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Pokémon World Championships Closes With Mega Evolutions on Offer, New Movie Teased, and 2027 Singapore Showdown
pokemon1 month ago

Pokémon World Championships Closes With Mega Evolutions on Offer, New Movie Teased, and 2027 Singapore Showdown

At the World Championships closing ceremony, Pokémon announced Mega Evolutions are joining official Go competition (Armored Mewtwo returns and the Go Fest Mega Finale starts Sept 5); the Trading Card Game is adding cards including Mega Evolutions from Legends: Z-A and a new ex star; a new animated movie, Pokémon Wild Card, teased (featuring Mimikyu) with a 2027 release; Pokémon Champions showed off Z Mega Evolutions for Absol and Lucario and Mega Heatran, arriving Sept 9; next year’s World Championships are set for Singapore (Aug 13–15); Winds and Waves trailer was not shown.

via kotaku.com|
#mega-evolutions#pokemon#pokemon-go
Pokémon TCG Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Futuristic Rare Cards and Pikachu-Inclusive Lineup
business3 months ago

Pokémon TCG Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Futuristic Rare Cards and Pikachu-Inclusive Lineup

The Pokémon Company International announced details for the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration expansion, launching Sept. 16, 2026, featuring a new Futuristic rare rarity with YOSHIROTTEN artwork, one Pikachu rare per booster, and 30 returning classic cards. Featured products include the Elite Trainer Box, Poster Collection, Tech Sticker Collection, Pokémon ex Box, and Knock Out Collection, with additional products to follow. Players can also access early play in Pokémon TCG Live starting Sept. 15, 2026 at 10 a.m. PDT with in-game bonuses; more info at Pokemon.com/TCG.

via Pokemon Press|
#30th-celebration#business#futuristic-rare
Pokémon TCG Announces 30th Celebration Expansion and Futuristic Rare Cards
gaming3 months ago

Pokémon TCG Announces 30th Celebration Expansion and Futuristic Rare Cards

The Pokémon Company International unveiled the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration expansion, introducing a new Futuristic rare rarity illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN and guaranteeing a Pikachu rare in each booster, plus 30 returning classic cards and all-foil cards. It will roll out worldwide on Sept. 16, 2026 across multiple products (Elite Trainer Box, Poster Collection, Tech Sticker Collection, Pokémon ex Box, Knock Out Collection), with early access in Pokémon TCG Live starting Sept. 15, 2026.

via Pokemon Press|
#30th-celebration#futuristic-rare#gaming
Prime Day Pokémon Chaos Rising ETB Drops to All-Time Low
gaming3 months ago

Prime Day Pokémon Chaos Rising ETB Drops to All-Time Low

Mashable highlights the best Prime Day Pokémon deals, led by the Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box on Amazon for about $92.55 (down from $118.99) and including nine Chaos Rising booster packs, a full-art Fennekin promo, sleeves, dice, a coin, a collector’s box, and a Live code. Walmart and TCGplayer are also competing with discounts on select items, with additional deals across Pokémon TCG boosters, binders, clothing, DVDs/books, Funko figures, and video games. The Prime Day sale runs through June 26, and Pokémon deals tend to sell out quickly, so buyers should act fast.

via Mashable|
#chaos-rising#elite-trainer-box#gaming
Mood Swings: A 28-Year Quest to Build an Accessible, Minimalist TCG
gaming5 months ago

Mood Swings: A 28-Year Quest to Build an Accessible, Minimalist TCG

A design-column detailing Mood Swings, the author’s 28-year journey to create an accessible trading-card game. He distills the core TCG idea as “bigger than the box,” using open-ended, combinatorial interactions built from a single shared deck rather than complex deck-building. The basic loop is a five-round contest where players alternately play one card per round, tally scores, and the round winner goes first next round to enable catch-up and deterministic endgames. Cards fall into four categories (vanillas, value-changers, play effects, static effects) and are balanced with dice-like point values [0]–[6], plus costs like discarding or returning cards to hand. A color pie (red, blue, green) maps emotions to mechanics, helping flavor and balance, while early decisions—no post-opening draws, a fixed starter deck, and booster-inspired limited play—kept the game accessible. The article also covers how emotions informed mechanics, the handling of variance, and the ongoing evolution toward print, with Part 2 promised and a June 1, 2026 launch on MagicSecretLair teased.

via Magic: The Gathering|
#accessibility#color-pie#game-design
Dallas Dumpster Uncovers Yu-Gi-Oh Card Sheets Worth Up To $1 Million
culture5 months ago

Dallas Dumpster Uncovers Yu-Gi-Oh Card Sheets Worth Up To $1 Million

Rare uncut sheets of Yu-Gi-Oh cards, including a Blue-Eyes Dragon variant, were allegedly found in a Dallas-area dumpster near a Cartamundi facility and have market chatter suggesting they could be worth as much as $1 million. The seller’s inconsistent stories and limited documentation have left collectors and a 404 Media report questioning provenance and legality, highlighting the volatility and potential misprints in the booming secondary market for collectible cards.

via Kotaku|
#blue-eyes-dragon#collectibles#culture
Magic: The Gathering Bridges Marvel and Middle‑Earth with New Crossover Sets
gaming5 months ago

Magic: The Gathering Bridges Marvel and Middle‑Earth with New Crossover Sets

Wizards of the Coast unveiled two new Universes Beyond crossover sets for Magic: The Gathering: a Marvel Super Heroes collection launching June 26 and a The Hobbit set releasing August 14, both reimagining iconic characters and stories for MTG gameplay. The Marvel line includes a Mind Stone card teased by Paul Bettany, while The Hobbit set features gems like Gleaming Gold Smaug and language-themed Dwarven cards as players journey from the Shire to the Lonely Mountain. The company also teased future drops in the Universes Beyond line—Reality Fracture on Oct. 2, Mood Swings, and a Secret Lair drop—highlighting MTG’s expanding third‑party IP collaborations.

via Variety|
#gaming#magic-the-gathering#marvel
Mood Swings: Wizards Unveils a Deck-Uniform, Quick-Play TCG
gaming5 months ago

Mood Swings: Wizards Unveils a Deck-Uniform, Quick-Play TCG

Wizards of the Coast announced Mood Swings, a brand-new, faster TCG designed by MTG head designer Mark Rosewater. The game uses a single shared 45-card deck per match (with 133 cards total across four rarities), has no mana costs, and a cube-like, self-contained play style for 2-4 players, where the winner is determined by who has the most value on the board; it launches via Secret Lair on June 1, with pricing and full card lists still undisclosed, and more details expected at MagicCon Las Vegas.

via MTG Rocks|
#gaming#magic-the-gathering#mark-rosewater
Mood Swings: Wizards of the Coast Unveils a Quick, Emotion-Themed Trading Card Game
gaming5 months ago

Mood Swings: Wizards of the Coast Unveils a Quick, Emotion-Themed Trading Card Game

Wizards of the Coast announced Mood Swings, a new two-to-four-player trading card game designed by Magic’s Mark Rosewater that aims for quick, accessible play with no resource system. The game uses a dice motif, a single rule card per deck, and is sold exclusively through Secret Lair. Each 45‑card deck will randomly include cards from a 133‑card pool (23 common, 14 uncommon, 6 rares, 2 mythics), with broader availability than typical Secret Lair releases. Mood Swings is intended as a simpler, more universal alternative to Magic and is priced at $25, with initial decks launching June 1.

via Gizmodo|
#gaming#magic-the-gathering#mark-rosewater
Mood Swings Debuts as an Emotion-Themed, Quick-Play Card Game
games5 months ago

Mood Swings Debuts as an Emotion-Themed, Quick-Play Card Game

After 28 years in development, Mood Swings launches as a compact 2–4 player trading card game with 45 randomized cards per box drawn from a 133-card universe (48 commons, 40 uncommons, 30 rares, 15 mythic rares). The 45-card selections per box mix 23 common, 14 uncommon, 6 rare, and 2 mythic rare cards, using Magic’s five colors and emotion-themed art to deliver a simpler entry point than traditional TCGs. The game goes on sale June 1 at MagicSecretLair.com, with more details to come at MagicCon Las Vegas.

via Magic: The Gathering|
#card-game-design#games#magic-the-gathering
Pokémon Pitch Black lands July 2026 with Mega Darkrai ex and other Mega Evolutions
gaming5 months ago

Pokémon Pitch Black lands July 2026 with Mega Darkrai ex and other Mega Evolutions

Pokémon TCG reveals Mega Evolution – Pitch Black, the English release of Japan’s Abyss Eye set, headlined by Mega Darkrai ex. The release is set for 17 July 2026, with pre-release events 4–12 July 2026; pre-orders aren’t live yet. The expansion is expected to include Mega Darkrai ex plus Mega Charizard X ex, Mega Zygarde ex and Mega Greninja ex, with retailers like Pokémon Center, Magic Madhouse, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon and Target likely stocking it once officially announced.

via Radio Times|
#gaming#mega-evolution#pokemon
gaming6 months ago

Riftbound Exclusive: Revna the Lorekeeper Revealed for Unleashed

Insider Gaming reveals Revna the Lorekeeper, a 7-Might Fury Rune (Red) unit in Riftbound: Unleashed. It features Ganking to move between battlefields and can be readied after spending 4+ on a spell, but requires 7 Energy and recycling a Fury Rune. The Unleashed set also introduces Ambush, XP, and Hunt mechanics and teases an Ultimate rarity Baron Nashor card, with a global release on May 8.

via Insider Gaming|
#exclusive#gaming#revna-the-lorekeeper