Interested in getting your hands on that alternate art foil Garruk? You’re going to have to download Duels of the Planeswalkers, which finally released yesterday for the Xbox (available through the Xbox Live Arcade). Scheduled to release yesterday morning, the game was not available for download until late last night (around 11:30pm EDT by my estimation) due to some technical snags on Microsoft’s part. Early buyers will receive a code which can be redeemed through the Wizard’s site for a limited edition Garruk.

For anyone who has the game already (or is thinking of getting it soon) there are two awesome events on the horizon: Game with Fame and Game with Developers

The Game with Fame event, scheduled for June 20th, will pit players to against these notable/notorious MTG figures:

Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering
Mike Turian, a Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Famer
Jon Finkel, a Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Famer
Gerry Thompson, Pro Tour player
Jamie Parke, Pro Tour Player
Brian Kibler, Pro Tour Player

Game with Fame will be followed up with the Game with Developers event, scheduled for June 27th. Players will be able to compete against 27 of the games designers, developers, and producers from Wizards of the Coast, Stainless Games, Microsoft and VMC.

I have been anxiously awaiting the Duels release since WotC announced the date a couple of weeks ago. Expect a review of the game early next week.

~WillPoP

PS: For anyone who isn’t on Twitter, check out this Russian site with some awesome looking M10 artwork. Notice anything interesting?

The Zvi, Will “Price of Progress” and Matt Wang discuss M10

Zvi Cast about M10 - Part 3

The Zvi, Will “Price of Progress” and Matt Wang discuss M10

Zvi Cast about M10 - Part 2

The Zvi, Will “Price of Progress” and Matt Wang discuss M10

Zvi Cast about M10 - Part 1

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith discuss a couple of potential new mechanics that could arise from the M10 rules changes.

Rules Changes Part 7

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith talk briefly about mana burn, and Mike tells us about his T2 Cascade deck.

Rules Changes Part 6

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith talk about how complicating the rules can make the game more intuitive.

Rules Changes Part 5

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith discuss more attacking/blocking scenarios, Two-Headed Giant of Korlis, Trample, and Deathtouch.

Rules Changes Part 4

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith discuss some attacking/blocking scenarios to evaluate the differences between pre- and post-M10 combat rules.

Rules Changes Part 3

BDM, Flores, WillPoP, and Level 3 Judge Eric Smith discuss the “perverse loopholes” that existed in pre-6E combat and the basics of how blocking and damage work post M10.

Rules Changes Part 2