We've got a Switch copy of SteamWorld Quest from Super Rare Games to give away in today's contest! What do I keep telling you guys about physical releases? I love them, that's what. I love it when a digital game gets put on a cart, disc, th...

Digital card games are making a stand. Although they've existed long before Hearthstone (Triple Triad or Solitaire anyone?), Blizzard's behemoth was the big call to arms, leading to all sorts of competitors. One game I've cycled into my rep...

Stop me if you've done this before: you're playing your favorite card (or otherwise rank-based game), hit up your standard few matches for rewards, keep your ranking stable, then log off. It's a problem for both the publisher and the player...

Magic: The Gathering Arena (Wizards of the Coast's new PC rendition of Magic that just recently launched) is set to debut three events, the first of which is happening right now. "Chapter 1" as it's being called is the Artisan Market, ...

Late last night Blizzard kicked off their final main panel of BlizzCon's Friday festivities: Hearthstone. Although new cards and the reasoning behind the new dragon-centric set were the toast of the town, Blizzard also took the time to let ...

Humans are pretty adept at finding new and increasingly outlandish ways to spend their money. Last week, a 1998 Pokémon Illustrator card fetched $195,000 through Philip Weiss Auctions in New York. Not only is this trading card j...

In recent years, there has been some effort spent to reinvent the typical JRPG turn-based battle system. While many still see turn-based combat as enjoyable and even preferred, there’s a growing number of developers who find it antiqu...

In case you haven't been following along, Magic: Arena standard play has been struggling lately following the boom of a very popular deck centered around the card Field of the Dead. As Wizards itself even stated in their ban post: "Fie...

At long last Wizards is finally recognizing the brilliant Commander format for Magic: The Gathering. Hearthstone fans will sort of get the gist: you have one Commander (hero) that dictates the cards you can take, and serves as the linc...

Wizards of the Coast is getting ready to post their updated banned and restricted (B&R) list now that the new Eldraine set is underway, and thanks to some current meta-developments, that date is getting pushed up a bit. Originally ...

Hearthstone roared onto the scene in 2014, and with the backing of Blizzard's billions, tore up the esports scene and never looked back. It's a giant in the collectible card game (CCG) space, and there's a ton of highs and lows to go w...

Blizzard's Hearthstone has been the face of digital card games for several years now, reliably one of the highest earning mobile titles since it launched in 2014. The simple rules make it easier to follow than competitors such as Magic...

Wizards of the Coast is looking to start their 1.0 launch of Magic: Arena off right, and part of that initiative involves a new event that's straight to the point in terms of its nomenclature: "Win Every Card Challenge." Seeped in stan...

Magic: The Gathering Arena is now officially out of beta after a full year and change, and that means a bunch of free codes have expired or shuffled around. We've tracked down all the codes, but you can also check out this landing page for ...

Bethesda just announced the Jaws of Oblivion expansion for The Elder Scrolls: Legends card game, and guess what?! It's Oblivion-based. As fans recall, the 2006 game, titled "The Elder Scrolls IV," tore open the open world market a...

We're nearing the end of the first Mastery [Season] Pass for Magic: Arena, and the whole run has been a rollercoaster. First up, Wizards did the unthinkable and added an XP cap to the pass, forcing people to play daily if they wanted to max...

The dance of the mastery (season) pass in Magic: Arena has been a long one, and Wizards of the Coast was sort of learning on the fly during it all, stepping on toes in the process. When the pass launched in early July the idea was simple: i...

The next expansion up for Magic: The Gathering is Throne of Eldraine, a take on the Arthurian Legend and Grimm fairy tale motifs. Said set officially arrives on October 4, 2019, with a pre-release ceremony the weekend of Friday, Septem...

We're nearly ready for the official launch of Magic: Arena. It took long enough! The currently-in-beta card game is set to officially launch on September 26, alongside of the Throne of Eldraine set: the fairy-tale-esque new expansion f...

A few steps forward, a few steps back: it seems like Magic: Arena is destined to make monetization mistakes every few months. As announced in the new "state of the beta" blog update, a historic format (read: the ability to use old card...

The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (which was smartly renamed from The Lord of the Rings Living Card Game to prevent confusing with the existing tabletop source material) Has been in Early Access for roughly a year now, an...

For as long as I can remember, one of my oldest friends, a game designer, has been trying to come up with a game using nothing more than a normal deck of playing cards. It's harder than you'd think as we've been throwing ideas back and fort...

Although it's been charging for all sorts of microtransactions for months (season passes, card packs, sleeves, and other cosmetics), Magic: The Gathering Arena is still in "beta" form. Rumors have been flying around as to when it would actu...

The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, the card game version of the popular Binding of Isaac series that had a wildly successful Kickstarter, is now available for purchase at Target stores nationwide. Available for $29.99, you'll get the full 34...

In case you missed it, I've been playing a lot of Teppen this past month. A co-developed venture from GungHo and Capcom, Teppen is a real-time card game that features heavy-hitters from the Capcom universe, who serve as "heroes" that utiliz...