Wizards of the Coasthas announced at MagicCon thatMagic: The Gathering Arenais finally coming to Steam later this month over three years after its initial release. Wizards confirmed back in December last year that the free-to-play title would be launching on Steam at some point in the near future, but has now announced a release date of May 23 for Magic fans to look forward to.
While details other than the release date are fairly thin on the ground at the moment, it has been clarified that Magic: The Gathering Arena’s Steam release will still support crossplay with other platforms. That means you’ll still be able to play against people playing on Windows and MAc as well as iOS and Android.
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For those that haven’t heard of MTG Arena, it’s essentially a digital version of the physical game and supports both Constructed Deck play and Limited play. It is free-to-play, which means there are some optional microtransactions included which lets players guy in-game currency. These can be used to purchase booster packs to help build up your decks, or can be used to enter yourself into certain events. It’s a fairly popular method of playing Magic if you’re able to’t get to any physical games, and will now be available to a lot more people with the Steam release.
Of course, Magic: The Gathering Arena’s Steam release wasn’t the only thing announced at MagicCon today, as Wizards of the Coast also revealed that itshighly-anticipated Doctor Who Commander decks will launch later this year on October 13. On top of that, it was also revealed that we’ll get our first look at these four Commander decks at MagicCon Barcelona which takes places on July 28, with a full debut to take place over a week before launch on October 3.
In other Magic-related news, aftera massive leak, a handful of controversies, anda visit from the Pinkertons, Wizards of the Coast finally showed off everything that’s included in the March of the Machine: The Aftermath set in a big stream earlier this week. You can find a detailed breakdown ofall the new story beats and cards included in the set here. The set will officially release on digital platforms Magic Online and MTG Arena on May 11, with the physical release coming a day later on May 12.
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