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LADIA BALE, THE INSPIRATIONAL---DUAL MASTERS

VINTAGE CARD OF THE WEEK....

KAMI'S IDEA  PROMO---DRAGONBALL Z

JAPANESE CARD OF THE MOMENT

PUCHIKO

DI.GI.CHARAT

 

 

 
 

THE GAMERS ZONE

THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION, REVIEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND TOURNAMENT INFORMATION ON CARD GAMES AND VIDEO GAMES THAT ARE ANIME RELATED BY SKY AND MYSELF.

 

WE HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH SCORE.

11/20/05

WE HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH SCORE ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING GAMING WITH US TO THE RACES.  IF YOU SEE US AT A RACE, WHEN i AM AT WORK (WALMART IN COLDWATER), OR AT TOURNAMENT COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF WE WILL HAVE CARDS AND STICKERS FOR THE MASSES.


THE GAMERS ZONE IS BACK.

11/20/05

THATS RIGHT WE ARE FINALLY BACK.  RACING HAS KEPT US PRETTY BUSY OVER THE SUMMER THAT GAMING TOOK A BACK SEAT.  WE ARE PLANNING ON KEEPING THE SITE UPDATED MORE OFTEN ALONG WITH SOME EXTRA GAMING GOODNESS.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP PLAYING DUEL MASTERS AND YU-GI-OH BUT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO VENTURE BACK INTO ONE OF OUR OLD FAVORITES, POKEMON.  THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW CHANGES SINCE WE PLAYED BUT IT ACTUALLY MORE FUN THAN EVER.  WE ARE ALSO GOING TO FORM A GAMING TEAM VERY SOON.  STAY TUNED.


Tournament of the 5 Civilizations


FEATURING

 

 

 

When

Tournaments will be held regionally Saturday April 30, 2005 & in select locations on May 1st, 2005. Please check the locations listings and Coordinator websites for exact details.

Entry Fee

The suggested tournament fee should not exceed $10. Retailers' will decide the final fee.

Tournament Structure

The format for this tournaments is DCI® – sanctioned Constructed 40 card minimum deck. Modified Swiss-style – 24 K value.

Two age divisions – 14&under and 15&up.

Both age divisions must have at least 8-players each to be DCI® sanctioned.

Participation

The first 50-players will receive one Alternate Art “Snip Striker Bullraizer” foil promo card, and one Duel Masters Cap.

Payout for 2 tournaments:

1st = 1 Champion Plaque and 24 Stomp-a-trons of Invincible Wrath Boosters
2nd = 12 Stomp-a-trons of Invincible Wrath Boosters
3rd = 6 Stomp-a-trons of Invincible Wrath Boosters
4th = 6 Stomp-a-trons of Invincible Wrath Boosters

Questions

In you have any Duel Masters related question please call Costumer Service at 1-800-324-6496


 

 


Rumiko Takahashi Autograph Cards
In Inuyasha TCG
 
 

April 22, 2005

Score Entertainment has announced that it will include Rumiko Takahashi autograph cards in its Inuyasha TCG beginning with Yokai, the fourth set, which streets August 28th.  Takahashi will sign stickers that will be placed on one-of-one cards, each of which will feature alternative art on a specially designed template. 

 

Takahashi is one of the most prominent manga-ka in Japan and the creator of Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, and Mermaid Saga: Forest in addition to Inuyasha and other properties.  Her signature has rarely been seen in Japan, and no other Takahashi-autographed product has ever been released in North America.  Her appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con (including a signing at the Capital City Distribution booth) in the 90s caused a sensation, and her reputation and popularity have only increased since then.

 

The first autographed card will be given away at the Inuyasha Shikon Jewel World Championship tournament at Anime Expo in Anaheim on July 2nd.       

 


 

Upper Deck Expands Organized Play
For 2005
 
December 07, 2004

Upper Deck is planning a new program of launch events in hobby stores in 2005.  The new program, called "Release Celebrations," is currently slated to start in May, 2005 for both Yu Gi Oh and Versus system (Marvel and DC) products.  Release Celebrations will run at the local hobby store level as new products release.  Upper Deck will provide promotional kits to support the release with light organized play as an introduction to the product. 

 

According to Upper Deck Organized Play Program Manager Scott Elliott, Release Celebrations "...will be available to a much larger cross-section of hobby stores" than the current Sneak Preview events.  Sneak Previews are run by Upper Deck Premier event organizers, some of whom are retailers, at a variety of locations, some of which are stores.  These are typically run one per market for a new release, for a total of 40 to 50 simultaneous events nationwide.  Release Celebrations are expected to be held simultaneously at thousands of hobby stores. 

 

Sneak Preview events have new product available before the formal street date.  According to Elliott, Release Celebrations will also have early product.  "The plan is to stack the shipping so that these folks would receive priority in getting theirs first," he said of stores holding Release Celebrations.  Release Celebration event support will only be available to retailers buying directly from Upper Deck.  According to Elliott, Upper Deck plans an outreach program at the upcoming GAMA Trade Show in March to recruit as many retailers for the program as possible. 

 

Upper Deck recently launched another organized play program, the Shonen Jump Yu Gi Oh TCG Championship Series.  The first event was held last weekend at GenCon SoCal.  These events are jointly sponsored by Upper Deck, Shonen Jump, and Konami, and run by Upper Deck Premier tournament organizers.  They'll feature prizes such as laptop computers, "slim" Playstation consoles, Nintendo Gameboy DS units, and so on, down to booster packs for lower-ranked winners.  Special promo cards will be given away, such as "Cyber-Stein," which was a Japanese-only card until it was first given away at the GenCon event.  It hasn't been decided whether the promo cards will subsequently be included in Shonen Jump magazine, as some earlier Yu Gi Oh promo cards have been (see "Exclusive Yu Gi Oh TCG Card in December Shonen Jump"). 

 

Up to 2,000 Shonen Jump Yu Gi Oh events will be held over the next year, primarily at large conventions, or at Upper Deck weekends where other major organized play events are also taking place. 

 

A number of other Upper Deck organized play programs will continue in 2005.  The Yu Gi Oh Duelist League will continue at over 6,000 Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and Books-a-Million stores.  This is a new player acquisition program, designed to be the first contact with Yu Gi Oh organized play for a new player.  Prize support and other features are different for the Duelist League than the Hobby League program. 

 

Upper Deck's Hobby League program will continue in 2005 for both Yu Gi Oh and the Versus System.  About 1000 hobby stores are currently participating in the Yu Gi Oh Hobby League, and about 700 in the Versus League.  Upper Deck Retail Organized Play Manager described the programs.  "With these league programs, we're providing an opportunity for retailers, regardless of their size, or their revenue, or their location, to have a value through these games and through these programs that their players aren't going to get anywhere else," he said.  Hobby retailers pay a $20 licensing fee for each kit they receive. 

 

The Vs. System Hobby League has a Hobby Reward Sweepstakes for both retailers and players.  The 2004 winning retailer, Henry H. Buchanan of Junior's Comics in Austin, Texas, received a $10,000 gift card to the home improvement chain of his choice.  His win was in the first League kit his store had ever received.  $12,000 in Alienware computers were given to players in 2004.  Both sweepstakes programs will continue for the Versus System in 2005. 

 

Upper Deck also runs Regional and National championships for its Yu Gi Oh TCG. 

 

For the Vs. System, Upper Deck will run Pro Circuit Qualifiers in hundreds of cities, leading into $10,000 Championship tournaments, and national champioinships.  The 2004 Pro Circuit Championship was held at GenCon SoCal last weekend -- the winner got a check for $45,000, and over $256,000 in prizes was awarded in all at the event.

 


WizKids Announces GTS Giveaway
Mage Knight Apocalypse Dragon

FROM ICV2.COM
 

December 07, 2004
 

 

For the past two years, WizKids has given away a major collectible to qualifying retailers attending its event at the GAMA Trade Show, and 2005 will be no exception.  The 2005 GTS giveaway will be the Mage Knight Apocalypse Dragon, the largest, most powerful Mage Knight figure that WizKids has ever produced.  The piece will be given away at the WizKids breakfast; in order to participate, a retailer must be a WizKids registered retail venue, and RSVP for the meal event. 

 

 
 

 

Other limited figures planned for giveaways are Nova as Herald of Galactus, a large Dark Phoenix, Shiro (Mechwarrior), Mage Knight Lord Katalkus, and Pirates mega-pack.  All of these except the Dark Phoenix will used for daily giveaways at the WizKids GTS booth. 

 

WizKids also plans to sell the Apocalypse Dragon and Dark Phoenix figures at conventions, and to give away the others mentioned above with a minimum purchase from WizKids' convention booth.

 




Let the Games Begin! Eagerly Awaited DUEL MASTERS Trading Card Game Tournament Schedule Announced

RENTON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2004--Game creator Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is calling on young duelists to bring their most powerful creatures to the DUEL MASTERS'(TM) Tournament of the Five Civilizations. Official DUEL MASTERS tournaments will be held in towns and cities across the country to give players the chance to compete for top billing and fun prizes. Tournaments begin December 12th. A full list of locations is available on www.duelmasters.com.

 

The number one game in Japan for most of the past year and a half, DUEL MASTERS is now making waves on US shores. Earlier this month, the DUEL MASTERS animated TV series expanded to six days a week on the Cartoon Network.

"Wizards of the Coast has led the way in organized play for trading card games with some of the most established competitions in the industry," said Scott Rouse, brand manager for Duel Masters at Wizards of the Coast. "We're thrilled to be able to offer the fast-growing community of DUEL MASTERS players official tournament play. Tournaments are exciting, rewarding social experiences for players of all ages," Rouse continued, "With the cartoon series, comic book series, action figures, video games and an online D-MAX(TM) club, kids now have one more way of enjoying DUEL MASTERS through tournament play."

The Tournament of the Five Civilizations will feature play for two age groups: 14 and under and 15 and older. Participating players should come with their 40-card (minimum) deck. Players will be randomly paired for the first round, and then paired against players with similar records. The top 8 players will compete in a play-off round for the championship. The first fifty participants at each event will receive a DUEL MASTERS cap, deck box and an exclusive foil promo card. Winners will be awarded with a complete box of DUEL MASTERS booster card packs along with a tournament plaque.

Information on tournament locations, dates and registration requirements can be found at www.duelmasters.com.

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering(R), among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons(R), and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com (http://www.wizards.com).

DUEL MASTERS and D-MAX are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS are Trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries.

 


 

National Games Week is November 21-27, 2004
 

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2004--Games industry professionals throughout the country have joined together to promote the educational, social and entertainment value of playing non-electronic games. During National Games Week(TM), November 21-27, 2004, people across the country will be encouraged to turn off the television, step away from the computer and play a game. Any sort of game will do, such as board games, card games, roleplaying games, miniatures games and family and party games.

 

During the past decade, there has been a boom in non-electronic games. What was once considered a niche market has become mainstream. Board games have already set a sixth straight annual sales record, even before the key Christmas season. The art of game design and appearance has grown incredibly. There is a vast variety of games that adults and kids can play together, and all enjoy the shared experience of a smart game, some competition and a lot of interaction. The industry has evolved to include 40,000 products with over $5 billion in sales expected for 2004(a). Many of the games are available through specialty stores rather than the mass market.

"Millions of game enthusiasts already know that games are positive, social entertainment." said Mark Simmons, the founder of National Games Week and publisher of Games Quarterly(TM), "We are encouraging individuals, schools, game stores, churches, and anyone else to hold a Games Day event during National Games Week, showcasing the fun of game for family and friends."

Thousands of Games Day Hosts have been provided with the tools to make a fun, successful event -- posters, invitation cards, National Games Week Official U.S. postage stamps, information for educators, even promotional copies of games, via the web site www.nationalgamesweek.net.

Key sponsors for this year include Wizards of the Coast, makers of Magic The Gathering(TM)and Dungeons & Dragons(TM); Eagle Games, publisher the new Bootleggers(TM); Pokemon USA, organizers of huge Pokemon(TM) Trading Card Game events; Rio Grande Games, whose title Carcassonne won Best Game of the Year in Germany and the USA; and Mayfair Games, whose flagship game Settlers of Catan has won the same two awards and produced an entire product line. (a) According to annual industry surveys through 2001 and extrapolations by industry experts.

 

 


 MARVEL CCG PROMOS IN MARVEL LEGENDS.
November 19, 2004

Upper Deck and Toy Biz will cross-promote their Marvel products by packaging promo cards from Upper Deck's Marvel Vs. System CCG with action figures from Toy Biz' Marvel Legends line.  Playable game cards depicting Black Widow, Man-Thing, Captain America, Iceman, Iron Man, Storm, and Doctor Octopus will be packed with the corresponding action figures from Marvel Legends Series 8, due for release in December.  The Marvel TCG cards will feature artwork by Michael Lopez.


DUEL MASTERS PRE-RELEASE TOURNEYS THIS WEEKEND.

11/7/04

SHADOW CLASH OF  THE BLINDING NIGHT IS SET TO COME OUT SOON AND WIZARDS IS HOLDING PRE-RELEASE TOURNAMENTS ON NOVEMBER 13 TO CELEBRATE.   ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE 5 BOOSTERS FROM THE NEW SET AND THE FIRST 32 PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL FOIL PRE-RELEASE CARD .  VISIT www.duelmasters.com FOR MORE DETAILS.


 GAME MARKET PICKS UP IN THIRD QUARTER.

11/2/04   COURTESY OF ICV2.COM
 

November 02, 2004

The game market began a comeback in the third quarter after declines in most game categories in the first half of the year, ICv2 reports in the ICv2 Retailer Guide to Games #6, which reaches retailers this week.  While there are still no mega-hits with the heat of the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, WizKids Clix line, or Pokemon, there are a number of strong product lines selling at solid levels.   Store counts are also down, which is eliminating some competition and making the remaining stores healthier. 

 

ICv2 also reports on the Top Ten Collectable Card Game, Miniature Game, Board Game, and Roleplaying Game properties in the issue, as well as providing market information on a host of other properties.  Here are the top three properties in each category.

 

Top Three CCG Properties

1. Yu-Gi-Oh!

2. Magic:  The Gathering

3. Versus System

 

Top Three Miniature Game Properties

1. Warhammer 40k

2. Star Wars Collectable Miniatures Game

3. HeroClix

 

Top Three Board and Family Game Properties

1. Settlers of Catan/Mayfair Games

2. Carcassonne/Rio Grande Games

3. Axis and Allies/Avalon Hill

 

Top Three RPG Properties

1. Dungeons and Dragons

2. World of Darkness

3. GURPs

 

For info on how to get the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games #6, with more on the game market, holiday merchandising tips, a holiday gift guide, and more, see "ICv2 Releases Retailers Guide to Games #6."

 


UPPER DECK PLANS RELEASES FOR EARLY 2005.

COURTESY OF ICV2.COM
 

October 25, 2004

Upper Deck plans a robust schedule of releases for its two top-selling CCGs in early 2005. 

 

Four Yu-Gi-Oh! releases are planned for Q1.  Rise of Destiny boosters will be released in January, Dragon's Roar and Zombie's Madness Structure Decks in February, Flaming Eternity boosters in early March, and Dark Revelation I in late March. 

 

Three Versus System releases are planned for early 05.  Marvel Knights is due in February, DC Green Lantern in May, and DC Batman Starters are also due in May.

NINTENDO PLANS ON TV SUPPORT FOR POKEMON.
 
August 25, 2004

COURTESY OF ICV2.COM

 

 

Nintendo is planning over $1 million in television, print, and public relations marketing support for the next Pokemon TCG release, Fire Red and Leaf Green, due out August 30th.  According to Nintendo National Sales Manager Dean Irwin, despite printing more of this release than any previous Nintendo Pokemon TCG release, the product is nearly sold out from Nintendo before release. 

 

The new TCG release, in starter decks and booster packs, will be released a week and a half before the release of the Fire Red and Leaf Green Pokemon GBA videogames.  The videogames will get $5 million in national TV, radio, and print support from Nintendo. 

 

The heavy marketing support for the TCG, as well as coupling TCG releases with videogame releases (which receive even more advertising muscle), and strong organized play support (on which Nintendo has spent over $1 million in the last year) are some of the reasons for the strong sales of the Pokemon TCG despite its age.  Irwin said he believes Pokemon is a very solid #2 in mass (behind only Yu-Gi-Oh!), and #3 over-all (behind Magic in the hobby channel). 

 

 

 

Several other TCG releases are planned before the end of 2004.  Next up are the Pokemon Deck Tins, set for release on October 25th.  Four different tins, each with one of four random special cards, as well as a sticker set matching the tin art, will each retail for $9.99. 

 

On November 8th, an as-yet-unnamed Pokemon TCG set will be released, the seventh in the EX series.  The characters in the set will be based on Fire Red and Leaf Green.

 

And on November 15th, the EX Battle Stadium will street.  Shipped in a box, each Stadium will include two sixty-card decks, as well as two 10-card "sideboard" decks.  Also included will be special rules to help players build strategic decks.  MSRP will be $21.99.

 

Nintendo is looking for new non-videogame products to market in the States.  According to Irwin, the search is looking both at games and at other "impulse collectable items."  They could be based either on Nintendo, or on non-Nintendo intellectual property.  Irwin said of the search, "When the next Beanie Baby happens, we want to be part of it."

 


DBZ BUDOKAI 3:  DEMO'S AT THE METREON.

8/10/04

On August 18th, Atari will be at The PlayStation Store @ Metreon in San Francisco to reveal Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. Appearing for a limited time to demo the game will be the chief creative influence on the Dragon Ball Z video games, Daisuke Uchiyama, Chief Producer, Bandai Co, Ltd.

The first 100 DBZ fans to show up will receive entrance to the first ever consumer demonstration of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. Dragon Ball Z fans will be treated with an autograph session, prizes and giveaways, and the chance to meet Mr. Uchiyama.

To handle the flow of traffic, Atari will conduct two exclusive demos of the game, 50 people at a time. Any fans that show up in Dragon Ball cosplay will receive preferential treatment in line and will be included in a special drawing to battle Mr. Uchiyama in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 for the PlayStation 2 ships on November 18th.

The event will take place at the Sony Metreon PlayStation Store on August 18th, from 3pm to 8pm.

Metreon Sony PlayStation Store
101 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 369-6040


 


DUEL MASTERS AT GEN CON.

9/10/04

HERE IS THE LIST OF EVENT TIMES AND DATES FOR DUEL MASTERS EVENTS.

Event Dates
8/19 Thursday 10AM - Constructed
8/19 Thursday 1PM - Sealed Deck (Product provided)
8/19 Thursday 4PM - Constructed
8/20 Friday 10AM - Constructed
8/20 Friday 1PM - Constructed (Special Rules participants must play with only 1 color decks)
8/20 Friday 4PM - Constructed
8/21 Saturday 9AM - Constructed 2004 Duel Masters Gen Con Championship! (Free Duel Masters Cap to all participants)
8/21 Saturday 1PM - Booster Draft (Product provided)
8/21 Saturday 6PM - Constructed
8/22 Sunday 10AM - Constructed


LOTR HOLDING UP BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

COURTESY OF ICV2.COM
 

August 09, 2004

According to Decipher VP Sales and Marketing Scott Gaeta, sales on the Decipher Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game have held up better than some expected after the release of the last movie in 2003.  The Siege of Gondor expansion, released in March, sold better than Battle of Helm's Deep, the comparable product released in March of 2003, according to Gaeta.  And orders for the just-released Mount Doom expansion are running ahead of those for Siege of Gondor, and on a par with the year-ago expansion. 

 

The mechanics for the LOTR TCG will change slightly in Decipher's November release, Shadows, allowing for more alternate ring-bearers and more unpredictability in outcomes.  Decipher will also continue to use Weta images of literary characters that didn't appear in the films in the future.

 

Decipher expects its dot Hack TCG to benefit from increasing exposure in other media, including the release of Legend of the Twilight, the second anime series, on Cartoon Netowrk.  Next year will see a new dot Hack videogame and new anime releases on DVD.

 

A Reflections release is planned for Decipher's Star Trek TCG in December, which like Reflections sets for other games will include some new rares and a selection of cards from past sets.  Strange New Worlds, planned for April, 2005, will include more Enterprise crew members and new aliens.

 


 

YU-GI-WHO?.......DUEL MASTERS HAS REPLACED THE KING OF GAMES.

6/28/04

ARE YOU A KAIJUDO MASTER?  YOU ARE GONNA WANT TO BE AFTER YOU PLAY DUEL MASTERS:  SEMPAI LEGENDS FOR THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE. 

THE GAME:  THE PREMISE OF THE GAME IS OF COURSE PLAYING THE CARD GAME.  YOU TAKE ON THE ROLL OF A "WANT TO BE KAIJUDO MASTER" OF WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS.  AFTER YOU VISIT A FEW THINGS AND COME BACK TO YOUR HOUSE YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T FORGET YOUR BIRTHDAY LIKE YOU THOUGHT BUT, ARRANGED A SURPRISE PARTY IN YOUR HONOR.  THAT'S WHERE YOU RECEIVE YOUR GIFTS AND YOU FIND OUT THAT A BURGLAR BREAKS INTO YOUR HOUSE AND STEALS THEM.  THATS WHERE YOUR ADVENTURE BEGINS.  YOU HAVE TO FIND YOUR CARDS AND PLAY THE CARD GAME ALONG THE WAY ON YOUR WAY TO BECOMING A KAIJUDO MASTER.

THE PLAY:  THE GAME PLAY IS MUCH CLEANER THAN ANY OF THE YU-GI-OH GAMES.  THE ROLEPLAYING PART OF THE GAME IS MUCH LIKE POKEMON.  WHEN YOU GET TO THE DUELING ASPECT OF THE GAME, IT ACTUALLY COMES TO LIFE BETTER THAN YU-GI-OH WITH THE MONSTERS COMING TO LIFE ON THE FIELD. 

OUR THOUGHTS:  THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST ANIME RELATED GAME WE HAVE PLAYED ON ANY PLATFORM.  ALSO IF YOU PLAY MAGIC THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PICK THIS GAME UP REAL QUICK.  THE GAME PLAY IS QUICK TO PICK UP AND OF COURSE FUN TO KEEP PLAYING.  OUR FINAL THOUGHTS ARE PICK THIS GAME UP.  MOVE OVER YU-GI YOU HAVE BEEN DETHRONED AS THE KING OF GAMES, LONG LIVE KING SHOBU!

 


WOTC TO RELEASE MARBLE COLLECTABLE GAME.

6/26/04

COURTESY OF ICV2.COM
 

June 24, 2004

Wizards of the Coast is preparing to launch a new kind of "collectible" game based on one of the oldest collectibles around -- marbles.  Just as the collectible miniatures games followed the collectible card game paradigm, so does WotC's new Marbloids, which features 5 marbles plus a rules insert in every Marbloids Booster Pack ($6.50 retail). There will be a total of 60 different Marbloids in the first series for fans to collect, and of course there will be "Rare" and "Super Rare" marbles so designated by the inclusion of silver and gold glitter in their design.   The WotC Marbloids game is due out this fall and should appeal to a young, pre-Magic, demographic.


UPPERDECK RUNNING AD'S
 
Marvel TCG: Spider-Man
Vs. Doc Ock 2-Player
Starter Deck

June 17, 2004

Upper Deck is beginning a four-week national television advertising campaign for its Marvel TCG this week.  The :15 second spots will air on the Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.  The spots show Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus squaring off over the New York skyline, then cuts to kids playing the game. 

 

 


KAIJUDO MASTER?  GET IN THE CLUB.

6/8/04

WHAT DO WE MEAN?  WELL WE RECEIVED OUR DUAL MASTERS DCI/D-MAX CLUB CARD TODAY AND TALK ABOUT BEING TO COOL.  YOU SEE WE SENT IN THE FREE D-MAX CLUB APPLICATION THAT COMES WITH THE STARTER DECKS.  THE CLUB SETS YOU UP WITH A DCI NUMBER TO PLAY IN OFFICIAL TOURNAMENTS ALONG WITH FREE STUFF LIKE STICKERS, WINDOW CLINGS, AND POSTERS.  THE DCI CARD IS COOL BY ITSELF.  MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE D-MAX CLUB.


DUAL MASTERS: SEMPAI LEGENDS SCREEN SHOTS.

5/25/04

WELL HERE ARE SOME EARLY SCREEN SHOTS OF THE DUAL MASTERS VIDEO GAME TO HIT STATE SIDE.  HERE THEY ARE AND ENJOY.  THANKS GOES TO TERRY GOLDMAN AT ELECTRIC ARTISTS.


DUAL MASTERS THE OFFICIAL CARD GAME OF THE BOYER REPORT.

5/24/04

THATS RIGHT.  WE FELT WE NEEDED AN OFFICIAL GAME TO TAKE WITH US TO BMX RACES AND CONVENTIONS AND WE FELT THAT DUAL MASTERS FIT THE JOB.  JUST TO MAKE ONE THING CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT CONTRACTED THROUGH WIZARDS OF THE COAST IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM (EVEN THOUGH WE WISH IT WAS).  WE JUST LIKE THE DARN GAME!!!

 


DUAL MASTERS:  SEMPAI LEGENDS COMING SOON.

5/20/04

ATARI HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEIR FIRST U.S. DUAL MASTERS TITLE FOR THE GAME BOY ADVANCE WILL HIT STORES ON JUNE 1ST.  DUAL MASTERS:  SEMPAI LEGENDS WILL QUENCH THE THIRST OF MANY DUAL MASTERS FAN OVER HERE IN THE STATES.  SO BE PATIENT,

 

 

 

 

     

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