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WorldWake Arrives!

WorldWake, the second part of the Zendikar block, has arrived for Magic the Gathering. Boosters go on sale Friday the 5th.  Saturday’s Magic tournament will feature WorldWake in the draft.

New Arrivals Feb 3, 2010

Wizards of the Coast Drops Star Wars License

Blaming the economic downturn, Wizards of the Coast Director of Marketing Greg Yahn announced that the company would not be renewing its Star Wars license. The license will expire this summer.

From the article on ICv2:

Releases will continue as planned until the end of the license, according to the announcement.  In April, Masters of the Force minis will be released, including favorite characters along with rare creatures from the Dejarik Holochess game that have never appeared in the Star Wars CMG.

The Unknown Regions RPG is also planned for April, including entirely new planets and mini-adventures for each world.

Thanks to ICv2

ZMan Games Demo – Rescheduled

UPDATE: Rescheduled – Unfortunately, due to an emergency, the rep from ZMan will be unable to come this Friday. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience. We’re rescheduling for Friday, Feb 5th.

A member of the ZMan Games Demo team will be in on Friday, February 5th at  6:30 pm to give free demos of their latest games, MegaCorps and Campaign Manager.

From the publisher:

MegaCorps is a game of economic domination. You control a MegaCorp — one of the six enormous conglomerates that dominate economic and political life in the mid-21st Century. You control industries, manipulate governments like puppets, and even wage war to open new markets. You win by making more money than the other MegaCorps.

A player chooses industries in countries, hoping for big payouts by having less competition in the industry. But if you own an industry and want to build the same industry in another country you will need to get permission. Of course, you can try to take over the country first then build in there, using the force of countries you own and mercenaries you have or with those you can persuade allies to contribute.

The type of government a country is can also have an effect on what you buy (or what you keep!). Kleptocracies can steal ownership of your industry. Dictatorships can nationalize an industry to shut you out. Democracies can buy you out.

Making of the Haunted Mansion

Magic Tournaments at the Haunted Game Cafe

Starting this weekend, the Haunted Game Cafe will be hosting Saturday afternoon Magic the Gathering tournaments. We’ll be alternating different types of tournaments each Saturday.  Please have a look at our Events page for more information.