for new decks. Between your wallet and your Arcane Dust, it's almost impossible to get every card you want from the latest ex...

Live at The Game Awards, Wizards of the Coast announced that they're expanding Magic's pro scene with a huge eSports push. Arriving in 2019, Wizards is putting at least $10 million into the program with a prize pool centered around Magic Ar...

Okay, let’s get some things out of the way real quick regarding monetization: Is Artifact free? No, it costs $20 and there is no free alternative. What do I get for buying it? Two complete decks, ten booster packs, a...

I had some disposable income, and I haven't been excited to open card packs in quite a while, so I figured now is the time. I've mentioned this in my Artifact review, but I'm just a big fan of collecting cards and watching the market ...

A lot of people think it's strange that MOBAs (pretty much all of them now) have ongoing narratives, but it's an easy way to keep people invested and a few of them are quite good. Valve is doubling down on that strategy with Artifact, a car...

Although Magic: The Gathering's Dominaria is a bomb ass limited format I really enjoy the opportunity to play Ixalan/Rivals as often as possible. The overarching theme of Merfolk/Pirates/Vampires/Dinosaurs just speaks to me on a spiritual l...