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MTG Corn Maze Secret Lair Superdrop Brings Jim Henson's Labyrinth, KPop Demon Hunters, and Marvel Zombies to Magic
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair super drop featuring crossovers with Jim Henson's Labyrinth, KPop Demon Hunters, and Marvel Zombies. This marks the first time these IPs will appear in the card game.
MTG gets KPop Demon Hunters cards, and they're drop-dead gorgeous
Magic: The Gathering is releasing a new Secret Lair collection called 'Corn Maze' in October, featuring KPop Demon Hunters cards. This collection also includes crossovers with Jim Henson's Labyrinth and Marvel: Zombies, offering stylized art for returning cards.
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons developers hope to set aside the Baldur's Gate 3 comparisons and build their own kind of open world
Invoke Studios aims to differentiate Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons from titles like Baldur's Gate 3 by focusing on a reactive open world driven by its magic system. Players will use synergistic spells for combat, puzzle-solving, and exploration, with a dense world designed for discovery rather than following strict waypoints. The game emphasizes player creativity and exploration over dialogue choices or party-based gameplay.
Step Into a Nightmarish Modern Twist of a Domain of Dread with Project_Lamordia
Wizards of the Coast has announced Project Lamordia, a new take on the classic Dungeons & Dragons Domain of Dread. This iteration will feature a modern techno-horror theme.
New Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends Opens with Guaranteed Orders in First 24 Hours.
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new Secret Lair Commander Deck titled 'Odds and Ends'. Customers who order within the first 24 hours of its release are guaranteed to receive their order.
What's the weirdest thing that happened to you in a tabletop RPG?
PC Gamer's Fraser Brown invites readers to share their strangest tabletop RPG anecdotes, contrasting them with the weirdness found in CRPGs like Disco Elysium and Baldur's Gate 3. He recounts personal experiences including a player puking on himself and an actual earthquake interrupting a remote session.
MTG Star Trek Beginner Box "boldly not going anywhere," gets cancelled in all regions
Wizards of the Coast has canceled the Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Beginner Box in all regions due to production and shipping delays. This cancellation impacts pre-orders and scheduled events, though other MTG Star Trek products remain available. The decision has been met with disappointment and wry humor from the community.
What's Happened to Magic: The Gathering’s Monster Hunter Secret Lair?
The Magic: The Gathering x Monster Hunter Secret Lair drop has been postponed, with Wizards of the Coast reworking the product. The article discusses the reasons for the delay and the current status of the collaboration.
Magic: The Gathering's next big crossover is with itself
Magic: The Gathering's upcoming set, Reality Fracture, will feature a crossover with itself, pitting iconic planeswalkers against alternate reality versions. This set aims to make the complex lore more accessible by pairing mirrored characters in booster packs. Reality Fracture launches digitally on Magic: The Gathering Arena on September 29 and physically on October 2.
MTG Arena Commander Is "Being Worked On", but Not Coming Anytime Soon
Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that a 4-player Commander mode is in development for MTG Arena. However, significant design challenges mean that players should not expect its release anytime soon.
MTG Marvel Super Heroes Bundles Are Back in Stock on Amazon
Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes bundles are back in stock on Amazon, including the rare Gift Bundle with a Collector Booster. This offers customers a chance to purchase these sought-after items at a discount.
Open-world D&D game Warlock doesn't have AAA-standard waypoints because the devs want players to feel that "when they found things, it was based on their actions"
Warlock, an open-world Dungeons & Dragons game from Invoke Studios, is intentionally omitting AAA-standard waypoints to encourage organic exploration and player agency. General manager Dominic Guay explained that the goal is for players to feel their discoveries are based on their own actions, not just following a marker. This design choice contrasts with games like Marvel's Wolverine and draws parallels to Red Dead Redemption 2's rumored pro-exploration settings.
D&D Arcana Unleashed casts a spell with magical subclasses, and it finally gives us a good Necromancer build
D&D Arcana Unleashed introduces new subclasses, including a highly anticipated Necromancer build that allows players to summon undead companions early on. The accompanying campaign, Deadfall, offers a wizard spy thriller experience for high-level players.
Admitting the OGL fiasco was a 'rug pull', D&D head says 'bluntly, we're recovering from a lot of missteps—very loud, very public missteps'
Dungeons & Dragons head Dan Ayoub acknowledges past 'loud, very public missteps,' including the 'rug pull' of the Open Game Licence, and states the company is focused on rebuilding trust. He highlights listening to the community and collaborating with third-party creators as key steps in this recovery process.
Wizards of the Coast Announces Arcana Unleashed Ultimate Bundle Delays and New Underdark Unearthed Arcana
Wizards of the Coast has announced delays for the Arcana Unleashed Ultimate Bundle and the release of new Unearthed Arcana content for Dungeons & Dragons. The news was met with some disappointment regarding the bundle's postponement.
D&D head promises to fix "very loud, very public missteps" with "a new spirit and energy" for…
Head of Dungeons & Dragons, Dan Ayoub, acknowledges significant past missteps and outlines a plan to rebuild trust with the community. He emphasizes listening to fans and a new direction for the brand, aiming to include diverse voices and products.
Warlock is "fundamentally a linear story," Wizards of the Coast says
Wizards of the Coast and Invoke have stated that their upcoming Dungeons and Dragons title, Warlock, will feature a fundamentally linear story, contrasting with the player agency seen in games like Baldur's Gate 3. While set in an open world, the narrative will focus on a pre-written campaign for the character Kaatri, with no branching paths or morality system. This approach is intended to deliver a strong narrative experience, with Invoke's VP Dominic Guay emphasizing that the core campaign outcomes are set.
Wizards of the Coast Announces End of Magic: The Gathering Arena Alchemy Format
Wizards of the Coast has announced the discontinuation of the Alchemy play format for Magic: The Gathering Arena. This decision impacts the digital version of the popular card game.
Magic The Gathering’s Jace Has Turned Into A Flock Camera In This New Card
Wizards of the Coast has revealed new cards for Magic The Gathering's upcoming set, Reality Fracture, which concludes a three-year story arc. The set introduces alternate universe versions of characters like Jace Beleren and features cards such as Surveillance Phantasm, Silence the Echo, and Chandra's Emberling, with prerelease events starting September 25 and the official release on October 2.
Exodus is a great modernization of Mass Effect, with only awkward dialogue letting it down
Exodus, a new RPG, shows promise as a modernization of the Mass Effect formula with engaging third-person combat and a compelling world. While the core gameplay mechanics and character abilities are strong, the dialogue is noted as awkward and cheesy, potentially hindering the narrative's impact.
