Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers sequel announced

A sequel to the collectible card game's video game adaptation is headed to PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this summer.

March 11, 2011 6:00 AM

A sequel to Stainless Games' Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers, a fine downloadable adaptation of the collectible card game, has been announced for a summer release by creator and publisher Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, as it's called, will be released for download on PC via Steam, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation 3. It'll bring new decks, puzzle challenges and Planeswalkers to beat, along with a new multiplayer mode named Archenemy. The mode, originally created for the cardboard edition, sees up to three players working together to take down a powerful AI opponent. No price has been given yet, though for reference the original costs $10 on Steam, XBLA and PS3. The announcement also brought word that the Xbox Live Arcade edition of Duels of the Planeswalkers alone sold an impressive 500,000 units.

The new Archenemy mode

If you want to look at moving concept art, here's an accompanying trailer.

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- RikiTiki2
  
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  March 11, 2011 6:30 AM
  
  i want something like the old magic online, where all cards ever were possible
  - Masem
    
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    March 11, 2011 6:32 AM
    
    MTGO still exists, but costs money to get cards.
  - Alice O'Connor
    
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    March 11, 2011 7:15 AM
    
    Duels of the Planeswalkers is very well done and enjoyable for what it is, though.
    - RikiTiki2
      
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      March 11, 2011 7:22 AM
      
      yeah i enjoy it, but i really want to be able to make a deck from scratch
      - Happy Doodle Muffin
        
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        March 11, 2011 7:40 AM
        
        This was the dealbreaker for me.
      - Haxim
        
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        March 11, 2011 8:35 AM
        
        Yeah, that would make me far more interested in picking it up. As it stands if I want more Magic, I'll just get the existing DLC.
    - geedeck
      
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      March 11, 2011 7:36 AM
      
      Yeah, I feel torn. On one hand, it's annoying that they're Maddening it up... on the other hand a new game is what required to employ devs, and hopefully there should be some neat features.
      
      tl;dr I hope they make it worth selling an entirely new game versus the one I already own on 2 platforms
    - Thund3rball
      
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      March 11, 2011 8:49 AM
      
      Enjoyable but as said, the lack of real deck building limits it a lot. You should be able to unlock deck building with l33t MTG skillz or something like that, at the least.
      - tehwalrus
        
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        March 11, 2011 9:10 AM
        
        I ended up getting the YuGiOH xbla game simply because it has real deckbuilding and DotP frustrated me so badly by not even letting me remove any of the base cards from those precon decks
  - pyrogen
    
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    March 11, 2011 7:46 AM
    
    The 1998 (?) version of Duels of the Planeswalkers does that. Too bad it is hard to find.
    - hirez
      
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      March 11, 2011 8:26 AM
      
      I think I have that on disc somewhere. My wife and I used to play it head to head. it was really fun; I wish they'd make it like that one again.
    - Haxim
      
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      March 11, 2011 8:30 AM
      
      The old Microprose one? I've got that and the first expansion. I didn't realize there was a mail-in rebate for the upgraded Planeswalkers game though.
      - LostSoviet
        
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        March 11, 2011 11:38 AM
        
        After the response to the XBLA port that is the newest "Duels of the Planeswalkers" game was overwhelmingly negative on Steam, someone posted this:
        
        http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1322944
        
        or, if you prefer the direct link:
        
        http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2349
        
        It's the old Microprose game, reworked by the fans, in downloadable form. Supports the newest cards with some tweaking.
- peasofme
  
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  March 11, 2011 8:15 AM
  
  doesn't sound like much new in this sequel. would've liked to see more online modes
- pun][sher
  
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  March 11, 2011 8:52 AM
  
  I'm all over this!
- anbilow
  
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  March 11, 2011 10:36 AM
  
  A great alternative to the actual card game. I used to play when I was younger and I had a few good friends that I would play with constantly. However, I stopped playing eventually, and although the allure to come back is strong I don't have to time, money, or enthusiasm to go out there to my local game store and play. I loved the first game and got all the xpacs, it's obviously not as good as playing the real thing, but it is pretty darn fun.
- StriderNL
  
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  March 11, 2011 8:02 PM
  
  New decks will still suck if you can't throw the lame shit out. You should be able to dump any of the cards out instead of just unlocked ones.