Out of the Loop - GP Prerelease, MTGA Updates, Judge Changes & More!

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Airdate - 2/13/19

 

First Pick

MTGWAR/London Wroundup:

4/27:
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/prereleases

UK’s LGSs and Prerelease:
https://twitter.com/maltanis101/status/1095036829395570688

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/apjntf/comment/eg928t9?st=JS0U3XKT&sh=d00733ab

https://twitter.com/YoyoLuke/status/1095047985480781824?s=19

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/apkh8s/wizards_organised_play_has_been_somewhat/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/apvu84/an_open_letter_to_wotc_from_gaming_stores_in_se/

Prerelease GP:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/apl2k3/announcing_prerelease_grand_prix_at_magicfest/

https://www.cfbevents.com/factsheet-london

Comparison to GP Conflict in Brazil:
https://twitter.com/bazardebagda/status/1095148559337431040

No Former L3 Regional Coordinator:
https://twitter.com/Pharmacistjudge/status/1095342949209124864

 

Gather the Townsfolk

MTGA Wroundup:

Available in Japanese and Korean:

https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1093602476840767488

State of the Beta:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-beta-february-2019-02-11

Discord Integration:

https://twitter.com/mtg_lee/status/1095043334354001921?s=09

MTGO and MTGA:

https://imgur.com/a/wdRfhGV

Twitch’s Arena Challenge:

https://twitter.com/TwitchEsports/status/1095133317429628929

Danny Trejo and Day[9]:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/trejo-day9-singleton-weekend-2019-02-12

Alternate-Art Cards:

https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1095375483863130112

 

Hasbro’s Earning Report:
https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/9c0eec53-3887-49ed-a1d4-3f56b4257bd2

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/08/investing/mattel-hasbro-toys-earnings/index.html

 

Magic Esports Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1093912460380139520

Press F to Pay Respects:
https://twitter.com/magicprotour/status/1093922305791717377?s=21

 

Bear Schmiedicker, Director of Esports:
https://twitter.com/bearfromspace/status/1095495409001103360

 

Judge Shirts:
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/coordinators/2019/02/13/the-future-of-judge-shirts/

 

The Man Behind the Camera:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=15123&writer=Corbin+Hosler&articledate=2-13-2019&fbclID=IwAR2i6-b9tQUjWTr5mYOK4aZIGoQylr854tCZTShlLv42fGR_HWQkthk1QB8

 

Desperate Ravings

MOCS Rescheduled:

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/aoeypq/the_mocs_has_just_been_rescheduled/

 

Reuben gonna interject here about Eyes on the Mize

Eyes on the Mise Discuss Communication:
https://twitter.com/eyesonthemise/status/1095639500116688902?s=21

 

Ali Gets Nexus Looped:
https://twitter.com/AliEldrazi/status/1094012195808120839

 

Should Nexus be Banned? LSV and Matt Nass Discuss:
https://youtu.be/6bth682Nypw

• Bad look to have proxies on camera
• “Ban for best of 1, leave for best of 3” - Nass

 

Standard Pauper:
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/1094990735693279232

 

Stores Being Mailed Sample Counterfeits:
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1093526507073474560

 

Splash Damage

Share a Coke with Overwatch League:
https://twitter.com/overwatchleague/status/1093928701346107394?s=19

 

Blizzard’s Layoffs:
https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/02/08/report-mass-layoffs-at-activision-blizzard-will-result-in-hundreds-of-lost-jobs

 

Twitch bans Deadmau5 for homophobic slurs:
https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1095539674569949184

 

The Finisher

Image: https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1095411222357426178

It’s been a long year already and it’s only February, but don’t let all of the drama from the past week distract you from the fact that Jace is on Sparker, the Multiverse’s premier dating app! According to this viral advertisement from ChannelFireball, Jace the Heart Sculptor is Valentine’s ready! He’s Singleton and Ready to Mingleton! And he’s… also super cringey. This ad elicited many reactions from social media, and probably just as many left-swipes from fellow Sparker users. So my charismatic cohosts, how would you rewrite Jace’s bio to be less yikes and get more likes?