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PSA: Magic 2014 expands again, adding two new decks
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers, the most recent video game adaptation of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, has grown a bit larger with the release of a third deck pack. Like the game's prior two deck packs, this addition is priced at $3 and adds two new decks to Magic 2014. "Warsmith" is described as a red and white deck bolstered by beneficial artifacts and spells designed to improve the effectiveness of your virtual cardboard troops. "Hunting Season," by contrast, is a green deck that relies on oversized creatures to trample your foes. If sheer size doesn't work, and your armies are still being cut to pieces, don't worry: This deck is designed to allow players to quickly summon new creatures at a moment's notice. The third deck pack for Magic 2014 should be available now on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Steam and the Android and iOS app stores. If you can't find it on your platform of choice, wait a bit, then check again. According to the deck pack's developers, "launch timing may vary by platform and region."
PSA: Magic 2014 expansion now available
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers received its first expansion this morning. The list of features found in the expansion remains largely unchanged since it was first announced. Five new decks (totaling 280 unique cards) are being introduced, alongside six new Campaign levels and five new Challenge stages. New character portraits, achievements and trophies are also being added. Those interested in the expansion can now find it for $5 on Steam, the iOS and Android app stores, and both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Magic 2014 summons its first expansion next month
Come September 18, Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers will tap the necessary mana to call forth its first official expansion. The list of additions the expansion is said to deliver are pretty much exactly what you'd expect: More cards, new campaign levels and new challenges. Specifically, those who purchase the addition will find five new decks at their disposal for a total of 280 additional, unique cards. Six new campaign levels also join the extant Magic 2014 feature set, along with five new challenges designed to test players' abilities to survive in specific gameplay scenarios. Finally, the expansion also brings with it a host of new unlockable items for players skilled enough to find them. These include additional trophies, achievements and new portraits for your in-game avatar. Absent from today's announcement is an official price point for the expansion, though if the expansions released for earlier Magic titles are any indicator, this addition should be priced somewhere between $3 to $5.
Magic 2014 review: Master magician
The single biggest request since the Duels of the Planeswalkers series began three games ago has been for fully customizable decks. Before now, players couldn't tweak their land count, but the feature has finally been introduced to the series by way of Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers. This feature alone makes Magic 2014 superior to its predecessors, but Stainless Games went further by overhauling the series' campaign mode and adding a new Sealed Deck variant into the mix. Stainless also completely redesigned the HUD elements that appear while in battle, making turn orders and actions much easier to understand at a glance. Magic 2014 is a careful dissection of the three games preceding it, addressing nearly every issue that has surfaced since the series began.%Gallery-187688%
PSN Store update: Deadpool, Hotline Miami, free Zero Escape on PS Plus
Due to this week's PSN maintenance, the weekly content dump is a bit off schedule but no less lacking in goods. Headlining this week's offerings is the PSN launch of Deadpool, High Moon Studios' take on the merc with a mouth. Hotline Miami, a cross-buy game for both PS3 and PS Vita, also makes its debut on PSN alongside Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers and Spartacus Legends. PS Plus subscribers get a free game in Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and access to discounts on Escape Plan, Pool Nation, Hydrophobia and Fat Princess.
Magic 2014 summons 'Sealed Campaign' walkthrough video
Sean Gibbons, Community Coordinator at Wizards of the Coast, walks us through one of the big additions in Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers: the Sealed Campaign. Essentially, players open a set number of sealed booster packs and build a deck from those cards, limiting the pool of available cards and adding an element of randomness to duels – a popular play type in the physical format. So with six 14-card booster packs, players construct a custom 40-card deck. During the campaign, three additional booster packs will be unlocked. This custom deck, which you can name, is also available in online play. Past the break, we've embedded a general overview video of Magic 2014, also narrated by Gibbons.
Magic 2014 launches June 26, according to Steam [Update: Trailer]
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers, the next installment in the Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers series, is set to launch on Steam June 26, according to the game's product page. Magic 2014 is priced at $10, which falls in line with every other entry in the series. A special edition, which includes the game, soundtrack, five desktop wallpapers, a "Return to Ravnica" eBook and ten foil conversions, is also listed on the Steam page. Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers will launch on PC, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, iOS and Android this summer – this marks the first time the series will be available on Android. [Thanks, Mitch]
Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers summoned this summer
Wizards of the Coast has announced that Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is coming to PC, Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, iOS, and (for the first time) Android devices this year. The new game will contain all of the cards from the Magic 2014 Core Set, as well as a new storyline teaming the player up with Planeswalker Chandra Nalaar.Neither the press release or the short teaser trailer for the game (seen below and above) mentions developer Stainless Games, but Wizards of the Coast has confirmed to Joystiq that the same team that made Duels of the Planeswalkers versions is indeed on the job again. Wizards has a demo planned at PAX East this weekend. and Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers will see release later on this summer.%Gallery-183463%
