Yu-Gi-Oh! News

Konami has posted the Absolute Powererforce official rulings in PDF format at the yugioh-card website. Because absolute power corrupts absolute vodka.... Or something like that. :sick:

Just a quick update. Looks like the alternate artwork for Duelist Pack Yugi will also include Polymerization. But the bigger news may be that the Mirror Force reprint will be an Ultra Rare.

Little Kuriboh, AKA Martin Billany, is auctioning off five rare Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for the Clinton Bush Haiti Relief Fund. As you may know, President Obama and former Presidents Bush 43 and Clinton announced this relief fund to help out with the harsh conditions plaguing the tiny nation after earthquakes devastated the country just a few weeks ago. For info on other ways to contribute to relief effort, visit Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.org. Card Games For Charity - The End Of Anubis - eBay (item 270518957016 end time Jan-28-10 06:46:19 PST) Card Games For Charity - Raviel, Lord Of Phantasms - eBay (item 270518958886 end time Jan-28-10 06:51:01 PST) Card Games For Charity - Satellite Cannon - eBay (item 270518960885 end time...

This is from UDE's site, so I guess Konami is not taking over the TCG after all: 1 Upper Deck Wins Major Victory in Support of Worldwide Yu-Gi-Oh! Players U.S. and International courts side with Upper Deck in multiple legal actions involving Konami and the future of Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Games. North Las Vegas, NV (December 27, 2008) – A California court has denied Konami’s application for a temporary selling and shipping ban, effectively stopping any restrictions that would have prevented Upper Deck from marketing, selling, distributing and providing game support for the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game. The Dutch courts also ruled in favor of Upper Deck, overruling Konami’s alleged termination of its contract with Upper...

Oh, come on. You know you want one. WCPS-AN903 Tyr, the Vanquishing Warlord :light:/10*/Fairy/Effect/ ATK:3000 DEF:3000 This card cannot be Special Summoned. To Tribute Summon this card, you must Tribute 3 Fairy-Type monsters. If this card attacks your opponent directly and reduces their Life Points to 0, you win the Match. Source: Image courtesy Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki.

YUGInewz posted pics of the European Championship Playmat and the Nationals Championsip Token Card: TKN4-EN001. Bragging rights can be fun!

The blogs are reporting that Elemental Hero Gaia will be released sometime during September. No word on how it will be released. Elemental Hero Gaia :earth:/6*/Warrior/Fusion/Effect ATK:2200 DEF:2600 1 "Elemental Hero" monster + 1 EARTH Attribute monster This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. Until the End Phase, the selected monster's ATK is halved and this card gains ATK equal to that amount.

Raging Battle Special Edition launched today at both hobby shops and in the mass market. The box contains three Raging Battle Booster Packs and one of two Super Rare Variants of either Allure of Darkness or The Dark Creator. In addition to new Syncro, Tuner, Morphtronic and Blackwing monsters, the Special Edition will also make the Darksiner's perpetually evil Earthbound Immortals available for the first time in the non-OCG market. Which means I'll finally get to play that big, giant monkey, whatever it does. Packs should cost around $9.99 depending on your retailer, and can be purchased for $9.25 in the DJ's Comics & Cards. Keep a fat man from going hungry and get yours today! Amazon.com: YuGiOh 5D's Raging Battle...

September 24th will see the release of two Exclusive Collector Tins based on characters from the the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series; Jack Atlas and Crow. Each tin will contain 1 pack of Crossroads of Chaos, Crimson Crisis and Raging Battle, 2 packs of Ancient Prophecy, a Secret Rare variant and the obligatory matching card sleeves. The Jack Atlas tin's Secret Rare will be the leader of the X-Saber army himself, "XX-Saber Gottoms". Translated from the OCG, his effect is roughly as follows:ANPR-EN044 XX-Saber Gottoms :earth:/9*/Beast-Warrior/Effect/Synchro ATK:3100 DEF:2600 1 Tuner + 1 or more EARTH monsters Activate by Releasing 1 "X-Saber" monster you control. Your opponent discards 1 card randomly from their hand.No word on what Crow's...

Yes, I know. I'm a couple of days behind on this. I had an anniversary to contend with. In any case, here's the sneak peak as it looks now. DTP1-EN001 Blue Eyes White Dragon DTP1-EN002 Dark Magician DTP1-EN003 Red-Eyes B. Dragon DTP1-EN004 Ojama Yellow DTP1-EN005 Elemental Hero Neos DTP1-EN006 Buster Blader DTP1-EN007 Kuriboh DTP1-EN008 Winged Kuriboh DTP1-EN009 Cyber Dragon DTP1-EN010 Soul Exchange DTP1-EN011 Malevolent Nuzzler DTP1-EN012 Nobleman of Extermination DTP1-EN013 Burst Stream of Destruction DTP1-EN014 Dark Magic Attack DTP1-EN015 Inferno Fire Blast DTP1-EN016 Dust Tornado DTP1-EN017 Mask of Weakness DTP1-EN018 Magic Jammer DTP1-EN019 Reinforcements DTP1-EN020 Negate Attack DTP1-EN021 Nitro...

Okay, so I missed this one. Also as reported by ShriekTCG. A lot of question marks in there. SOVR-EN08? Koa'ki Meiru ?? SOVR-EN08? Koa'ki Meiru ?? SOVR-EN08? {Six Samurai card} SOVR-EN08? ??, Lightsworn ?? SOVR-EN08? ??, Lightsworn ?? SOVR-EN08? {Fish-Type card} ??/Fish - ??/??/??/?? SOVR-EN08? {Earthbound Immortal card} Source: http://shriektcg.twoday.net/stories/5759073/

Or, at least what the guys at ShriekTCG are reporting. Still crossing my fingers for Kuribon! :skull: ANPR-JP001 LIGHT/Fairy - Effect/1/300/200 ANPR-JP002 LIGHT/Spellcaster - Tuner/1/300/400 ANPR-JP003 LIGHT/Beast - Effect/4/1800/1000 ANPR-JP004 Blackwing - ?? DARK/Winged-Beast - Tuner/2/100/1800 ANPR-JP005 Blackwing - ?? DARK/Winged-Beast - Tuner/1/800/0 ANPR-JP006 Blackwing - ?? DARK/Winged-Beast - Effect/2/500/800 ANPR-JP007 Morphtronic ?? EARTH/Thunder - Effect/1/100/100 ANPR-JP008 DARK/Spellcaster - Effect/1/0/0 ANPR-JP009 DARK/Spellcaster - Effect/1/0/0 ANPR-JP010 LIGHT/Spellcaster - Effect/1/?/? ANPR-JP011 FIRE/Spellcaster - Effect/2/?/? ANPR-JP012 DARK/Beast -...

The man-boy who would be king... Okay, the man-boy who actually was king of an actual kingdom, who's final destiny was to be king of a child's card game. So, lets see, that's one who died at the age of 18, one who died while being crushed by millions of tons of sea water, and one who spent the afterlife stuck in the subconsciousness of a vertically-challenged Japanese teenager. And a nerd-boy at that. Suffice it to say, being a pharaoh sucks. But fortunately for us, being a nerd doesn't. And the man-boy-king-nerd who kicked off all these shenanigans will get his own Duelist Pack in the same manner as all the GX and 5D's cats before him: Here's the stats as reported by Shriek TCG: Set Content: 30 Card set 5 Game...

Here's what's going 'round the webz about the upcoming 5D's Starter Deck. Coming out June 9th in both the US and Europe, the Deck will come with 40 commons among which are a select group of Tuners, and three foil Syncro Monsters. Packaged in will be the obligatory game mat and Beginners Guide making it ready to play, as they say, out the box. Nine of the new cards in the Deck will feature cards never before released in Europe. So, rather then a full list, here's the juicy stuff: 5DS2-EN004 X-Saber Anu Piranha :earth:/4*/Warrior ATK:1800 DEF:1100 A female X-Saber Warrior, known for her graceful attacks and calm decision making in battle. Her ambition is merciless, and strikes fear in the hearts of her enemies...

So all the Yu-Gi-Oh! sites have been copying and pasting the product info for the upcoming 2009 Collectible Tins. While there's not much to say on the matter beyond that, I'd much rather speak about the product in a more general way and maybe even reveal a few things that we hadn't really thought of rather then just dittoing the info. What's So Great About It? Their official name is Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's 2009 Collection Tin Wave 1. [*gasps for breath*] Whether that means there will be a Wave 2 remains to be seen. The twin tins boast being the only way to get a hold of 2 First Edition packs of the upcoming Ancient Prophecy Booster Set, and will feature the release of the the highly marketable--[ahem], I'm sorry, the highly prominent Ancient...

Konami Wins Appeals Court Ruling In European 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Distribution Case Anybody seen this yet.... Konami Wins Appeals Court Ruling In European 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Distribution Case The Amsterdam Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in an appeal proceedings against Upper Deck International in a case stemming from KDE’s termination last December of its distributorship agreement with Upper Deck that designated Upper Deck International as the exclusive distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14751.html

Just in case anyone hasn't heard, it is official. From the official website of YuGiOh! (http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/index.html) SHONEN JUMP Championship Anaheim Convention Center April 25-26, 2009 Company Debuts New Ranking System COSSY, KDE Player I.D. Cards & Mystery Prize Card El Segundo, CA – (April 10, 2009) – A new day is dawning in competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) play. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) is unveiling today their plans to bring back the SHONEN JUMP Championships, the largest and most prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournament series in North America. Adding a level of mystery to the event, a new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s SHONEN JUMP Championship prize card will be revealed for the first time...

OPEN LETTER Upper Deck Panoceanic C.V. and Upper Deck International B.V. (hereinafter called: “Upper Deck”) wish to broadcast the following press release. Recently several media have reported that Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. and/or Konami Marketing Inc. and/or Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. and/or its worldwide affiliates (hereinafter called: “Konami”) is/are taking over all operational and business aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh!TM TRADING CARD GAME with immediate effect, based on an alleged termination of the distribution agreements with Upper Deck. According to this report Konami will also take over distribution and customer support for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Upper Deck wishes to point out with great emphasis...

In an apparent "screw the rules, I want your money" moment, Upper Deck Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Konami Marketing, Inc. and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc for the precise sum of $75,001,000.00 for Breach of Contract. No stranger to being the defendant, UDE is now the plaintiff in a lawsuit whose details are as of yet unreported. But one should take note that the suit was filed exactly one day prior to KDE's official press release announcing they were taking complete administrative and operational control over the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG from UDE.

They said it couldn't happen. They said it wouldn't happen. Who are they? I have no idea. But what I do know is that Konami Digital Entertainment has officially announced that they are taking the complete operational reigns away from Upper Deck Entertainment of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. KDE will now be the exclusive distributor, support and operational manager of their still hugely successful Trading Card Game. In a press release from the official Yu-Gi-Oh! webite, Kazumi Kataue, Chairman and CEO of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, stated that he was "very pleased that the Yu-Gi-Oh TRADING CARD GAME continues to be the number one TCG in the word. We are fully committed to maintaining a very high level of game support, from sales to...