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Grand Prix Lincoln Playmat Art

Jeff — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:52:44 +0000

According to this site, here is a preview of the Grand Prix Lincoln playmat art. It’s by Ron Spencer, a really wonderful Nebraska artist. I’m considering taking the day off of work so I can get to the event center right at opening – I will be super bummed out if I can’t get my hands on one of these mats!

A Planeswalker’s Guide to Innistrad

Jeff — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:06:34 +0000

Info about the new MTG set, Innistrad, is starting to come out. It’s going to have a gothic horror theme, with werewolves and ghosts and other spooky crap. I’m really excited for this because it marries my love of the game with a genre-oriented setting.

Even if you don’t care about the game, check out the art at A Planeswalker’s Guide to Innistrad. I like the somber mood these preview pieces are giving off.

Freddy Krueger Mortal Kombat

Mat — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:04:29 +0000

From Ronin

Check me out on the Mana Screwed podcast

Jeff — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:45:02 +0000

I often mention that I like to play Magic: The Gathering, and I recently had the opportunity to appear on an MTG podcast; it was a lot of fun for me. Thanks to Tangent and the gang at Mana Screwed for having me on. Check out the episode here.

Call of Duty: Black Ops- Call of the Dead

Mat — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:58:11 +0000

Mike passed this along in the chat room.

If real, looks like I’m gonna have to pick up CoD: Black Ops used.

Mortal Kombat

Mat — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:32:27 +0000

I wasn’t planning on getting Mortal Kombat but while at the store yesterday I was all “F*ck it.”

I’ve never been a huge MK fan, nor a fan of fighters in general because I suck pretty bad at them. But I’ve got money to burn and I justify it by saying “I love my country and want to support its economy.” So anyways, now 3 of the 4 Splattercast hosts own MK (Steve, Jeff, and myself). We’ll be ripping each others spines out this weekend, probably starting tonight. So if any of you listeners have the game and have always wanted to kick my ass…well, now you can!

XBOX gamertags.

New Phyrexia Art Gallery

Jeff — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:37:57 +0000

Just posted on the MTG site, an art gallery from the new set coming out in a few weeks, New Phyrexia. Can’t wait!

MTG fall set announced. Possible horror trappings?

Jeff — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:02:25 +0000

The fall large set has been announced, it’s called Innistrad and the tagline is “Horror Lurks Within.” The announcement has a new teaser image of black-aligned planeswalker Liliana Vess. I’m stoked on the possibility of a horror-flavored MTG set. That’s like chocolate + peanut butter!

Dead Island trailer

Explodey Jo — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:11:04 +0000

Trailer for an upcoming game, Dead Island. Tells you little to nothing about the game itself, but it’s an awesome little movie.

Mirrodin Besieged! All night long, baby.

Jeff — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:00:14 +0000

Time for another midnight MTG pre-release tourney! The twist this time is that players have to choose a faction, Mirran or Phyrexian, and will get different sealed product based on the chosen faction. I’m hoping to do multiple events and try out both options.

My first impression is that the Phyrexian sealed pools are probably going to be more powerful, on a baseline, than the Mirran pools. I hope the infect mechanic doesn’t just rape everyone to death!