Wizards of the Coast Announces Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 @ PAX East

Saturday, April 12th, 2014

MAGIC: THE GATHERING GETS BIGGER AND BOLDER WITH MAGIC 2015

APRIL 10, 2014 – RENTON, WA – The time has come for gamers to Hunt Bigger Game. Wizards of the Coast today announced Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers, the latest installment for the popular Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise and the first version to release on the new next-generation gaming console, Xbox One. Starting this summer, Magic 2015 will put players at the center of the action as the deadliest hunter in the Magic Multiverse, Garruk Wildspeaker, shifts his hunter’s instinct away from beasts of the wild to the ultimate quarry—you!

Xbox One Screenshot

Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers will take the game to a whole new level, deeply engaging fans like never before. With new features including the ability to build customized decks, new booster packs with premium downloadable content, and an even more robust deck builder, players will take on their fiercest opponents culminating in the ultimate battle against Garruk. Magic 2015 will offer gamers the perfect way to start playing the world’s best strategy trading card game priming them for even more action with the upcoming Magic 2015 Core Set. In addition to Xbox One, Magic 2015 will be also be available on Xbox Live Arcade, iPad via the App Store, PC via Steam, Android via Google Play, and Kindle via Amazon Marketplace.*

Xbox One Screenshot

Fans attending PAX East in Boston this weekend will have the chance to be the first to demo Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers in the Magic: The Gathering booth, #462. Additionally, visitors to the show will have the opportunity to earn an exclusive Garruk Wildspeaker Pinny Arcade pin** by demoing the new game or participating in other in-booth activities.

iPad Screenshot

Please visit MagicTheGathering.com for the latest news and updates and follow Magic on Facebook and Twitter.

iPad Screenshot

*Launch timing may vary by platform and region.

**Garruk Wildspeaker Pinny Arcade pins available while supplies last.

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards’ players and fans are members of a global community bound together by their love of both digital gaming and in-person play. The company brings to market a range of gaming experiences under powerful brand names such as MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and KAIJUDO. Wizards is also a publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information about our world renowned brands, visit the Wizards of the Coast Web site at www.wizards.com.

Press release courtesy of Alfred O. Cloutier, who has contributed to Dragon Magazine, and has edited for a number of other gaming publishers. He can be found on Facebook.

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