Archive for October, 2011

A great deal of attention lately has been placed on female Magic: The Gathering players, or more specifically, the lack of equality in both representation and treatment. While the issue is nothing new, recent spectacles like Alyssa Bereznak’s infamous piece and Geordie Tait’s subsequent knight-in-shining armor response have put the spotlight on this subject that comes up time and time again

via Magic and Misogyny – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.

rendy Entertainment’s Dungeon Defenders has launched 2 DLC packs for Halloween on TrendyNet, which are free for a limited time and contain new skins, a new map, and new gear all with a Halloween theme.

via Dungeon Defenders Halloween Spooktacular – National Online Games | Examiner.com.

League of Legends Season Two is coming, with Spectator Mode live beta set to roll out in the form of a limited beta over the next few days. Spectator mode (along with replays) has been a highly requested feature since League of Legends originally launched, and players will be diving in to test the feature in custom games during designated testing periods over the course of the debut.

via League of Legends Spectator Mode enters beta – National Online Games | Examiner.com.

Magic: The Gathering’s Innistrad has a formidable common blue assortment to draw from in Limited play, ranging from larger than life graveyard gobblers to recurring removal options that will stop your opponent from developing a board.

via Innistrad | Best blue commons – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.

The red/blue flashback archetype in Limited Magic: The Gathering Innistrad hinges upon obtaining multiple copies of Burning Vengeance. If you’re just picking up good quality flashback cards in your first pack in draft and see a Burning Vengeance come along on the wheel, you may wish to change your values slightly and move into this potentially powerful archetype.

via Innistrad draft archetype | Blue red flashback – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.

Trendy Entertainment’s Dungeon Defenders takes several different game genres and rolls them into a delicious blend featuring 37 secret herbs and spices. Actually, it’s as if a hack-and-slash adventure RPG and your favorite tower defense game decided to combine to form some freakish multiplayer mutant that’s addictive, fun, and an absolute blast to play with friends.

via Dungeon Defenders | Review – National Online Games | Examiner.com.

Talia, Queen of the Undead, joins the ranks of the Immortals in Petroglyph’s Rise of the Immortals this week alongside a Halloween-themed patch that brings some ghoulish atmosphere to the social hub as well as a variety of other changes and fixes.

via Talia hits Rise of Immortals just in time for Halloween – National Online Games | Examiner.com.

Deathfed is a green/blue and just a smidgen of black graveyard-centric Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Event Deck. Deathfed, like other Event Decks, boasts a full 60 cards complete with a sideboard and was designed to go immediately into a casual-competitive environment such as Friday Night Magic.

via Deathfed Event Deck | Decklist and review – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.

Innistrad Game Day will be hitting Magic: The Gathering just in time for Halloween on October 29-30, complete with two Innistrad promo cards with extended-art. Monty Ashley reveals the game day promos today on Magic Arcana on the official Magic: The Gathering site.

via Innistrad Game Day Promos – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.

Hold the Line is a mono-white, Human-centric Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Event Deck designed for entry level competitive play, as a building block to get started for Friday Night Magic or to take your kitchen table play to the next level.

via Hold the Line Event Deck | Decklist and review – National Magic the Gathering | Examiner.com.