magic: the gathering
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Magic: The Gathering Wants to Make Itself Easy to Pick Up Again
Over the last three decades, Magic: The Gathering has become increasingly complex as a card game—from new mechanics and formats, to the contemporary rotation of what cards are considered playable in those forms, a lot has been done to transform the game, even in the way it’s sold. And that’s even before you try and…
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Magic: The Gathering Formally Bans the Use of Generative AI in ‘Final’ Products
An error in judgement earlier this year—when a D&D artist confirmed they had used generative AI programs to finish several pieces of art included in the sourcebook Glory of the Giants—saw Wizards of the Coast publicly ban the use of AI tools in the process of creating art for the venerable TTRPG. Now, the publisher…
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The Gen Con Magic Heist Cards Have Been Recovered
On August 17, there was an update on the Gen Con Card Heist. The persons of interest in the case—TJ Dunbar and Pearson Giaume—had been contacted by the police, according to a Tweet posted on X (formerly Twitter). The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department additionally said that “the case is expected to presented to the prosecutor’s…
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Hasbro May Be Eyeing AI for Dungeons & Dragons
Corporations all around the world are getting into AI, and you can now count Hasbro among them. Earlier in the week, the publisher of tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering revealed its new partnership with Xplored, the developers behind the digital board game platform Teburu. In the press release, Hasbro’s…