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Hey all and Happy Monday. Man do we feel like cr@p today (no swine flu - perhaps just a touch of boozebonic plague). Anywhoos - we want to give you peeps just a quick update as to what's happening in the world of Magic the Gathering.

First Off,
We received a bulk email from our fav little corporate PR gal (from Porter Novelli) regarding the release of expansion packs for the popular electronic MTG game, Duels of the Planeswalkers. Here is the skinny . . .

Are you ready to take your Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers experience to a higher level? You'll be able to do just that in 2010 as Wizards of the Coast will launch two more expansion packs plus extend the game to PC and PlayStation 3.

Duels of the Planeswalkers continues to be one of the most downloaded games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. On the heels of the first expansion released in October, the 2010 expansions are scheduled for spring and summer of next year. Similar to the first expansion, the two releases will feature new cards, planeswalkers, and challenges, and will be offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German.

Also planned for the summer of 2010 is the release of the PC version of Duels of the Planeswalkers. The PC version will offer the same style of gameplay as the XBLA title, along with an extra bonus we can't tell you about quite yet.

The 2010 plan continues into the fall with the release of Duels of the Planeswalkers on PlayStation 3. The PS3 version will be available in Japanese in 2011.

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Also up on the news radar if you have not heard - the formal announcement as to the Magic the Gatherinf 2010 Grand Prix Schedule.

The 2010 Grand Prix season features 18 stops across 12 different countries, highlighted by stops in Madrid, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Toronto, and Florence. Along with playing Magic next to hundreds of other players in your region, Grand Prix offer Pro Tour invitations to the top 16 finishers and a $30,000 prize purse. This season's schedule features Grand Prix located in the same region as each Pro Tour a week prior to the big event to make it easier for traveling players to combine both tournaments into one trip.

Dates	City	Country	Format	Feeds PT
Feb. 13-14	Oakland	USA	Extended	San Juan
Feb. 27-28	Madrid	Spain	Legacy	San Juan
March 13-14	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Standard	San Juan
March 20-21	Yokohama	Japan	Extended	San Juan
March 27-28	Brussels	Belgium	Standard	San Juan
April 3-4	Houston	USA	Extended	San Juan
May 8-9	Lyon	France	“Prosper” Limited	Amsterdam
May 22-23	Baltimore	USA	Standard	Amsterdam
June 5-6	Sendai	Japan	Standard	Amsterdam
June 12-13	Manila	Philippines	Standard	Amsterdam
July 31-Aug. 1	Columbus	USA	Legacy	Amsterdam
Aug. 28-29	Gothenburg	Sweden	M11 Limited	PT 2011 #1
Sept. 11-12	Portland	USA	M11 Limited	PT 2011 #1
Oct. 9-10	Sydney	Australia	“Lights” Limited	PT 2011 #1
Oct. 23-24	Toronto	Canada	“Lights” Limited	PT 2011 #1
Oct. 30-31	Bochum	Germany	“Lights” Limited	PT 2011 #1
Nov. 13-14	Nashville	USA	“Lights” Limited	PT 2011 #1
Nov. 27-28	Florence	Italy	“Lights” Limited	PT 2011 #1

Stay tuned for latter developments on the DoTP or tournament info.