Tag: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering Arena Adds Direct Challenge Play


Magic: The Gathering Arena has officially added Direct Challenge to the game’s open beta. Direct Challenge play allows players to challenge each other directly to one on one matches, allowing people to settle feuds, test strategies, and pit their deckbuilding against one another.

Direct Challenge is simple, all you have to do is:

  1. You and your friend open the Direct Challenge option
  2. Type in one another’s username and five-digit code
  3. Hit “Battle”
  4. Play!

Easy as pie. Magic: The Gathering Arena is currently in open beta on PC. Full launch is expected next year.

Perfect World/Cryptic Announce Magic: The Gathering MMORPG


Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have announced that an MMORPG based on Magic: The Gathering is coming to PC and consoles. The announcement comes directly from Cryptic Studios, and while there isn’t much in the way of details (those are coming later), the developer did announce that the game is being built from the ground up for both PC and console systems. Going by Perfect World’s other titles, it makes sense that the game should come to both Xbox and Playstation 4.

The world’s most popular strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering transforms players into Planeswalkers, powerful mages who can travel between planes, cast spells and summon mythical creatures. The beloved trading card game has over 20 million fans across more than 70 countries, and is available in 11 languages. Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios’ new RPG will allow fans of the game to fully immerse themselves in the Multiverse, the rich fantasy world in which Magic: The Gathering takes place.

More information on Magic: The Gathering to come.

(Source: Perfect World Press Release)