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Matt Bassil

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Staff Writer at WARGAMER

Staff Writer @WargamerCom | Previously Subeditor at Future Fusion + Freelance words all over the place 🖋️

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  • 1 day ago | wargamer.com | Matt Bassil

    The upcoming Final Fantasy set is already the best-selling Magic: The Gathering release of all time, Hasbro’s CEO Chris Cocks revealed in a Hasbro investor call on Thursday. Since it hasn’t even been released yet, we’re assuming this means that preorder sales have been so strong as to outstrip the total earnings of every single MTG set before it. Cocks revealed the perhaps shocking detail while talking about the future of Magic, in the Hasbro 2025 Q1 earnings conference call on April 24.

  • 1 day ago | wargamer.com | Matt Bassil

    For the last couple of weeks, the Pokémon Pocket meta has felt pretty fixed, with five or six decks that consistently outperform the rest vying for top spot. But – despite no new cards being added to the game – things finally seem to be changing once more, as decks featuring the Pokémon card Magnezone from Space-Time Smackdown are suddenly reaching the top of tournaments.

  • 2 days ago | wargamer.com | Matt Bassil

    Japanese versions of the next hot ticket Pokémon card Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex have hit the secondary market, and are currently selling for upwards of $400. With Destined Rivals the next big event in every Pokémon TCG superfan’s (Pikachu-themed) calendar, we can only look enviously to the Japanese version of the game, where players already have their hands on the cards.

  • 2 days ago | wargamer.com | Matt Bassil

    The latest Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair has received a ton of criticism for its poor card choices and inexplicably high price. While Adventures of the Little Witch, released on April 22, features undeniably gorgeous artwork, that doesn’t seem enough to make up for its pitfalls, at least judging by the reception it has received online.

  • 1 week ago | wargamer.com | Matt Bassil

    Sunderfolk is a blast! Its cutesy exterior disguises a well-realized strategy game within, which can be as easy or as difficult as you set it. Its whimsical world is charming, and its missions are well-constructed and varied. But the highlight is its varied roster of heroes.

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Matt Bassil @Matt_Bassil
19 Jun 24

Seeing how many Pokemon my gf can name. Favourites so far: Digletts and Duckopath https://t.co/JNmNhJ8kPz

Matt Bassil
Matt Bassil @Matt_Bassil
3 Mar 24

Do all animals enjoy the flavour of the food they’re designed to eat? It would be sad if a cow thought grass tasted shit

Matt Bassil
Matt Bassil @Matt_Bassil
26 Nov 23

Thought the first of these #DoctorWho specials was a bit of an average #RTD episode. (Which is to say it was good TV and the best Doctor Who has been in years)