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World's Best MAGIC: THE GATHERING Players Headed To E3 Expo for All-Star Tournament; Game's pro players show their stuff on MAGIC ONLINE RENTON, Wash. --(Business Wire)-- May 5, 2004 -- The world's best MAGIC: THE GATHERING(R) players will gather at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles May 12-13 for the prestigious MAGIC Invitational. The invited players, with combined winnings of more than $500,000 playing in MAGIC tournaments, will duel on MAGIC(R) ONLINE(TM) terminals at the Wizards of the Coast booth (West Hall #2240). Show attendees are invited to watch the pros in action and pick up tips and strategies for their own MAGIC ONLINE game.The Invitational is the MAGIC all-star game, bringing together the very best MAGIC players in the world to compete and share their tips and strategies with more casual players. The Invitational winner will take home a unique, highly coveted prize: the opportunity to design a MAGIC card in his likeness. Wizards of the Coast will fly the sixteen invited players to Los Angeles for live competition May 12-13 during show hours. The 2004 MAGIC Invitational players will be traveling to E3 from across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. MAGIC ONLINE was first introduced at E3 2002 and since then has amassed one of the most active online gaming communities, with more than 150,000 registered players, constant events and close to 1 million matches held monthly. Casual games are available 24 hours a day. Players meet at virtual tables in a range of game rooms for every level of player. In the past year, enhanced tutorials and practice rooms have been added for new players. New Expansions New card sets are uploaded approximately every four months, offering players endless strategies to add to their digital decks. The newest expansion, DARKSTEEL, will be available for demo at E3. On the heels of E3, Wizards will release the FIFTH DAWN expansion. Artwork is available on request. Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card games (TCGs) and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE GATHERING(R), among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(R), and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com or www.magicthegathering.com. WIZARDS OF THE COAST, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MAGIC, and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries. (C)2004 Wizards. |
