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We Spoke With The Magic: The Gathering Set Designer Behind Ikoria

On April 16th, a brand new set of Magic: The Gathering cards stomped its way across digital tabletops on MTG Arena and Magic Online. The new set, Ikoria, features giant monsters, brand new mechanics…

April 30, 2020 | 12:00 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Contest Lets You Design Your Own Card (and More)

A Magic: The Gathering contest has been announced and it's got some pretty stellar prizes: not only will you get to take a trip to Wizards of the Coast HQ and check out a super-secret upcoming game…

April 17, 2020 | 03:07 EDT

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Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering Worlds Collide in Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are two of the biggest tabletop universes to exist, with incredible lore and multiple award-winning games. Wizards of the Coast decided to combine…

March 2, 2020 | 06:37 EST

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Critical Role Announces Explorer's Guide to Wildemount D&D Book

Voice actor Matt Mercer has been doing his Dungeons & Dragons thing with Critical Role, a popular Twitch show where he and several other people enjoy fantasy RPG battles. Those adventures are now…

January 13, 2020 | 05:00 EST

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Dark Alliance

Dark Alliance features the four inconic Companions of the Hall from the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Play as Drizzt, Bruenor, Catti-brie or Wulfgar in this four player co-op action RPG.

January 13, 2020 | 09:48 EST

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Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance Announced

At The Game Awards, we got to see the announcement of a new Dungeon and Dragons game, with Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance. The trailer, which doesn't show any gameplay, mostly focused on several…

December 12, 2019 | 10:12 EST

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Guide

Dungeons and Dragons Guide

Dungeons and Dragons is experiencing a revitalized bout of popularity lately, mostly thanks to appearing in endless pop-cultural touchstones like Stranger Things. If you've often looked at DnD in…

December 19, 2019 | 11:00 EST

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MTG Arena Data Breach Reportedly Didn't Reveal Sensitive Data

An MTG Arena data breach reportedly took place on Thursday, November 14, 2019, also affecting users of Magic: The Gathering Online. Thankfully, it seems that the data breach hasn't revealed much in…

November 18, 2019 | 12:30 EST

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D&D Sapphire Anniversary Dice Set Celebrates 25 Years in Style

A D&D Sapphire Anniversary Dice Set has been announced as one of the world's largest pencil-and-paper role-playing games celebrates not one but two anniversaries: it's been 45 years since the…

November 12, 2019 | 07:00 EST

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Clue Dungeons & Dragons Creates Magical Mysteries

Dungeons & Dragons players love a good mystery, and CLUE is a game that's all about a good mystery. Wizards of the Coast and The Op (formerly USAopoly) have put their chocolate and peanut butter…

November 8, 2019 | 08:05 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Buys Tuque Games to Make New Dungeons & Dragons Game

Today, Wizards of the Coast announced that it has acquired Montreal-based video game developer Tuque Games. The studio's first project under the Wizards umbrella will be set within the Dungeons…

October 30, 2019 | 10:20 EDT

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MTG Arena Historic Play Will Bring Back Old Cards (At a Price)

A new format called MTG Arena Historic Play is going to be added to the newest digital version of Magic: The Gathering, but it comes with a catch: the cards are going to cost twice as much in this…

September 3, 2019 | 04:20 EDT

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Review

DND: Ghosts of Saltmarsh Preview - The Ocean is the Scariest Dungeon

Your wizard’s seen every dungeon from here to Neverwinter. Your fighter’s bested hundreds of goblins in the hill-country. Your bard’s lifted the spirits of tavern patrons all along the Sword Coast.…

July 11, 2019 | 01:00 EDT

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Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep - Dungeon of the Mad Mage Board Game Review

I started my love of hobby board gaming with the D&D Adventure Board games many years ago, let the games sit idle and unplayed for quite some time, and then had my love for the system rekindled a…

May 30, 2019 | 01:00 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena hosts exclusive War of the Spark Chronicles series

Wizards of the Coast have revealed details behind an exclusive multi-week event for Magic: The Gathering Arena players. War of the Spark Chronicles is a free event where players can earn cosmetic…

May 17, 2019 | 11:28 EDT

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Wizards of the Coast Announces D&D Live 2019: The Descent

Last year, Wizards of the Coast held an event for fans of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The Stream of Many Eyes offered attendees and Twitch viewers a chance to watch groups like Critical Role…

April 10, 2019 | 09:00 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Rolls Out Million Dollar Mythic Invitational

This weekend, Magic: The Gathering creators Wizards of the Coast will be holding a Mythic Invitational event. In order to qualify for the event, players must have achieved mythic status by playing…

March 27, 2019 | 06:26 EDT

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Magic The Gathering Drop MSRP From Their Products

Wizards of the Coast, makers of the popular card game Magic The Gathering, have announced their intention to drop MSRP from all of their future MTG products. The move is part of an apparent attempt…

February 20, 2019 | 11:40 EST

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Free Magic: The Gathering Novella by Brandon Sanderson Available Today

Magic: The Gathering's deep lore expands with a new novella by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Best of all, this novella is free and available now. Children of the Nameless is this new work, which…

December 12, 2018 | 02:16 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Announces Streamer Events And Direct Multiplayer

Magic: The Gathering Arena entered open beta on September 27. The game has since enjoyed a great influx of new players that didn't manage to get a closed beta key--100 million matches played since…

October 26, 2018 | 01:37 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Enters Open Beta

Following a three-day downtime as part of its release out of closed beta, Magic: The Gathering Arena is now available as an open beta, though it's still due to roll out in some regions. At least for…

September 27, 2018 | 08:50 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Open Beta Announced

Wizards of the Coast has announced the open beta phase of Magic: The Gathering Arena. The closed beta phase started on November 3, 2017, and it has gone through many updates, both in terms of…

September 19, 2018 | 08:14 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena is a free-to-play digital collectible card game being developed by Wizards of the Coast's internal development studio, Magic Digital Studio. It's the newest digital…

July 18, 2018 | 02:07 EDT

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Preview

Losin' and Lovin' It – My Time With Magic: The Gathering Arena

I remember the first time I played Magic: The Gathering in 1997. My school friends and I heard about a small shop in town that was authorized to sell it, set up in the entrance hall of an old house.…

July 18, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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Wizards and Tencent Partner For Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast and Tencent have announced today that they are partnering to bring the new Magic: The Gathering Arena digitally to China and other Asian regions. Tencent, a Chinese media…

April 23, 2018 | 11:45 EDT

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Dungeons & Dragons Digital Toolset D&D Beyond Announced

An official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons called D&D Beyond has been announced, first at PAX East and now on the D&D website. D&D Beyond is set to include a host of features…

March 13, 2017 | 10:36 EDT

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ChannelFireball to Exclusively Host Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix

Today, Wizards of the Coast has announced that beginning in 2018, Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix will be organized and run by one company - ChannelFireball Events, a new company formed by…

March 9, 2017 | 03:53 EST

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Opinions

Magic: The Gathering Deck Tech - Modern Skred Red

Every now and then an unusual Magic: The Gathering deck rises above the crowd to claim a competitive tournament. Sometimes it's a deck in an unfavorable meta environment, sometimes it's a new brew…

December 2, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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Magic: The Gathering - Standard Showdown: Kaladesh

Wizards of the Coast has just announced a new pilot prize support program for the Standard Magic: The Gathering format. Called "Standard Showdown: Kaladesh", the new prize support program aims to get…

November 14, 2016 | 03:45 EST

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Review

Magic: The Gathering Set Review - Eldritch Moon

Eldritch Moon is the second set in the Shadows Over Innistrad block, Wizards of the Coast’s return to the much-beloved world of Innistrad. Released on July 22, 2016, this set ended the second block…

October 28, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering News - Kaladesh and More

Greetings, TechRaptor readers and fellow Magic: The Gathering fans! Today Conspiracy: Take the Crown hits the streets and your local game store. If you missed our coverage, you can check it out here…

August 26, 2016 | 11:50 EDT

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Opinions

A Guide to Dungeons & Dragons: Your Character

If you've ever for a second considered getting into pen and paper roleplay, most likely the first system you've considered is Dungeons & Dragons, the quintessential tabletop RPG that defined the…

May 2, 2016 | 11:00 EDT