Magic Legends, the new Magic the Gathering MMO

Magic Legends is a new MMO from Cryptic Studios, the people behind Neverwinter, City of Heroes, Star Trek Online and Champions Online. Set across iconic planes of Magic: The Gathering. Announced a while back without any details, we suddenly got a trailer today for this new game and a link to sign up to an early beta in 2020, sign up at: PlayMagicLegends.com

“It’s Magic: The Gathering like you’ve never experienced before,” said Bryan Huang, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment. “We are ecstatic about the direction of the game Cryptic has been shaping. It’s always been a dream of ours to bring Magic’s Planeswalkers to a modern RPG.”

Perfect World Entertainment Inc. is the publisher and the upcoming game licensing partnership between Perfect World Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and Wizards of the Coast – a relationship that has resulted in 15 million Neverwinter players and growing.

Cryptic Studios is currently ramping up production in its Los Gatos headquarters for the development of the game. They have been working on the game behind-the-scenes since 2017.

“Everything from the graphics to the gameplay is being targeted for a truly unique AAA game,” said Stephen D’Angelo, CEO of Cryptic Studios. “We’re thrilled to provide Magic fans with an opportunity to explore the game’s worlds and characters through an entirely new lens. Get ready to embark on a brand new journey.”

For those of you interested in the song used in the trailer:

Denmark + Winter - Us vs. Them (The City Will End Tonight)