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Magic: The Gathering Modern Horizons 2 Recap: May 24th-25th
Wizards of the Coast has started to roll out the cards from their upcoming set for Magic: The Gathering, Modern Horizons 2 Each spoiler season, the first few cards tend to be the highlights of the set, but with a supplemental set such as one in the Modern Horizons series, anything could feasibly happen at any time, at[...]
Wizards Of The Coast Teases New Magic: The Gathering Rule On Twitter
Companions and modal dual-faced cards (also known as MDFCs) seem to be some of the latest big changes that Wizards of the Coast has made to the game, but today on Twitter, a few major names on the subject of rules have revealed that an update is coming that may shake up how some players[...]
Magic: The Gathering Reveals A Ton Of Cards From Modern Horizons 2
On Twitch today, Wizards of the Coast unveiled for the first time a slew of all-new preview cards for Magic: The Gathering's next set, Modern Horizons 2 A mix of new cards and three reprints, the previews today mark the first time most of these cards will be played in Modern, or at all by the public,[...]
"Dungeons & Dragons" Announces New Show, "D&D Presents"
Wizards of the Coast revealed this morning that Dungeons & Dragons has had another successful record-setting year While the company may not have access to accurate numbers during the TSR era of ownership and how popular the game was during its original heyday, the company is confident that 2020 was the most successful year the[...]
Dungeons & Dragons Announces Van Richten’s Guide To Ravenloft
It's always a fun time for us when Wizards Of The Coast cracks open the tomes to some of Dungeons & Dragons' darker aspects We had a lot of fun when the company tackled more of the dangerous magical elements of their world earlier this year with the release of Candlekeep Mysteries Which in our[...]
Magic: The Gathering Felisa, Fang of Silverquill Commander Deck Tech
Hi there, fans of Wizards of the Coast's premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering! Whether you're a lawyer, a poet, or a student, you always have to deal with writing in some way For what it's worth all of us at Bleeding Cool are doing it right now! But there comes a time when the[...]
Magic: The Gathering Transitioning Out Their Esports Program
Wizards of the Coast announced today, May 13th, that they will be sunsetting the current paradigm of their professional play system for Magic: The Gathering beginning next League season The Magic Pro League will end and we are left with no details on the 2022-2023 season of play. A promotional photograph showing a game of Magic: The Gathering[...]
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Wizards of the Coast and Tuque Games announced today that Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is headed to Xbox Game Pass The game is currently set to be released on June 22nd, but those who happen to have Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10 PC, or mobile devices will be[...]
G4 Announce They Will Host D&D Live 2021 In New WotC Partnership
In what is part of a brand new partnership between Wizards of the Coast and the returning gaming network, the event will run on their network this summer when it takes place from July 16th-17th In what will be the fifth D&D Live event since its incarnation in 2017, the two-day event will feature four[...]
Is Magic: The Gathering Taking A Turn For The Environmental Worst?
Recently, I wrote an article about the considered addition of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to Wizards of the Coast's premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering On such a note I want to clarify that I absolutely adore the game in all its forms, but feel that adding NFTs to the game's itinerary would be a[...]
Whatnot Auctioning Off Graded Pokémon TCG Cards Throughout May
Throughout the month of May, graded and slabbed Pokémon cards from the days when Wizards of the Coast was in charge of designing and producing the game will be auctioned off, one by one These auctions will last one minute each and start at a simple price of $1. A small portion of the graded slabs[...]
Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Candlekeep Mysteries Adventure Book
We were sent a copy in advance, and after flipping through the pages and finding a LOT to talk about, we're ready to give it a review. Credit: Wizards of the Coast So first off, we need to address the possibility of spoilers We're not going out of our way to spoil any of the plot points[...]
Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim League Weekend Launches Saturday
Here's the quick rundown from the organizers as to how this weekend will go. Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim League Weekend will kick off on Saturday morning, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. The 2020-21 season continues with the February Kaldheim League Weekend, an online event featuring the 24 players of the Magic Pro League and 46 players of[...]
Dungeons & Dragons Announces Van Richten’s Guide To Ravenloft
This morning, Wizards of the Coast revealed the next book coming from Dungeons & Dragons with Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft As you might suspect from the location and the cover you see here, yes, we are revisiting the home location Strahd von Zarovich, one of the oldest characters to be in D&D's long history[...]
Magic: Legends Will Enter PC Open Beta In Late March
Working with Wizards Of The Coast, this is a free-to-play, persistent world, hack'n'cast online Action RPG based on the trading card game Essentially, instead of just being a player with cards, you will be a Planeswalker who will cast powerful spells that you have learned as you travel between worlds While exploring different planes you[...]
Magic: The Gathering Arena Comes To Google Play Early Access
Wizards Of The Coast have officially taken Magic: The Gathering Arena mobile as it has been released on Google Play in Early Access It's not the complete game that those of us playing on PC have been enjoying for over a year, as it has limited capabilities But it has a little more functionality than[...]
Magic: The Gathering Releases The Kaldheim Cinematic Trailer
During the New York Game Awards this week, Wizards of the Coast showed off the cinematic trailer for the Kaldheim set in Magic: The Gathering In what WotC is referring to MTG's most metal set ever, this expansion set will be released on Magic: The Gathering Arena starting today, and everywhere else on February 5th[...]
Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Candlekeep Mysteries Adventure Book
Here's a quick description from the team and a quote about the book. A look at the cover of Candlekeep Mysteries, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. Introducing Candlekeep Mysteries, an anthology of seventeen mystery-themed adventures each centered around a single book found in the iconic library fortress All of these adventures–many written by new authors—are intended to[...]
Magic: The Gathering Reveals The New Viking-Themed Set Kaldheim
Wizards of the Coast dropped a ton of new information today about the next Magic: The Gathering set, Kaldheim This morning during a Twitch preview stream, the team revealed that the next expansion will drop into Magic: The Gathering Arena starting January 28th and then become available everywhere else on February 5th As you might[...]
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This special session of D&D will feature David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Natalia Dyer as they try their hand at the game in a special holiday theme DM's by Wizards of the Coast's own Chris Perkins. There will be dungeons and maybe some dragons this Christmas Courtesy of Netflix. According to the people behind the[...]
Magic: The Gathering Introduces Bob Ross Lands This Week
This includes a collaboration with world-famous landscape painter Bob Ross in what Wizards of the Coast are calling the "Happy Little Gathering" Secret Lair collection All 11 of them feature a piece of art created by Ross when he was alive, transformed into an MTG card for everyone to play with You can read the[...]
Kaladesh Remastered Brings a New Future to Historic in MTGA
Kaladesh Remastered entered the fray in Magic: The Gathering Arena last Thursday, and opened a new world of possible plays.  Featuring selected reprints from Kaladesh and Aether Revolt — with each card being new to Arena — this set brings back three planeswalkers who've been on hiatus since War of the Spark, three other active[...]
Ebay & Wizards Of The Coast Partner Up For Extra Life Auction
Wizards of the Coast and eBay have come together for a special auction of items to help benefit Extra Life The company is holding two auctions, the first of which kicked off on October 28th and will be running all the way to November 7th, in which they will be selling some special Magic: The[...]
Lost Odyssey Announces Matthew Lillard Halloween D&D Charity Game
Working in partnership with Lost Odyssey and Wizards of the Coast, Lillard will be hosting/DM'ing an all-women cost fo characters in a special spooky edition of the game that we're sure will eventually go off the rails and into hilarity The show will be held on October 30th, 2020 on the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube[...]
Meet Extra Life: 2020, Magic: The Gathering's Next Secret Lair
It's that time of year again where Wizards of the Coast and Extra Life are teaming up for Magic: The Gathering's latest Secret Lair release This means a multi-stage charity event that, unlike last year, won't actually feature My Little Pony cards Instead, this year's run, Extra Life: 2020, offers four alternate art premium foils emphasizing[...]
Magic: The Gathering and Secret Lair: Let's Talk About Lucille
Lucille once even blocked a bullet for Neegan, and many viewers thought that was neat. None of that means that Lucille should be a legendary artifact in Magic: The Gathering with this card design. A look at Lucille in Magic: The Gathering… WHAT? Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. Look at that, +2 power[...]