Yu-Gi-Oh! Canadian World Championship Qualifier in June!

Fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game will have their chance to duel for gold at the Canadian World Championship Qualifier 2010 in Ontario, on June 26 and 27.

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Simon Görtzen Wins Pro Tour San Diego

A huge congratulations to all of the finalists of Magic: the Gathering’s Pro Tour San Diego, but Simon Görtzen took the top prize and claimed bragging rights for this stop. I don’t know how many of these names will mean anything to my readers, but below is a list of the top 8 players. 1. Simon Görtzen (Aachen, Germany) 2. Kyle Boggemes (Waterford, Michigan) 3. Luis Scott-Vargas (Oakland, California) 4. Craige Wescoe (Cincinnati, Ohio) 5. Daniel Gräfensteiner (Nürnberg, Germany) 6. Niels Viaene (Gent, Belgium) 7. Yoshihiko Ikawa (Nishitokyo, Japan) 8. Jeroen Kanis (Rotterdam, Netherlands) I am especially proud to see Luis Scott-Vargas’ name grace this list as I had the chance to see his games at Grand Prix Oakland. It’s great to see players representing so many countries, proving that this is definitely a worldwide past time. Next stop on the professional circuit is Pro Tour—San Juan in Puerto Rico,

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Upper Deck to discontinue the World of Warcraft TCG

Sadly in a press release today Upper Deck has confirmed that they will not be renewing their contracts with Blizzard to continue the WoW trading card or miniatures games. Citing a downturn in sales and a general slowing in the market as their reasons, Upper Deck plans to sell cards and minis through the end of March but after that no more card packs including the Class Starter Deck, Wrathgate Booster, Souls of Vengeance Starter, Deluxe Starter and Booster will not be released. “We are currently working with Blizzard Entertainment to facilitate a smooth transition as they work on their own plans for a World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Further announcements on this transition will follow over the coming weeks.” Now there was a blue post from Zarhym that confirms the statement above from Upper Deck and something tells me that the transition could be an easy transition but

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HeartGold and SoulSilver TCG out now

All of you Pokemon TCG fans have something to be excited about today. The new expansion sets, HeartGold and SoulSilver, are now released. New card types like Pokemon Prime and the legends Ho-Oh and Lugia are now up for grabs. Energy cards also got an appearance revamp. Theme Decks will be the normal $11.99, and Booster Packs will be $3.79. This expansion should be available at all hobby stores as well as some big retail stores like Target and K-Mart.

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Camon Hero coming this Spring

Uforia, Inc., an online game publisher with a specialty in MMOs, announced Camon Hero. Camon Hero is a unique kind of trading card-based MMORPG hitting the internet this spring. This game offers card summoning and card creation systems, crafting, item dismantling, never-ending quests, unique PVP (player vs player) battles and a lot more. A quote from the CEO of Uforia, JK Kim, says: “We are excited about Camon Hero because it it such a unique addition to the Uforia portfolio. While there are many choices in the MMORPG category today, it is rare to find a game that offers players a chance to experience a trading card game and MMORPG all in one.” In the game itself, players will travel through the land of Aria hoping to save its inhabitants from the forces of darkness. During the quests, players will find mystical cards that let them have the ability to

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Duelist Pack Yusei 2

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Duelist Pack Yusei 2 is now out. This is a new 30-card set featuring five brand new cards. These cards are mixed with 25 other fan-favorites from Yusei’s Deck, which gives players and fans of Yusei to build the entire deck for themselves. Among the new cards, there is the card “Junk Archer” one of Yusei’s Synchro Monster. These packs are roughly $2 for one pack or $4 for a two-pack booster set. That makes these packs super affordable for players on a budget. There are 17 commons, 7 rares, 4 super rares, and 2 ultra rares. A strategy tip card will also be included in every pack.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Twilight Edition

Konami is releasing the first new Edition for 2010 with the Twilight Edition set. This set boasts bringing together the best Light and Dark type creatures from the past two years into one set. This set also gives players another chance to find a recent power card, Honest, which was originally released in 2008 and is a key to many competitive decks. “Twilight” decks have been increasingly popular in tournaments, appearing frequently in the Shonen Jump Championship in Austin, Texas. The term is used as bringing Light and Dark creatures together to make a powerful deck. Thus, the basis of this set which hopes to do the same and allow more players access to these highly sought-after cards. The Twilight Edition sets include one pack of Light of Destruction, a pack of Phantom Darkness, and a pack of Tactical Evolution in a nifty box. These boxes go for about $10

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GamingAngels Magic Card Set Update

Hey everyone! It’s that wonderful time of the year again when the holiday mood is in full swing, so I proudly present the next card in the GamingAngels Magic Card set, Holiday Spirit! The text reads: “Holiday Spirit can’t be countered. Holiday Spirit is indestructible. Any player may sac Holiday Spirit: all palyers win the game, no questions asked, and put away their cards and party.” Happy Holidays to all of our faithful readers and newcomers alike! Best of wishes, and here’s to another epic year! In the next update, you can expect to see the big key to this whole set and to the site: the staff! I know a lot of the others have been excited for this, so look for those with the new year, as well as all of the exciting updates and developments in the tabletop, trading/collectible card, and board game world! And, for those

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Updates

Something pretty exciting has been released to the world of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. The Duel Terminals, after success in Japan, have been brought to official tournament stores in the United States. These terminals are arcade style machines that play and teach the trading card game as well as dispense cards to players. Play on the machine can be at one of two levels. Players may choose to skip playing and just get their card. The cards are specially treated so they can be scanned and used inside the game. The terminal cards can also be used as actual cards and, once these unique cards are released in non-terminal products, will be legal for use in tournaments. They hope to bring in foot traffic to the stores that have them as well as increase the enthusiasm for the card game itself. Speaking of tournaments, the Pegasus League has finally

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Poké-news

The world of Pokémon the Trading Card game just got some new, exciting updates! Pokémon Trading Card Game: Rumble, collector’s tins, and Pokemon TCG: Platinum-Arceus are all out now for the holiday season. Pokémon Rumble, a new game, combines board game and trading card game aspects in an all-included game set. The set comes with a playmat, 16 exclusive foil cards with the Rumble logo, 14 energy dice, 1 target die, and 14 player markers. Each player gets 2 markers, so this game is set for up to 7 people to grab the box and play! Everything is done on the mat and nothing extra is required, so it literally is a play right out of the box game, perfect for curious first-time players that may not have the means to buy packs and make full decks. The game is also designed as an accompaniment for the up-coming WiiWare game,

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