Kanye West MTG Card

Priceless Treasures in Zendikar Packs?!?!

courtesy of mtgsalvation

Two prominent magic journalists spoke with this individual personally, and both of them (still in disbelief) agree he is not lying.

What we think WoTC did:
In very few packs, the basic land was replaced with an old, 'priceless' card. This card is not newly printed, and not legal in standard. It was an existing card purposefully inserted into packs.
We can't yet confirm the approximate rarity of these, but a member opened TWO in ONE box...so maybe this is more common than we thought?

Rule changes were recently rolled out that specify that cards not in the set you open the booster of are not limited legal, and you keep them even in a deck swap. (Cards like the candle stick...)

The prerelease is soon, even sooner for some countries, (assuming this is a world-wide promotion) so time will tell.

Edit: This has been confirmed to be happening worldwide.

Cards claimed to have been opened include:
-Mox Diamond
-Lion's Eye Diamond
-Ancestral Recall
-Bayou
-Underground Sea
-Taiga
-Lich
-Candelabra of Tawnos


Certainly is exciting, at any rate.

PAX 09 (Part 3)

(continued from Part 1 and Part 2) PAX 09 was so amazing... it truly was the best gaming experience I've ever had despite the fact that I believe I got sick there. It still didn't damper my experience though. It is so much better than Gen Con IMO. Well, here are the rest of the PAX pics from Day 2 and Day 3. *Pics Below*

'Munchkin' Mascot

Moose & N8 playing 'Borderlands'

The 'Tru Blood' HBO show now has an energy drink. Yes. I'm serious. I'm not kidding. But there was a joke going around that the formula got mixed up with a proposed 'Lord of the Rings' energy drink and instead of turning you into a vampire, it turns you into a hobbit.

Maybe they was some truth to that rumor?!?!

'Star Wars The Old Republic' MMO character

Candid shot of Adam Sessler of 'Xplay'

Cowabunga!!!

Zombie Nurses

'Monsterpocalypse' booth (again)

'Left 4 dead 2' booth. Line too long. Couldn't justify waiting in line for that long when I could be waiting in line to play StarCraft II again (and I would play it on normal mode, of course. Not on easy... as seen here.)

'City of Heroes' Hottie

Some booths had great aesthetics

'Team Fortress 2' characters playing 'The Beatles: Rock Band'

4-player 'Super Mario Bros' for Wii

N8 playing 'Split Second'

Warhammer Online Booth *crickets chirping*

Cosplay Elf Chick

'Dragon Age: Origins' booth

Star Wars Stormtrooper

Cosplay Epic Fail

"Please feed me a sandwich"

Fantastic Custom-made Boardgame table = $2500 = Go eff yourself

'Bayonetta' Hottie Posing

'Bayonetta' about to blow Moose... away

Dice, Dice everywhere and so many games to play

Power Glove Version 2.0

Darksiders' booth let you ride a mechanized bull. Video HERE

Moose and his giant sword

Cool W.O.W. Poster

Girl who looks like a guy dressed like a girl

Moose playing 'Duck Hunt'

People playing Old Skool 10-player 'Bomberman'

Guys playing NES Contra

Cammy from Street Fighter series

"In the near future, I shall show you happiness only so I can take it away because I hate mooseses." - Platinum Angel

Practicing for 'Settler's of Catan' Tournament in Hotel Room

Yes... that is videogame toilet paper

Moose playing in the Finals!

Fuck you Platinum Angel... Moose got 1st loser!!! YES!!!

Me raping Moose and N8 during a game of 'Domaine'

Leaving PAX is so sad. Truly an occasion for mourning.

Don't forget to check out PAX 09 Part 1 and Part 2!

Out with the Old, In with the New

Old 'Wrath of God'

New 'Wrath of God'

Zendikar is the next expansion set coming out for Magic: The Gathering. Some cards have been leaked and one of them is... interesting to say the least. Some players have said that 'Wrath of God' was too strong with destroying creatures that can regenerate, so maybe this is a "test" to see if this 'Wrath of God' is more fair and not as BRROOOOOOOKE as the original. Guess we'll find out.

MTG: Duels of the Planeswalkers Preview Video

I know that the game comes out in mere hours, but I thought that this video (which shows how the game plays) would be nice to watch just to get a preview of what to expect from the game. It sucks that they are severely limiting what you are able to do and from what I gather deck construction will be severely limited as well to the point where it will not be a major part of the game. :( Sucks. You can read more details here in a GameSpot forum thread. Anywayz, here is the video. *video below*

King of Kong Rematch!

Just when you're sure that one of your friends is the biggest Douchebag there is, you watch King of Kong and realize he's not so bad. King of Kong was a great documentary. It told the story of a natural-born loser, Steve Wiebe (pronounced Weebee) taking on the arrogant reigning Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell.

The movie is filled with Billy Mitchell using lame, philosophical quotes throughout the entire movie like he thinks he is Confucius or something (which is entertaining in itself), but the intriguing part of the movie comes when you realize the "official" record keepers of the videogame world are crooked and corrupt to the point where they try to denounce Steve Wiebe's authentic record-breaking score because... well basically, because all of them idolize Billy Mitchell. It gets better. Guess who is one of the "official" judges. Yep, Billy Mitchell. This part of the movie reminds me of the local Magic the Gathering (MTG) sanctioned tournaments with "official" MTG judges who let their friends win all the tournaments and the friends ,in turn, go to State Championship and so forth. It's so pathetic.

Nonetheless, It's a very entertaining movie regardless if you're a videogame fan or not. My fiance loved it and we talked about it for days afterward.

Either way (without ruining the movie any further), June 2, 2009, there will be a rematch between the 2 Donkey Kong players at this year's E3. This will be great. Hope it works out for Steve Wiebe, that Billy Mitchell guy is such a douche.

Steve "Mr. Nice Guy" Wiebe









Billy "Douchebag" Mitchell

MTG expansion Alara Reborn rumored to be a completely multicolored set

The rumors have become one step closer to becoming a reality since WotC (Wizards of the Coast) previewed Ardent Plea, a card (well, just the picture for the card) that will be available in the next MTG (Magic the Gathering) expansion - Alara Reborn. For a couple months, people have been speculating that WotC was going to make an entire multicolor expansion considering all the emphasis on multicolor in Shards of Alara and Conflux (the 2 previous expansions). Those predictions are now one step closer to being confirmed.