As one of the biggest collectible card games in the world,Magic: The Gatheringis no stranger to collaborations with many of gaming and pop culture’s most popular franchises. Earlier this year, the game partnered with another equally popular Wizards of the Coast franchise, bringing an entireDungeons and Dragonsbooster setto the game that added plenty of new mechanics. The long-running franchise has often featured guest artists for its droves of unique and spectacular card designs, and a prominentMetal Gearartist will soon be bringing his own flair to the game’s magic and monsters.
Magic: The Gatheringoften features a wide variety of artists for its card designs with Wizards of the Coast often collaborating with major gaming franchises for stunning new cards. Popular franchises likeFortniteandStreet Fighterhave been confirmed to be receiving “Secret Lair” sets next year, and pop culture giants likeGodzillahave previously received their own cards. With Wizards recently announcing its intent to return the Japan-inspired Kamigawa plane in its next expansion,Magic: The Gatheringofficially announced that prominentMetal Gearartist Yoji Shinkawa would be creating artwork for a promotional card.
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The JapaneseMagic: The GatheringTwitter account announced Thursday that Shinkawa would be creating an alternate artwork of the Satoru Umezawa creature card, a prominent piece of the Kamigawa lore. TheMetal GearandDeath Strandingartistwill be joiningXenoblade Chroniclescharacter designer Raita Kazama in creating two alternate artworks for Satoru Umezawa that will be featured as “Buy-A-Box” promotional giveaways for purchasingMagicbooster boxes at select game stores.
TheKamigawa: Neon Dynasty expansionwill featureMagic’s return to the plane of Kamigawa, heavily inspired by Japanese culture and mythology. The newest expansion into the plane will feature a markedly different artstyle from the region’s previous expansions, bringing the popular plane into a neon-colored future taking place over 1,200 years after the conclusion of the original Kamigawa storyline. The new set will feature a new set of legendary dragons and full-art lands paying homage to the classic Japanese artform of woodblock paintings.
With online card games likeHearthstoneandLegends of Runeterragaining popularity over recent years,Magic: The Gatheringhas been among the forerunners of the classic card games when pushing its game into an online space.Magic: The Gathering Arenahas established a strong presence in the digital card game market since its initial release in 2019, and the online card game often features similar pre-release events to the physical version for newly releasing sets.Magichas established itself as a dominant force in the card games industry and will likely remain one for years to come.
Magic: The Gatheringis available now in game shops and digitally throughMagic: The Gathering Arena. The Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty expansion is scheduled to release on July 05, 2025.
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