Duels of the Planeswalkers Update

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It appears that Wizards of the Coast may have an earlier than expected release date for their new Duels of the Planeswalkers electronic game. Originally scheduled for release sometime in the fall of 2009, the developer, Stainless Games may have brought it all together ahead of schedule and the game might be available as early as THIS MONTH - June 17th (!).

You caught the rumours / news first here at MTG Realm - and you probably want to know where this is coming from - just check out the release dates on these wallpapers - - >

Here is the corporate on the product :

Published by: Wizards of the Coast
Developed by: Stainless Games
Release Date: June 17th, 2009 (???)
Genre: Card Battle

Duels of the Planeswalkers takes players on a journey through a Multiverse in which they take on the roles of Planeswalkers, powerful wizards who battle others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Throughout their journey, Planeswalkers battle with, or against each other in lush interactive 3D environments. Similar to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Planeswalkers are equipped with an arsenal of spells and creatures that if used wisely will help advance the Planeswalker through the game.

Extending the game experience beyond the confines of the traditional card game, players can opt to battle real life opponents online. Also available are a variety of strategic single-player game scenarios.


The world’s premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering is coming soon to Xbox LIVE® Arcade! Experience Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers, an epic game of fantasy & strategy, as you unleash a torrent of fantastic creatures and devastating spells to destroy online foes in your quest for domination!

Available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; Duels of the Planeswalkers features eight unique player decks, deck customization with unlocked content, single player and cooperative campaigns, ranked and unranked online single player and cooperative play, leader boards, and more!

Here is a brief clip of Duels of the Planeswalkers using the Incinerate spell . . .

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Here is a brief clip of Duels of the Planeswalkers using a green deck . . .

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