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Cryptozoic Entertainment is hosting its first-ever World of Warcraft TCG event in Las Vegas, and it’s happening now! The WoW TCG North American Continental Championship runs from today through Sunday, but even if you’re not in Sin City, you can follow the events online via Cryptozoic’s liveblog.

What’s at stake at the championship? Only $80,000 in prizes for challenge winners, and those who participate in any of the numerous side events have a chance to win iPads, Macbook Pros, iPods, gift cards, and (of course) loot cards. They’re even giving away prizes all weekend to fans who watch live video coverage of the event here.

Good luck to all the competitors and to Cryptozoic for their first big event!

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WoW TCG North American Continental Championship is now originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re curious about the Wrathgate expansion for the WoW Trading Card Game, you can get up to three overviews of it from the official site. These overviews, written by winners of the Wrathgate contest this April, give you a sense of the place this expansion to the TCG has both in terms of the card game and the larger WoW universe. William Brinkman covers both the Argent Crusade and Flying Mounts, while David Lyons discusses how the in-game Wrathgate experience is translated to the card game. If you’re a player of the TCG or are just curious about how WoW makes the transition to a different format, go give them a read.

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Wrathgate TCG set overviews on official site originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 30 May 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WoW.com is giving even more loot cards away today, thanks to an extremely generous donation from WoWTCGLoot.com. Today you have a chance to get your hands on one of two Slashdance codes, one of two Tiny codes (these are horses for the Alliance and raptors for the Horde), or one Path of Cenarius code.

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Make sure you comment using an email address you check frequently, as that’s how we’ll be contacting our winners. You may only enter once or you will be disqualified. The deadline is this time tomorrow morning. To be more clear, the deadline is May 26th at 6:00 AM EDT. Comments will be disabled at that time, and winners will be chosen randomly (and so will the prizes).

Good luck!

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Maintenance day loot from WoW.com originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 25 May 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cryptozoic posts Wrathgate visual spoilers originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 15 May 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“The 11th set in the World of Warcraft TCG, Wrathgate features 220 new cards straight from Northrend and the new Argent Crusade faction. Yes, players can recruit figures from Warcraft lore like Highlord Tirion Fordring for the battle against the Scourge. Also, players can use new Wrathgate crafting materials to forge brand new gear for their TCG heroes.

Each booster pack contains 19 game cards. As with previous sets, players have a chance to open one of three new Loot cards randomly inserted into Wrathgate booster packs. The codes on the Loot cards are redeemed for cosmetic upgrades to World of Warcraft(R) MMORPG characters. The loot cards in Wrathgate are Landro’s Gift, Statue Generator, and Blazing Hippogryph. The latter is another TCG exclusive mount — a flying hippogryph to set the skies on fire.”

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Cryptozoic breaks open Wrathgate expansion for WoW TCG May 25th originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Do you play the WoW Trading Card Game? You any good, punk? From June 3 through June 6, 2010, the North American Continentals will be happening in Las Vegas, and Cryptozoic Entertainment, the new World of Warcraft TCG licensee, seems to be picking up the slack left by Upper Deck at record speed! They’ve booked several blocks of rooms at the Paris and Bally’s hotels, a paid stay at which will include several nice TCG gifts:

• Two Tuskarr Kite (or King Mukla) loot cards
• Two Naxxramas treasure packs
• Two Series 1 class deck boxes (assorted)
• Two packs of WoW TCG sleeves
• Other gifts from Cryptozoic and other World of Warcraft partners

There’s $50,000 in prizes up for grabs and no entry fee, as far as I can tell. If you’re big into the TCG competitively, this is the place to be! For the full schedule, check out Cryptozoic’s press release here.

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WoW Trading Card Game Vegas championship originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No way. No way! Can it be so? Can WoW.com be giving away even more loot cards this Tuesday? Yep! Today WoW.com is giving away five more loot cards, all of them courtesy of WoWTCGLoot.com. Today you have a chance to get your hands on one of two Slashdance codes, one of two Tiny (yes, these change into raptors for the Horde) codes, or one Path of Cenarius code.

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Make sure you comment using an email address you check frequently, as that’s how we’ll be contacting our winners. You may only enter once or you will be disqualified. The deadline is tonight (March 30th) at 11:59 PM. Comments will be disabled at that time, and winners will be chosen randomly (and so will the prizes).

Good luck!

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Leave a comment, win fabulous prizes! originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to this press release and Blizzard Licensing Manager Kat Hunter, the World of Warcraft TCG is now in the hands of Cryptozoic. They will be handling all the aspects of the game, from releasing new sets to scheduling tournaments and events surrounding the card game.

We don’t know a lot about Cryptozoic, and we were initially skeptical until Kat Hunter’s tweet.

Kat Hunter

WoW TCG Moves to Cryptozoic Entertainment. New company started by Blizzard’s Cory Jones and Wildstorm’s John Nee. http://cryptozoic.com/

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Follow the new Cryptozoic Entertainment @cryptozoic

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Update: Nethaera hit the forums to formally announce Cryptozoic carrying the TCG. We’ll be seeing the Wrathgate booster in May, and class decks will begin their run in June.

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Cryptozoic takes over WoW TCG license originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re curious as to the fate of the WoW TCG, then check out this official statement by Bornakk. While the future of the TCG has been questionable since since Upper Deck had parted ways with Blizzard, that doesn’t mean the TCG is going to end. The upcoming Wrathgate and Icecrown expansions are still on pace for the spring and summer. Realm Championships will still happen this weekend around North America, and all announced prizes will still be awarded (but trophies will not be ready yet).

For the full list of North American locations, check out that same thread.

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Current plans for the WoW TCG originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Maintenance days are so boring, so let’s try and spice it up. Today WoW.com is giving away six loot cards, each and every one of them come courtesy of WoWTCGLoot.com. Today you have a chance to get your hands on one of three Slashdance codes, or one of three Tiny (yes, these change into raptors for the Horde) codes.

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Make sure you comment using an email address you check frequently, as that’s how we’ll be contacting our winners. You may only enter once or you will be disqualified. The deadline is tonight (March 16th) at 11:59 PM. Comments will be disabled at that time, and winners will be chosen randomly (and so will the prizes).

Good luck!

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Maintenance day loot from WoW.com originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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