Magic: The Gathering's 25th anniversary came with a lot of changes for the game. The release structure for new expansion sets has changed dramatically. The game has crossed over the realm of cardboard to pen and paper with Dungeon & Dra...

Magic: The Gathering is getting ready for a massive shakeup in October. In less than a month standard (read: the most popular competitive mode) is cycling out a whopping five sets (Kaladesh, Aether Revolt, Amonkhet, Hour of Devastation, and...

Let's talk about Artifact. The card-based battler was shown off to the public for the first time last weekend at PAX West, and I got to go hands-on with it during the show and speak with a couple of the game's developers. It's significant m...

Magic Arena is slowly but surely adding in enough features to start to resemble parity with the physical card game, and the day-and-date expansion releases are a huge part of that. Core 2019, the latest Magic set is now live, and everyone c...

After nearly two decades I'm getting back into Magic: The Gathering, and I've found that one of the best methods for acclimating back into the fray is getting in at the ground level. That's basically what this weekend's Core 2019 prerelease...

Onboarding people into Magic: The Gathering is one of the easiest things I've ever done. I always try to tell them that there's caveats depending on the type of mode you play (some are super cheap, some are super...not), but as a gener...

After a long wait, Wizards of the Coast has mostly unveiled the cards that are arriving in its newest Magic: The Gathering set by way of a spoiler weekend.. A lot of classic cards return in Core 2019 in a sort of interim release before the ...

For a game that's in beta, Magic: The Gathering Arena has been moving along at a rather brisk pace. Wizards of the Coast has just announced that starting June 7 Kaladesh and Aether Revolt are going to be added in -- two sets that compr...

It's crazy to think a collectible card game is still around after 25 years, but when you're the first one and are created by one of the most prolific game designers of all time, you have a little help. Yes Magic: The Gathering is going stro...

"I played Magic in the '90s and am just now getting back into it" is a phrase I've heard a lot as I've flocked back to my local hobby stores to re-embrace the game. Flash back to elementary school. One year at a local summer camp hosted by ...

The line between covering Magic the Gathering as a card game and as a video game are blurring, thanks to the upcoming release of Arena, now in beta. While Wizards of the Coast has stumbled in the past with getting out a more digestible...

Magic: The Gathering means a lot of different things to different people. For some, it's a highly competitive game where the meta has to be followed and the sideboard is always ready. For others, it's a casual kitchen table game to play whe...

Right now Magic: The Gathering Arena is in its beta phase for an "undetermined amount of time" before it's actually unleashed upon the world. As such it's currently running on cards that are cycling in and out of standard play in the real w...

I've been getting back into Magic for the first time in a few decades, and part of my education has been by way of the Arena beta. As Wizards of the Coast's answer to Hearthstone, the idea is to make Magic more accessibl...

Another digital card game is entering the fray. Wizards of the Coast has unveiled Magic: The Gathering Arena, a free-to-play title in production at the company's in-house Digital Games Studio. Sign-ups are open for a closed beta, and while ...

I'm telling you right now, if you clicked on this article for an expert opinion on all things Magic: The Gathering, you're in the wrong place. I know fuck-all about Magic! My only experience with Puzzle Quest is the five minutes I play...

My addiction to Magic began with the first Duels of the Planeswalkers game for the 360 back in 2009. Although it had its shortcomings (mana tapping, anyone?), the DoTP series created an accessible way for new (or rusty) players to learn and...

Magic 2015 Duels of the Planeswalkers was announced for release this summer on Xbox One, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam, and mobile devices. While not a surprise considering they've produced a new game every summer for the past 5 years, what ...

Have you been playing the free-to-play strategy game Magic: The Gathering - Tactics? If so, you don't have long to continue, as Sony Online Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast have decided to "sunset" the game on March 28, 2014. That's t...

Wow. ESPN used to broadcast Magic: The Gathering tournaments. Fancy that. (Via Reddit)

The Duels of the Planeswalkers series has been a serious boon to Wizards of the Coast, Stainless Games' polished digital experience helping introduce new players to the company's flagship card game: Magic: the Gathering. Unfortunately, the ...

[Update: Further details on the sealed play mode and potential cost can be found here. It sounds like players will not need to pay for booster packs, rather the game will come with two sealed deck slots in which you can edit and save the ca...

Wizards of the Coast has announced the return of its Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers game series this summer. In addition to the usual platforms (iOS, PC, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network), the game is also being released for Android...

Dr. Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering and Gary Games, the company behind Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, have teamed up to create a new digital collectable game which is still looking for funds on Kickstarter, SolForg...

With two predecessors in its wake, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 is the third installment to hit Xbox Live Arcade, iPad, Steam, and the PlayStation Network. The DotP series has generally been known for pulling long-...