magic the gathering
MMO Burnout: Arkham Horror the Card Game scratches my Secret World itch
After enjoying some video games with deck-building mechanics, I've been motivated to spend more time playing actual, physical card games. Following a fair bit...
Not So Massively: Magic the Gathering Arena is great, but it can’t replace Magic Legends
I've been playing a bit more of Magic: Legends lately -- might as well enjoy it while I can -- and two things have...
GDC 2021: How smarter AI could build characters and decks to help new MMO players
There's a bit of a theme at GDC 2021 concerning online card games, especially TCGs, and smart tech/deep learning AI. At a panel this...
Not So Massively: Magic Legends had all the right ideas and all the wrong choices
This is the worst kind of column to write. Not only am I reporting on the closure of a game, but it's a game...
Not So Massively: Magic Legends has already made big changes, but there’s more to do
Even as someone who enjoys the game, I have to admit that Magic: Legends had a very rough launch, with numerous polish issues and...
Not So Massively: Four things I wish I’d known when I started Magic Legends
Inevitably after a couple weeks in a new game, you've learned a few things that you wish you'd known from the start. For me...
The Soapbox: How Magic Legends went wrong with the Dimir Assassin class
Cryptic and Perfect World Entertainment are known for their love of lockboxes as a monetization strategy. Therefore it was not wholly surprising when Magic:...
Not So Massively: Magic Legends is messy, deep, and more of an MMO than you think
I can't remember the last time I struggled so much deciding whether I like a game or not. I'm a fan of ARPGs, and...
Magic Legends’ next starting class is the white mana-using Sanctifier
Magic Legends has finally deigned to show off the latest of the multiplayer ARPG's starting classes. Say hello to the Sanctifier, a veritable beacon...
Magic Legends details the design of the Beastcaller
Contrary to what the name might imply, the Beastcaller in Magic Legends does not sit around with a corded phone in hand talking with various...
Not So Massively: Magic: Legends isn’t at all what I expected – it’s better
When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...
Magic Legends will let you swap classes and form three-player groups
Ever since the official reveal of Cryptic's Magic Legends at The Game Awards last week, we have been hungry for more details of this...
Perfect World has finally revealed Magic: Legends, its Magic the Gathering MMORPG
You know how Perfect World and Cryptic have been talking up a new Magic the Gathering MMORPG for like... years? It's still happening, and...
Cryptic is hiring (again?) for its Magic: the Gathering MMO
The Cryptic-developed MMO based on Magic: the Gathering has entered several periods of long silence from the studio, but the latest post about hiring...
Here’s why a Magic: The Gathering hall-of-famer was disqualified from Mythic Championship II
It's not an MMO, but it's one more example of the problems of competitive gaming: Last weekend's Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship II took...
The MOP Up: Outlaws of the Old West wipes and merges servers
Bear is not happy. Sure, Bear just got shot and is experiencing a lower quality of life than a few seconds before, but that's...
Planeswalkers unite as the War of the Spark hits Magic: The Gathering Arena
Rally to arms, Planeswalkers; the latest Magic: The Gathering set, War of the Spark, has landed in MTG Arena, bringing with it a game-changing...
Valve’s Artifact is live to ‘reimagine’ the online TCG genre
Trading card game fans know the name Richard Garfield well. The man created the legendary Magic: The Gathering back in the early 1990s, but...
Magic: The Gathering Arena’s Chris Clay details planned fixes to the ‘fifth-card problem’
Although fan reception to the open beta/soft launch of Magic: The Gathering Arena has been largely positive, there's one glaring issue that's had the...
Cryptic’s Magic: The Gathering MMO is still happening, apparently
Remember how Cryptic was making an MMO based on Wizards of the Coast's hugely popular CCG Magic: The Gathering? No? Well, we can't exactly...
