Wizards of the Coast and Indie Game Adaptations

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Wizards of the Coast and Indie Game Adaptations
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  1. When you think of Wizards of the Coast and trading card games, you think Magic: The Gathering (or, if you’re old enough, the days when they printed the Pokémon trading card game). That’s probably not going to change any time soon while Magic grows from strength to strength and crossover to crossover, but that’s not going to stop the publisher from finally trying something new.

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  3. A whole bunch of TV and film adaptations of indie games have been announced in recent years as producers mine a deep well of inventive concepts in the space. Projects based on the likes of Pacific Drive, Dredge, Sifu, Overcooked and even Vampire Survivors are in the works.

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  1. 01 Gizmodo

    Wizards of the Coast will bring The Hobbit to Magic: The Gathering on August 14, and Reality Fracture will hit stores on October 2. You can read about Wizards’ upcoming, fully new game Mood Swings here.

  2. 02 The Verge

    It took me a while to get into Esoteric Ebb, a new CRPG from developer Christoffer Bodegård. The elevator pitch is basically Disco Elysium, but in the fantasy style of Dungeons & Dragons: You play as a cleric wandering around a small town who’s trying to figure out, among other things, the mystery of why a tea shop in town exploded, and all the while, you’re having conversations with different character traits in your head. Like Disco Elysium, you see the world from an isometric, top-down perspective. Also like Disco Elysium, Esoteric Ebb requires a lot of reading, weighing the opinions of your competing voices, and making some bold dice rolls that don’t always work out. The first few days I played the game, I felt like I was slowly and aimlessly mucking through.

  3. 03 Engadget

    Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, if you're looking for something new to play this weekend, we've got several games that are worthy of your attention. We'll also take a look at some news about upcoming games, including word of a Steam port of an excellent Playdate title.

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Original Articles (6)

Culture The Next Big Original ‘Magic’ Set Is a ‘What If?’ Adventure — Gizmodo
Consumer Playing Esoteric Ebb is like rolling the dice with a great DM — The Verge
Consumer Undead co-op shooters, gorgeous hack-and-slash action and other new indie games worth checking out — Engadget
Culture This Is the Weekend Wizards of the Coast Needs to Not Put a Foot in It — Gizmodo
Consumer Atomfall is the latest indie game being turned into a TV show — Engadget
Culture Wizards of the Coast Is Making a Brand New Trading Card Game — Gizmodo