The metaverse is finally here, and we've fully lost Ana Diaz inside the... simulated trading card shop? What the... www.polygon.com/impressions/...

TCG Card Shop Simulator is a simplistic Pokémon-like I can’t stop playing

Fans of Pokémon Trading Card Game or Supermarket Together sims should play this new game, which was released on Steam.

Here's Stan one more time this week with an amazing behind-the-scenes story from the Magic: The Gathering team. www.polygon.com/mtg-magic-th...

Magic: The Gathering’s latest art treatment is over 100 years old

Double exposure is the latest showcase treatment for MTG Duskmourn

California's new law will force companies like Wizards of the Coast to be transparent when what they're selling isn't a product, but a revocable license. www.polygon.com/news/457071/...

New California law means digital stores can’t imply you’re buying a game when you’re merely licensing it

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law, meaning that digital storefronts have to be upfront about licensing.

Why are Magic players crabby this week? At @polygon.comwww.polygon.com/mtg-magic-th...

How Magic’s most popular format imploded

Fans of Magic: The Gathering’s Commander format are reeling from a surprise ban announcement. Millions in sought-after cards are now effectively worthless.

Magic's Commander community is reeling from some very big bans. Here's Stan Golovchuk to make sense of it for you. www.polygon.com/mtg-magic-th...

How Magic’s most popular format imploded

Fans of Magic: The Gathering’s Commander format are reeling from a surprise ban announcement. Millions in sought-after cards are now effectively worthless.

To think this is the scenery disk for the flight simulator I started on...

Yo, Disney Lorcana starter decks are basically half off. Do the thing. www.polygon.com/good-deals/4...

Disney Lorcana starter decks are half-off at Amazon

Amazon has discounted Starter Decks for Into the Inklands, Rise of the Floodborn, and Ursula’s Return to their lowest price ever

Developers in Microsoft Flight Simulator flap their wings, and Bing gets trees. www.polygon.com/gaming/45680...

Microsoft is using Flight Simulator to build Earth’s ‘digital twin’

I swear to you, no one says ‘metaverse’ even once in this whole article

Oh damn... I just time-traveled.

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