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Press Releases

These are public press releases issued by WotC. A ton of these are missing and another ton still need to be formatted and uploaded.

File Status Description
19940926 - DragonCon Available in DuelistGood
19941007 - Fiction LineGood
19941007 - Magic_ The Gathering Fiction LineGood
19941102 - Gift Box AnnouncementGood
19941103 - Fallen Empires AnnouncementGood
19941103 - Fallen EmpiresGood
19941212 - New WOTC LogoGood
19950206 - A New Climate to the Game_ Ice AgeGood
19950206 - Ice Age AnnouncementGood
19950222 - Chronicles Re-evaluationGood
19950222 - Chronicles ReleaseGood
19950418 - Andon AgreementGood
19950425 - First Ice Age Tournament HeldGood
19950425 - Ice Age PremierGood
19950530 - Corporate Card ChallengeGood
19950610 - New VPGood
19950614 - 1995 World Championship AnnouncementGood
19950614 - A World Class EventGood
19950615 - Ice Age Tournament Follow-UpGood
19950615 - Ice Age TournamentGood
19950622 - 4th Edition PPG AnnouncementGood
19950622 - A Work of MagicGood
19950622 - New Pocket Players GuideGood
19950626 - 1995 World Championship UpdateGood
19950627 - 1995 World Championship Update 2Good
19950629 - New Spanish PartnerGood
19950705 - Adkinson entrepreneur of the yearGood
19950705 - Entrepreneur of the YearGood
19950710 - Wizards of the Coast Names New Vice President of Sales and MarketingGood
19950721 - A Secret Civilization RevealedGood
19950721 - Homelands AnnouncementGood
19950721 - HomelandsGood
19950727 - The Envelope PleaseGood
19950727 - WoTC receives industry awardsGood
19950808 - WoTC Backs off Middle Earth Card GameGood
19950811 - 1995 Magic World Champion NamedGood
19950811 - 1995 World Championship ResultsGood
19950811 - A League of Their OwnGood
19950900 - Price IncreaseGood
19950907 - Homelands ComicsGood
19950908 - New Business Director for DuelistGood
19950908 - New VP EuropeGood
19950918 - Magic The Gathering I AnnouncementGood
19950918 - Magic_ The Gathering IGood
19950926 - Homelands TouramentGood
19950926 - Magic_ The Gathering IGood
19951030 - Magic The Gathering I ResultsGood
19951030 - The Gathering I Follow-UpGood
19951106 - WOTC Changes Distribution NetworkGood
19951204 - Magic Pro Tour AnnouncementGood
19951218 - Pro Tour UpdateGood
19959215 - Acclaim Comic DealGood
19960202 - Alliances AnnouncementGood
19960202 - Cool Arctic AdventuresGood
19960202 - Magic Expansion _Alliances_ AnnouncedGood
19960308 - Magic Expansion _Mirage_ AnnouncedGood
19960308 - Mirage AnnouncementGood
19960311 - Ice Age EndGood
19960311 - Ice Age Print Run EndsGood
19960325 - WOTC opens game centerGood
19960422 - How the Pros PlayGood
19960422 - Pro Tour MerchandiseGood
19960510 - New Professional Champions CrownedGood
19960510 - Pro Tour 2 ResultsGood
19960600 - Far From Home, But Still Playing MagicGood
19960605 - Magic_The Gathering Quick Start(TM) SetGood
19960605 - Quick Start AnnouncementGood
19960607 - Magic The Puzzling AnnouncementGood
19960607 - Magic_ The Puzzling AnnouncedGood
19960621 - Rules Update 21 Jul 1996Good
19960628 - American EndeavorGood
19960712 - Pro Tour 3 AnnouncementGood
19960716 - arenaGood
19960719 - Arena LaunchGood
19960805 - Intellectual OlympicsGood
19960807 - MCI Sponsors Pro TourGood
19960814 - 1996 World Championships Broadcast OnlineGood
19960816 - There's More To Tell About MirageGood
19960823 - Chinese Translation AnnouncementGood
19960823 - Magic Released in ChinaGood
19960917 - Magic Multiverse Gift BoxGood
19961018 - Pro Tour Broadcast OnlineGood
19961024 - Arena Launch 2Good
19961112 - Visions AnnouncementGood
19961112 - VISIONS OF WHAT'S NEXT FOR MAGIC_ THE GATHERINGGood
19961118 - The End of ChroniclesGood
19961119 - 5th Edition AnnouncementGood
19961119 - The Changing Face of MagicGood
19961202 - Card Sleeve PolicyGood
19970121 - The Pro Tour - Los AngelesGood
19970124 - The Hong Kong Tournament of ChampionsGood
19970217 - Magic_ The Gathering - PortalGood
19970224 - WotC Announces Winners of First Tournament of ChampionsGood
19970301 - Floor Rules Update 1 Mar 1997Good
19970310 - At MTG Pro Tour in Long BeachGood
19970317 - WotC Launches the WeatherlightGood
19970319 - Magic_ The Gathering - WeatherlightGood
19970319 - Weatherlight AnnouncementGood
19970410 - WotC to Acquire TSRGood
19970604 - WotC Completes Acquisition of TSRGood
19970626 - WotC Acquires Five Rings PublishingGood
19970716 - WotC Partners With Dark Horse ComicsGood
19970722 - Wizards of the Coast in Eye of the Storm With TempestGood
19971015 - Wizards of the Coast Inc Granted Patent on Trading Card GamesGood
19980401 - WotC Simplifies Magic for the Good of HumanityGood
19980812 - Urzas Saga AnnouncementGood
19981015 - Grand Prix Texas Final ResultsGood
19981109 - Magic News_ The Anthologies Box SetGood
19981113 - MTG Urza's LegacyGood
19990226 - WOTC Partners with Dragonstar SoftwareGood
19990503 - Worldwide re-launch of Arena Outpost League programGood
19990601 - 250000 in Scholarship Price Money at 1999 JSS ChampsGood
19990610 - Wizards Announces Expansion NamesGood
19990614 - Second Asia Pacific ChampionshipGood
19990622 - Pros Go Head to Head in WashingtonGood
19990625 - 1999 US National Championships AnnouncementGood
19990628 - 1999 Canadian National Championships AnnouncementGood
19990630 - Ultimate Battle Of Wits StarterGood
19990706 - 1999 US National ChampionGood
19990706 - Update LetterGood
19990712 - Guru ProgramGood
19990712 - World Championship TokyoGood
19990713 - Electronic Arts And Wizards Of The Coast To Jointly Develop Internet-Based GameGood
19990714 - 1999 Canadian National ChampionGood
19990715 - 1999 Asia Pacific ChampionGood
19990802 - Premier Interactive EncyclopediaGood
19990809 - US National Team Takes 2nd at 1999 World ChampsGood
19990813 - Latest MTG Expansion to Add New Dimension to GameGood
19990813 - Mercadian Masques Adds New DimensionGood
19990816 - TopDeck MagazineGood
19990819 - 1999 World Championships to Air on ESPN2Good
19990820 - Pro Tour WashingtonGood
19990909 - Hasbro to Acquire Wizards of the Coast IncGood
19990909 - Pro Tour Washington ResultsGood
19990910 - Hasbro Buys WotC - The FAQGood
19990910 - Online Chat with Peter AdkisonGood
19990927 - 1999 World Championship DecksGood
19990929 - Pro Tour ChicagoGood
19991000 - Price IncreaseGood
19991010 - Interactive Encyclopedia ReleaseGood
19991105 - Wizards Live LaunchGood
19991112 - Battle Royale AnnouncementGood
19991112 - Wizards Live AnnouncementGood
19991210 - Pro Tour Chicago ResultsGood
19991223 - Nemesis FeaturesGood
20000110 - Grand Prix TaipeiGood
20000119 - Grand Prix Seattle ResultsGood
20000125 - Pro Tour LAGood
20000127 - 2000 US Nationals AnnouncementGood
20000131 - DCI Sanctions Friday Night MagicGood
20000208 - Pro Tour LA ResultsGood
20000214 - Grand Prix PhiladelphiaGood
20000217 - Grand Prix - Kuala LumpurGood
20000302 - 250000 in Scholarships Annually Through JSSGood
20000321 - Pro Tour New YorkGood
20000406 - MTG Instructional CD-ROM AnnouncementGood
20000420 - Pro Tour New York ResultsGood
20000601 - 2000 JSS ChampionshipGood
20000605 - ESPN2 to Air Pro Tour National and World ChampsGood
20000613 - 2000 JSS Championship ResultsGood
20000613 - 2000 National Championships ResultsGood
20000619 - Grand Prix PittsburghGood
20000726 - 2000 World Championships AnnouncementGood
20000804 - Worlds Coverage LiveGood
20000807 - 2000 World Championship ResultsGood
20000911 - Pro Tour New York 2000Good
20000915 - Champs Decks on ESPN2Good
20000925 - Upcoming ExpansionsGood
20001002 - Pro Tour New York 2000 ResultsGood
20001018 - Stolen Invasion Card Sheet in GeorgiaGood
20010501 - Announcement from Wizards of the CoastGood
20010713 - MTG BattleBotsGood
20020204 - MTG Action FiguresGood
20020321 - Wizards Of The Coast Agrees To Sell GenCon Game Fair To Roleplaying Games Industry Pioneer Peter AdkisonGood
20020605 - Calling All Magic FansGood
20020919 - Boston 3 Million Dollar International Pro TourGood
20020927 - New Magic Expansion Nearing ReleaseGood
20021105 - Pro Tour Houston InformationGood
20021201 - Important Magic Encyclopedia InformationGood
20030117 - New Card Face for 10th AnniversaryGood
20030122 - Multitude of Creatures Come to MTG Game with Release of Newest ExpansionGood
20030318 - MTG Snowboard DealGood
20030409 - Core Set to Feature Cards From Every Set Ever IntroducedGood
20030409 - WOTC Plans Largest Ever TournamentGood
20030512 - Scourge Storms Into Stores May 26Good
20030520 - World Championships to be Held in BerlinGood
20030616 - National Championship to be Held in San DiegoGood
20041129 - MTG Official Resin StatuesGood
20041201 - MTG Trivia OverloadGood
20050816 - Limited Edition CollectionGood
20050901 - September 2005 DCI Banned and Restricted List AnnouncementGood
20060119 - WOTC Takes Legal Action on SpoilersGood
20061101 - Scholarship Series Launches in 2007Good
20061110 - WOTC - Designer SearchGood
20061215 - WOTC Designer Search WinnerGood
20070213 - US MTG Player Wins 40000 Pro TitleGood
20070706 - Newcomers Win 50000 Cash Prize at Pro Tour San DiegoGood
20070712 - WOTC Hosts First Magic Game DayGood
20070725 - Fans Ready for another Magic WeekendGood
20070904 - Magic TidbitsGood
20080218 - WOTC Extends MTG to Multiple PlatformsGood
20080220 - Jon Finkel Wins 40000 at Malaysian TournamentGood
20080417 - MTG Releases Online IIIGood
20080529 - Charles Gindy Wins 40000 in HollywoodGood
20080723 - MTG Blows through ChicagoGood
20080821 - WOTC to Debut DOTP at Penny Arcade EXPOGood
20081104 - LSV Wins Pro Tour BerlinGood
20081209 - MTG Hosts 2008 World Champs in MemphisGood
20081214 - Antti Malin Wins 2008 World ChampsGood
20090301 - Gabriel Nassif Wins Pro Tour KyotoGood
20090515 - Record Number of Active MTG PlayersGood
20090604 - Duels of the Planeswalker DecksGood
20090605 - New and Existing Magic Players Will Rule on Xbox LIVEGood
20090607 - Kazuya Mitamura Wins Pro Tour HonoluluGood
20090618 - Path of the Planeswalker Scheduled for Fall 2009Good
20090619 - DOTP Now on XBLAGood
20091014 - MTG XBLA Expansion Available Oct 21Good
20091019 - Brian Kibler Wins Pro Tour-AustinGood
20091102 - SOE and WOTC CollaborateGood
20091109 - MTG on XBLA expands to PC PS3Good
20091118 - MTG World Title in RomeGood
20091123 - Andre Coimbra Takes MTG World Champ in RomeGood
20100210 - WOTC Continues with Stainless GamesGood
20100218 - WOTC Brings International Magic Festival to San DiegoGood
20100223 - Simon Görtzen Wins Pro TourGood
20100225 - My Magic ContestGood
20100421 - Dan Alpers Wins My Magic ContestGood
20100511 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Heats up on Xbox LIVE ArcadeGood
20100524 - WOTC Brings DOTP to SteamGood
20100526 - Pro Tour to be held in Puerto RicoGood
20100601 - Damo da Rosa Kicks Off the SummerGood
20100709 - WOTC to Donate up to 22000 to CharityGood
20100721 - TweetMTG New VariantGood
20100813 - TCGplayer Champ QualifiersGood
20101005 - TCGplayer ChampionGood
20101123 - WOTC Brings DOTP to PS3Good
20101202 - Sony Online Entertainment Unleashes Blue ManaGood
20101213 - Guillaume Wins World ChampionshipGood
20110105 - SOE Releases TacticsGood
20110105 - Sony Online Entertainment Unleashes Black ManaGood
20110124 - SOE Releases MTG Tactics for PCGood
20110201 - MTG to Launch Space on Playstation HomeGood
20110209 - MTG Joins Playstation HomeGood
20110310 - Magic 2012 Coming This SummerGood
20110322 - Changes to US and Canada National QualifiersGood
20110615 - DotP 2012 LaunchesGood
20110615 - Huge Magic PlansGood
20110615 - MTG PlansGood
20110901 - MTG Comic BooksGood
20110901 - MTG Weekend in PhiladelphiaGood
20111005 - Innistrad Attendance up 32 PercentGood
20111213 - SOE Unveils Tactics ExpansionGood
20120109 - Magic Toolbox AnnouncedGood
20120201 - Magic Toolbox NewsGood
20120208 - Dark Ascension LiveGood
20120406 - DotP 2013 to Launch this SummerGood
20120406 - DOTP iPad LaunchGood
20120412 - Magic Toolbox Android ReleaseGood
20120604 - DOTP2013 Manual Mana TappingGood
20120620 - DOTP2013 LaunchGood
20120718 - Magic Online Gets MakeoverGood
20120830 - PAX PRIMEGood
20120831 - Planeswalker Points and RTRGood
20120912 - RTR to Launch Oct 5Good
20120920 - Duels2013 Expansion AvailableGood
20121005 - Return to Ravnica LaunchesGood
20130201 - Gatecrash Set LaunchesGood
20130216 - Funko Announces Licensing Agreement with Wotc to Produce MTG PlaneswalkersGood
20130321 - Ignite Your SparkGood
20130426 - MTG Seattle EMP MuseumGood
20130503 - Dragons Maze Set LaunchesGood
20130625 - Magic 2014 Duels of the Planeswalkers Available TodayGood
20130719 - Magic 2014 - Core Set Launches TodayGood
20130719 - Magic 2014 Core Set Launches TodayGood
20130829 - Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Expansion AnnouncedGood
20130829 - Magic 2014 Duels Planeswalkers Expansion AnnouncedGood
20130829 - Magic 2014-Duels of the Planeswalkers Available TodayGood
20130903 - Magic_ The Gathering Debuts New Content at PAX Prime 2013Good
20130903 - MTG Debuts New Content Pax Prime 2013Good
20130927 - Magic_ The Gathering Invites Fans to Stand Among HeroesGood
20130927 - MTG Invites Fans to Stand Among HeroesGood
20140114 - 20th Century Fox and Hasbro Develop MTG New Film FranchiseGood
20140114 - Twentieth Century Fox and Hasbro to Develop MTG as a New Film FranchiseGood
20140216 - Funko Announces Licensing AgreementGood
20140410 - MTG Gets Bigger and Bolder with Magic 2015Good
20140514 - Wizards of the Coast Files Complaint Against Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment for Copyright Patent and Trade Dress InfringementGood
20140514 - Wizards of the Coast Files Complaint Against Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment for Copyright, Patent and Trade Dress InfringementGood
20140728 - Confirmed - No Grand Prix Judge Foils in 2015Good
20141016 - Magic The Gathering Strategy Board Game FAQs for PressGood
20141021 - Magic 2015 Duels of the Planeswalkers Garruks Revenge Launches Nov 5thGood
20141105 - Magic 2015 Duels Planeswalkers Now Available Xbox OneGood
20150209 - Magic the Gathering Announces Magic OriginsGood
20150305 - MTG Delivers an Entirely New Digital Experience with Magic DuelsGood
20150708 - MTG Comes to iPhone for the First Time with Release of Magic DuelsGood
20150709 - Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Now Available on iPadGood
20150924 - Wotc Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment Settle Intellectual Property LawsuitGood
20160404 - April 4 2016 Banned and Restricted AnnouncementGood
20160420 - A Message to the Magic CommunityGood
20160420 - Wizards Responds to LawsuitsGood
20170112 - Making MovesGood
20180112 - Making Magic Spaces SaferGood