In Real Life

Magic Card Freakouts Are The Best Kind Of Freakouts

Internet comedian Francis, who by now has his nerd shtick almost perfected, leaves his webcam and bedroom behind and takes to the streets for a Magic Card tournament.


February 14, 2012
News

Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix Comes To Australia

Kotaku AU

I hate opening stories with this kind of caveat, but here goes…

I don’t know very much about Magic: The Gathering, I’ve never played it and I’m sure, if I tried, I would totally suck. There are, however, people who are awesome at Magic: The Gathering, and some of them live in Australia. Therefore having an international Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix event in Melbourne would make sense wouldn’t it? Yes, it would. And that’s why it’s happening!


December 20, 2011
In Real Life

See How Magic Cards Are Made

How It’s Made is a TV program that shows us how common, everyday items like footballs and musical instruments go from raw materials to the finished product.


December 5, 2011
In Real Life

If Only Magic Cards Were Actually This Awesome

There will come a point, some day in the future, when the lines between card games, tabletop games, board games and video games blur so much the difference becomes irrelevant.


November 14, 2011
Retro

When Pokémon And Magic Cards Went To War

They don’t seem that familiar aside from the fact they’re printed on cards, and they were never really competition, either, but in October 2003 that didn’t stop the companies behind Magic Cards and Pokémon battling somewhere other than the tabletop or the schoolyard.


April 16, 2011
News

Phyrexians Take Over In Magic: The Gathering’s Expansion

The release of Magic’s newest set, New Phyrexia, is just one month away. With the Gigeresque Phyrexians winning their war against the Mirrans, the set is sure to be dark and dripping with Phyrexian infection.


February 10, 2011
PlayStation

Magic: The Gathering Taps Into PlayStation Home

What happens when the world’s most addictive collectible card game meets the world’s least addictive virtual world? Find out tomorrow, when Magic: The Gathering enters PlayStation Home.


January 19, 2011
In Real Life

Magic The Gathering’s Secret Sci-Fi History

Magic is usually thought of as a fantasy game filled with wizards and elves and swords. Science-fiction has always been a part of the strange world of Magic, though, from the earliest artifacts to the upcoming expansion Mirrodin Besieged.


December 23, 2010
In Real Life

It Takes A Wizard To Steal $US45,000 Worth Of Magic Cards

A former Wizards of the Coast employee from Burien, Washington, stands to lose a lot more than his job as King County prosecutors file felony theft charges over the theft of $US45,000 worth of rare Magic: The Gathering cards.


October 19, 2010
In Real Life

A Different Sort Of Card-Based Gaming

Flickr user Dr Von Krakenstein finds a novel new use for Magic: The Gathering cards, using basic land to create this pixelated Link, along with a nifty Mario and a passable Companion Cube.