Magic: The Gathering - Tactics Releasing on Jan. 18

Sony Online Entertainment will be releasing Magic: The

January 7, 2011 2:00 PM

Sony Online Entertainment will be releasing Magic: The Gathering - Tactics on January 18th for the PC. The game is free-to-play, but will be supported by microtransactions allowing players to "build more powerful spellbooks by purchasing booster packs and taking on additional campaign chapters through the game's integrated story."

A PlayStation 3 version of the game is also planned for release later this year. For more information and a bunch of gameplay footage, please direct your attention to the following developer walkthrough video below.

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vertdang

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January 7, 2011 2:11 PM

Sounds kinda interesting, but how would that be better than the one on steam?
Duel of the planeswalkers I think it's called.
- Haxim
  
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  January 7, 2011 2:23 PM
  
  Duels of the Planeswalkers is just a digital version of the cardgame.
  This looks like it might play a bit differently, as well as has some deckbuilding elements to it (which DotP didn't have).
  - radioactivez0r
    
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    January 7, 2011 2:37 PM
    
    Which begs the question why it should exist at all, unless it's supposed to supplant MTGO...
    - Haxim
      
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      January 7, 2011 2:55 PM
      
      From the looks of it MTGO and this are quite different, I don't think anything is trying to supplant anything else.
- Vogerl
  
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  January 7, 2011 3:46 PM
  
  Duel of the Planeswalkers = Casual version of MTG, with mostly locked decks and effectively NO DECK CUSTOMIZATION ( heart of mtg)
  
  tactics is gonna be MTG Battlegrounds FAIL.
  
  Just give us a functioning version of MTGO; Full Deck Customization, beautiful visuals, working social system, functioning PVP (Competetive and Fun), Rank system skill-based(and deck value based->item lvl @ wow-style); just fund it with micropayments BUT include the option for f2p for the guys who want to FARM, not buy.
  
  but NOOO we gotta do something trendy and hip >_<
  - Johnnsen
    
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    January 7, 2011 4:40 PM
    
    I was somewhat interested in it until I read it had no customization for the decks. I was really wondering how they could make such a decision.
  - Don Soleone
    
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    January 9, 2011 11:04 AM
    
    I agree 100%