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People who’ve registered their PSPs with a US PlayStation Store account will want to stop by today for a freebie, because a Neverland Card Battles demo is now available. In it, you get to see the beginning of the game. You’ll be able to watch the opening movie and go through the tutorial mode, so you can see exactly how Neverland Card Battles works. Then, you’ll be able to play a level of the game to test the newfound skills learned in the tutorial.

Remember, the PlayStation Store has changed. To access the PlayStation Store’s PSP content, you either have to download and install Sony’s free Media Manager (for Windows PCs only) to your computer or have firmware 5.00 or better on your PSP…

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In the memory of beloved Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax who passed away earlier this year, patrons of the 2008 GenCon, held on August 15, 2008, raised donations of $17,380 according to Live Game Auctions. That’s an astounding amount to say the least. In fact, the previous 2007 GenCon raised $9802, which is still nothing to sneeze at.

Each year the convention donates the money to a charity with last year’s being Christel House International. This year, the charity chosen to receive the donation was Gary Gygax’s own personal favorite, the Christian Children’s Foundation. Sadly, the foundation decided to refuse the donation from the convention which instead…

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Apparently the craze of selling real-life toys to unlock virtual counterparts in an online world isn’t going to abate anytime soon. The next forthcoming, possible craze creator is Abandon Interactive Entertainment, which is going to be releasing a line of action figures called Freaky Creatures in 2009. Freaky Creatures is going to be an MMO, where players must purchase real-world action figure starter packs to get the USB flash drive with the game, creatures, creature powers/parts and lair furnishings.

You get started in Freaky Creatures by purchasing a $19.99 starter pack that comes with two creature figurines, a reusable USB drive with the game on it, and codes for 50 random creature parts, 20 random creature abilities and four random decorative objects. You install the game, enter the codes for your two creatures and assorted items, and then go to face off in battles against other Freaky Creatures players…

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Code Collective has just released the first beta of the massive multiplayer online strategic card game, The Far Wilds. Both a 3D, downloadable PC version, and a PC and Mac flash version of The Far Wilds can now be accessed from the official website. Code Collective will also be hosting a The Far Wilds Grand Clash competition in late November, 2008, where players can take part in tournaments (using either the PC or Flash versions) to possibly win a $1000 cash prize or in-game gold…

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Richard Garfield and Alexey Stankevich’s newest online, turn-based card game, Spectromancer, has been officially released. Three Donkeys has made the new virtual card game available both at the official Spectromancer website and at PlayGreenhouse.com. Its only for Windows PC, and costs $19.95 for the full game…

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In the past I’ve been asked how to create good Magic team decks. While I am not an authority, I have been a competitive player for two years and competed in multiple 2HG (Two-Headed Giant) tournaments including Pro-Tour Qualifiers. I’ve noticed some things that work really well so here are some tips that can work wonders on the table…

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On August 22, 2008, a new game store opened in the Chicago, IL (USA), area. The store, Black Sun Games, is run by gamers and focuses on table-top role-playing games (RPGs), miniatures and collectible card gaming…

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I personally find great joy in browser-based games, because my internet connection is too slow to download anything. So I’m always pleased when I hear about a new title. Game Dozer has announced that it has just started the open beta for Discarded, a free-to-play, browser-based massive multiplayer online game (MMO) that has fighting, rpg and card collecting/using elements to it, yet is also child friendly.

The premise sounds interesting - in Discarded you can constantly customize your character. You can shift around your credits, which help determine your statistics. See, athletic, science and mischief statistics allow you to equip cards which determine your strengths and abilities. If you decide you don’t like what you can do at the moment, you just unequip your cards, shift your credits into new catagories and re-equip. Clothing has no stats, and is just there for customization purposes…

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YUKE’S Company of America and Atlus will be teaming up to bring Idea Factory’s strategic, card-based RPG Neverland Card Battles to North America. Come October, 2008, PSP owners will be able to pick up the title, which will also feature new cut-scenes, tweaked controls, ad hoc multiplayer card battles and optimized music and graphics. Neverland Card Battles is known as Cardinal Arc Portable in Japan, and is a port of a Japanese PS2 called Cardinal Arc: Konton no Fuusatsu.

In Neverland Card Battles, players take the side of Galahad, a Dominator who is collecting Spectral Cards so he can seal Hellgaia. A war has been raging in Neverland between the humans and demons, and Hellgaia could break free if the fight escalates. As Galahard, you try to collect territories and fight to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Konami and Viz Media have announced that the Blue Dragon Role Playing Card Game will be at Gen Con Indy, which fruns from August 14-17, 2008. Blue Dragon RPCG, as it is affectionately known, is a trading card game based on the Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon.

The Konami booth will have the game displayed and Konami representatives will be teaching people to play Blue Dragon RPCG and giving out free t-shirts and half decks. There will also be Blue Dragon RPCG tournaments on August 16 and 17, and a game mat and half-deck are in every Gen Con Indy attendee’s show bag. So make sure you stop by the Konami booth so you can play with a full deck.

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